John EmmettTechnical Director andChief ExecutiveBroadcast Project Research Ltd

4.9 Sound Recording

 

 

4.9.1 Sound Recording as a Process

Recording delays an audio signal. For a radio interview the delay might involve only a few seconds, just enough for a ‘top and tail’ edit. On the other hand, a transcription recording of a live concert could well be recorded and then lay dormant for a century or more.

Nowadays, economic pressures in the broadcast industry demand a recording process that is far more complex than these two examples represent. For instance, if a recording can be made available to multiple operators soon after the start of that recording, the editing processes for different distribution paths and different programmes could take ...

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