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Communication
and Technology
in Language
Teaching
Alya Kamila
DEFINITION OF AUDIO
TECHNOLOGY
The field of audio technology
includes the maintenance and
operation of sound equipment and
the mechanics of sound engineering.
Audio technology helps produce
sound in the worlds of
communication and entertainment.
HISTORY OF AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
1857
PHONAUTOGRAPH
The first device to record
sound waves
For visual study only as it did
not have the capabilities to
playback what was recorded
No sound = no fun
1878
PHONOGRAPH
Perfected by “Mr. Light Bulb,” Thomas
Edisona cylinder covered with material
that could be etched upon with a stylus
Change in air pressure created by the
sound caused the stylus to etch shallower
or deeper grooves into the cylinder
Play-back possible by tracing a needle
through the grooves and amplifying the
sound vibrations
Difficulty in mass reproduction of
recordings
HISTORY OF AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
1887
GRAMOPHONE
Emile Berliner (inventor) called these discs
“gramophone records” and Americans called
them “phonograph records”
Although audio fidelity (quality) were fairly
equivalent when comparing both
phonograph cylinders and gramophone
records, the disc records were easier and
cheaper to mass-produce through a direct
molding process.much like a phonograph,
but used a flat disc instead of a round
cylinder.
1925
ELECTRIC MICROPHONE
RECORDING PROCESS
Increased the flexibility of the process and
the sound quality of the recordings made it
possible to record one part (track) to a disc
record, then play it back while simultaneously
performing another part (track) and
recording both parts (tracks) to a new disc
record = first example of “over-dubbing and
quazi-multitracking”
HISTORY OF AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
1930
MAGNETIC TAPE
Involves the use of a magnetizable
medium (tape), moving at a constant
speed past a recording head
Sound waves are electrified through
microphones and fed to the recording
head inducing a pattern of
magnetization upon the tape that is
similar to the signal. the ability to
record and re-record audio with
minimal loss in quality. the ability to
easily edit and rearrange recordings
1943
MULTITRACK RECORDINGS
Ability to record two or more separate
microphones simultaneously
Les Paul’s experiments with tapes and
recorders in the early 1950s led to the
discovery of the ability to record
separate elements of a musical piece at
different times
Paul was able to listen to tracks he
already recorded while recording new
parts in time alongside them = true
“overdubbing”
Conclusion
So, learning about audio technology
can make you an asset to
corporations, organizations, and
firms that use audio equipment for a
variety of events. It's also important
in the music business. In addition to
a college education, previous work in
math, science, video editing, and
project management helps.
"Technology needs to be in every
classroom and controlled by every
student and teacher, because it is
the pen and paper of this age,
and it is our lens to experience
many things in the world.”
DAVID WARLICK
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