Development Of Recording

Question 1

In which year was 8-track recording first introduced?

Answer 1

1964

Question 3

What first became available in 1963?

Answer 3

Compact cassettes

Question 4

In which year was multi-track recording created?

Answer 4

1955

Question 5

In which year was 16-track recording first introduced, and by who?

Answer 5

1968, introduced by Ampex

Question 6

In which decade(s) was 4 track recording developed?

Answer 6

Throughout the 1950s/60s

Question 7

What year was the gramophone invented in?

Answer 7

1889

Question 8

In which year did Ampex release their first professional tape recorder?

Answer 8

1948

Question 9

When did the first 12-inch, 40 minute long record become available?

Answer 9

1927

Question 10

Which early form of noise gate was released in 1971?

Answer 10

Dolby Noise Reduction - reduced the amount of hiss in recordings

Question 11

When was ADAT 8-track recording available and what does ADAT stand for?

Answer 11

1992

ADAT = Alesis Digital Audio Tape

Question 13

What was introduced by Sony in 1992?

Answer 13

Digital minidisc recording

Question 15

When did digital audio tape first become available?

Answer 15

1987

Question 16

What does MIDI stand for?

Answer 16

Music Instrument Digital Interface

Question 17

What was released by Steinburg in 1986?

Answer 17

MIDI software ‘Pro-24’ for Atari

Question 18

When we’re CDs first available commercially?

Answer 18

1982

Question 19

Which two things were created in 1979?

Answer 19

1. Sony Walkman

2. Multi-track cassettes

Question 21

What did Thomas Edison invent in 1877?

Answer 21

The first machine that could record sound using paraffin-coated paper

Question 22

When was Cubase Audio for Mac released?

Answer 22

1991

Question 24

What was invented in 1888?

Answer 24

The Phonograph

Question 25

When was MIDI first created?

Answer 25

1983

Question 26

Briefly explain what is meant by the term ‘bouncing down’, what it allowed producers to do and who used it.

Answer 26

Always keeping one track free when recording, bouncing the other recordings into a single track and then repeating. This allows more tracks to be recorded and reduce the limitations of 4/8 track recording. Used by George Martin for ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club’ in 1966/7

Question 27

What is hard disk recording?

Answer 27

First used 1980s - an alternative to reel-to-reel tape recording
• limited capacity + expensive - professional use only