Free download · Component 3
The Story of the Studio
An 82-page illustrated book on how records get made: the whole arc from direct-to-tape mono to the DAW, told era by era for A-Level Music Technology. Each chapter closes with a “hearing the era” section, so you learn to place a recording by what your ears find in it.
- 1Mono, direct to tapec.1930–1963
- 2Early multitrackc.1964–1969
- 3Large-scale analoguec.1969–1995
- 4Digital recording and MIDIc.1980–present
- 5DAWs and emerging technologiesc.1996–present
In the back: a glossary, a listening companion, an era-identification drill and a ninety-year timeline: the same skills Component 3’s listening questions reward.
Download the book PDF · 49 MBFree to read, keep and print. Teachers are welcome to share it with their classes.