Sonic technologies : popular music, digital culture and the creative process /
Robert Strachan.
- 194 pages : illustrations
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-194) and index.
An examination of the relationship between music, digital technologies and creativity with a specific focus on how personal computers have had a fundamental effect upon the production and distribution of popular music for musicians and producers. Awarded a Certificate of Merit at the ARSC Awards for Excellence 2018 In the past two decades digital technologies have fundamentally changed the way we think about, make and use popular music. From the production of multimillion selling pop records to the ubiquitous remix that has become a marker of Web 2.0, the emergence of new music production technologies have had a transformative effect upon 21st Century digital culture. Sonic Technologies examines these issues with a specific focus upon the impact of digitization upon creativity; that is, what musicians, cultural producers and prosumers do. For many, music production has moved out of the professional recording studio and into the home. Using a broad range of examples ranging from experimental electronic music to more mainstream genres, the book examines how contemporary creative practice is shaped by the visual and sonic look and feel of recording technologies such as Digital Audio Workstations.
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781501310638 (ebook)
Popular music--Philosophy and aesthetics. Popular music--Production and direction. Computer music--History and criticism. Electronic music--History and criticism. Digital audio editors. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Music and technology. Music Music recording & reproduction Technology: general issues Music reviews & criticism