Looking for sources on the history of home recording...

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Okay this probably isn't the right section but there really isn't one that fits real well.

For my high school senior project I am recording my band with my DAW and for my paper I am writing about how advances in technology have changed the home recording "scene".... (ie: how its gone from cassettes to computers, how there now is a market for home recording with mics, mixers, etc... and how now it is more of a viable solution to getting a good sound recorded).

i'm supposed to be starting on the paper here real soon but I'm having some trouble finding some good sources on the topic.... wondering if anyone here knows of any books / magazine articles / internet sites / etc... that might help out some?
 
Check out the LINKS page on my studio site -- History of Recording link is there that you'll find useful........
 
Okay I've found a lot of sources about the advancing audio recording technology but it all has to do with like studios and inventions and top of the line prototypes... theres nothing on what the normal enthusiast could get to record.
 
Some hints to aid in furter search:
Guitar legend Les Paul is normally nominated as a pioneer in homerecording, sound-on-sound and multitrack.

The DIY'ers was big in the early game. My first book was by Craig Anderton and in this was even schematics. Paia was a force.

As I recall Teac pioneered both affordable reel-to-teel 4-track and the first 4-track cassette. Some guys left Teac and started up Fostex that came up with the first smallwidth/cheap 8-track and 16-track.

Check out Midi manufacturers assosciation and their history. Roland was a major factor on the PC with MPU-401 and early multitimbrals. Ataris 520ST was big for midi-sequencing. There was a more even playingfield for software early on in the game as I recall so there seemed to be more players. Steinberg was there for mac & Atari, Twelve Tone (Cakewalk) was there for PC. Voyetra Sequencer Plus was THE sequencer to have on PC though - and Personal Composer as a second.
Midi is one of those things that people generally don't understand the impact it had - several (most) DAW software has roots in midisequencers. With FSK, a multitimbral synth and a computer you were suddenly orchestral.

This is of course my messed up memories and from my experience. Other people might have an entirely different perspective.

Ask this question on alt.music.4-track. Should be some oldies there even if it's a general homerec-group.
 
I'd have to throw Dr. T midi sequencer in there - I used to run that on a Commodore 64 (yes - that's 64KB of memory!) and sync it up to a Fostex 8-Track as well as drum (master midi clock) modules using some kind if FSK sync tone that whould keep it all fairly closely in sync.

I forgot about that - Hmmm that was in the late 80's early 90's as I remember. Then came Cool Edit 96 and Goldwave as I began to switch to digital audio in the mid 90's along with the early Soundblaster that was mentioned .

It was quite a thing when CD recorders began to get affordable around '96 or '97 - I think about $350/$400 for a computer CDR - writing your audio to CD and actually playing it in a home stereo. Ha Ha it sounded great ! Grit and all !

Home recording ! :)
kylen
 
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