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Sound in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture) by David Suisman, Susan Strasser During the twentieth century sound underwent a dramatic transformation as new technologies and social practices challenged conventional aural experience. As a result, sound functioned as a means…
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Living Stereo: Histories and Cultures of Multichannel Sound Paul Théberge, Kyle Devine, Tom Everrett Stereo is everywhere. The whole culture and industry of music and sound became organized around the principle of stereophony during the twentieth century. But nothing about this-not the invention or acceptance…
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Exploring Sound Design for Interactive Media (Design Exploration) Joseph Cancellaro This timely new book provides an excellent foundation in the techniques of sound design production for the interactive arts. Coverage ranges from basic acoustics and digital audio theory to creating, mixing, and implementing sound and…
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Sounds: A Philosophical Theory Casey O’Callaghan Vision dominates philosophical thinking about perception, and theorizing about experience in cognitive science has traditionally focused on a visual model. In a radical departure from established practice, Casey O’Callaghan provides a systematic treatment of sound and sound experience, and…
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Background Noise: Perspectives on Sound Art Brandon LaBelle Background Noise follows the development of sound as an artistic medium and illustrates how sound is put to use within modes of composition, installation, and performance. While chronological in its structure, Brandon LaBelle’s book is informed by…
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Film Sound: Theory and Practice Elisabeth Weis & John Belton The only comprehensive book on film sound, this anthology makes available for the first time and in a single volume major essays by the most respected film historians, aestheticians, and theorists of the past sixty…
