Abstract
This paper discusses the global music recording industry (MRI). According to the paper, the industry is massive and deeply entrenched, making it one of the most culturally powerful but fractured industries in existence. The MRI, while being concentrated around just a few large entertainment conglomerates, is fractured in the sense that it is currently undergoing a sea change that has yet to fully play out. Globally the MRI is worth in excess of $40 billion annually and the United States' (US) percentage of this revenue stream is approximately 13-14% (Research pars.1-3). The paper further discusses how the various constituents of this industry include singers, musicians, producers, sound engineers, promoters, retail operators, advertisers, and a host of others.

Tags:music, recording, industry

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This paper reports that recording engineers are trained to use a variety of recording equipment. The author points out that they work with the artists to create the sound they need for the recording. The paper adds that some recording engineers work on-site, making "live" recordings at specific locations.

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This paper explains that the CD recording "The Lily and the Lamb: Chant and Polyphony from Medieval England" by Anonymous 4, an all female quartet that specializes in medieval music is an excellent example of this period's chant and polyphony music. The author points out that the recording is composed of eighteen tracks that are divided up into six different types of songs: one antiphon, five conductuses, two hymns, two motets, one processional hymn and seven sequences. The paper concludes that this recording is helpful in learning about sacred medieval music.

From the Paper
"A sequence is a category of Medieval Latin chant and is also known as prose. It is part of the liturgy and comes after the Alleluia. It usually begins with an introductory phrase of the form "aa." Then phrases are paired together until the concluding phrase "n." The total form of a sequence usually written as: "aabbccddeeff...n." There are seven sequences in this recording and they range in length from a little over a minute to over eight minutes long. While listening to the sequences in this recording, I noticed that they all seemed to follow the same pattern with the voices."

Tags:quartet, conductus, antiphon, non-liturgical, sequence

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This paper presents a report on the CD recording, "Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1". The paper describes the performer of the lute on the recording, how the tracks on the CD are setup, the degree of authenticity of the music and what the writer has learned from listening to the CD.

From the Paper
"Because my previous exposure to early music before this class was non-existent and that the only early music I have heard in class is mostly chant, this recording is very refreshing and brings a new perspective on early music to me. By using the lute, this recording deepened my understanding of early music by integrating a group of familiar instruments into a genre that I was relatively unfamiliar with. Through the instrumentation and performance of the lute, I now understand that chant was not the only genre of early music."

Tags:guitar, bass, melody, tracks, authenticity

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This paper provides a history of digital recording technology, from the advent of digital technologies in the late 1960s to the development of modern digital recording technologies like CDs, DVDs, MP3 files and others. The benefits of this transition from analog to digital technologies are provided.

From the Paper
"In 'Getting into Digital Recording' Paul D Lehrman asserts Digital recording had revolutionized the world of audio in the last decade and a half. Just about any recorded music you hear today has existed in a digital format somewhere along the way. Despite the ubiquitous nature of digital recording technologies their history is relatively recent. Until the sixties all recording technology relied on a physical analog. Formerly only motion picture studios or large recording studios could afford digital recording."

Tags:audio, music industry, downloads, transfers, DAW, DAT, sonic, physics, fidelity, computers, analog, digital

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This paper examines how the evolution of popular music over the last century has undoubtedly been heavily influenced by the constant development in recording technologies. It looks at how the huge variety of options available to producers and engineers nowadays are almost boundless and how virtually any radical new idea conjured up in the studio can be implemented in one of several ways. It shows how the changing way in which music is produced can be analyzed by looking at several contrasting recordings, produced at suitable milestones in record production history.

From the Paper
"The audio quality of the record is somewhat poorer than more modern reel-to-reel tape recordings. This is primarily due to the non-existence of any noise reduction technology, but also because of the lack of attention paid to the rest of the signal chain, other than the microphones and the tape machine itself. The high proportion of background electrical noise and hiss was mostly created (and then further amplified at the output) in unbalanced, un-screened cabling runs, and poorly earthed equipment. More modern tape machines like those used at Electric Lady Studios by Stevie Wonder, would have been properly biased to balance unwanted distortion and noise, with high frequency fidelity."

Tags:song, sound, popular

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This paper presents a business plan for the writer's personal business, Acme Recording Studio. The paper discusses the writer's
musical experience and describes the ownership and management structure of the business. The paper also discusses the target market and competiton, the services to be offered as well as the business' goals, objectives and strategies. a copy of the business' financial statements are included with the paper.

Outline:
History of Business
Ownership and Management Structure
Market Description
Product Description
Business Description
Goals, Objectives, Strategy Formation
Financial Statements

From the Paper
"This business plan of Acme Recording Studio (my recording studio) is being developed to provide my business with a foundation to follow as my business starts and progresses onto the next stage of development. It is designed to be used as a guiding tool which I will follow regularly. As changes occur, I will update this business plan as needed.
"My major objective is to provide the Biloxi, Mississippi area with a professional recording studio in which musicians, music school programs, and radio personalities can use to advance their musical and entertainment careers. We are intent on being a community-oriented studio who provides high quality, expert products and services through excellent customer service."

Tags:ownership, management, target, market, competition, strategies

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This paper explains that John Jenkins" Consort Music for Viols in Six Parts", performed by Hesperion XX, was composed for a small six part ensemble of instruments in the viol family. The author points out that Hersperion XX, an early music ensemble group formed in 1974 in Switzerland, was directed by Jordi Savall, a famous conductor and viol player. The paper relates that the composer John Jenkins (1592-1678), lived his life in England, is most well known for his consort music for viols. The paper concludes that, since this recording sounds like a piece that would be composed in the 21st century, the author believes that it is not very authentic.

From the Paper
"One of the recurring themes throughout the recording is the presence of the bass and contrabass. These instruments are very prominent and can be easily heard throughout the recording because they are given distinct parts that allow the listener to discern their presence very well. Also, the tempo of the recordings seems to be very slow and methodical. This methodical tempo is made especially clear through the presence of the bass and contrabass. These instruments make the music's tempo feel like a man wading through a very thick mud bog."

Tags:guitar, early music, ensemble improvisation string

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This paper analyzes and describes a CD recording performed by The Tallis Scholars and directed by Peter Phillips entitled, "Christmas Carols and Motets". The paper describes the sections that the CD has been divided into and explains how the CD has furthered his understanding of early Western music.

From the Paper
"In the renaissance motets section, there are four settings of Ave Maria: for four voices by Josquin des Pres, for seven voices by Philippe Verdelot, for four voices by Victoria, and for double choir by Victoria. From Grove Music Online it states that, "One of the most important forms of polyphonic music from about 1220 to 1750. No single set of characteristics serves to define it generally, except in particular historical or regional contexts. It originated as a liturgical trope but soon developed into the pre-eminent form of secular art music during the late Middle Ages."

Tags:chorales, polyphonic, renaissance, texts, voice

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This paper explores the economic principles of the recording industry's profit models. It illustrates the method of selective collusion among the large music corporations. The paper generates more awareness and understanding in the legal ramifications that ensued from the birth of Napster in the free distribution of copyrighted music files through the Internet.

From the Paper
"The article "When the Music Stops" by Nick Wingfield in the November 2002 issue of the Wall Street Journal, relates an interview with the founder of Napster, Shawn Fanning, after the death of his company at the hands of the recording industry. Not only does it discuss Napster's creator's plans and what he thinks is the future of the on-line music industry, it also provides an insight into the economic principles at work in the recording industry. This paper endeavors to explore the economic principles concerning demand models and the practice of selective collusion among the big recording companies which are alluded to in the article, thereby generating more awareness and understanding in the legal ramifications that ensued from the birth of Napster."

Tags:copyright, shawn, fanning, on-line, digital, distribution