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Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 Capturing Sound in the Acoustic Era: Recording Professionals and Clever Mechanics 11 2 The Studio Electrifies: Radio, Recording, and the Birth of the Small Studio Business 32 3 A Passion for Sound: Amateur Recordists, the Audio Engineering Society, and the Evolution of a Profession 56 4 When High Fidelity Was New: The Studio as Instrument 78 5 Control Men in Technological Transition: Engineering the Performance in the Age of High Fidelity 104 Contents 6 The Search for the Sound: Rhythm and Blues, Rock ’n’ Roll, and the Rise of the Independents 140 7 Channeling Sound: Technology, Control, and Fixing It in the Mix 171 Conclusion 208 Notes 223 Essay on Sources 273 Index 283 Illustrations follow page 108. vi c o n t e n t s ...

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