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| Author:
| Thornton, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-388-39007-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Publisher: | Blurb
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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A personal account of early work and experiments, with words and pictures by Stephen Thornton.Michael was a remarkable character whose deep contributions to audio are now becoming more widely appreciated. This is a non-technical account aimed at bringing his early work to a wider audience. It contains descriptions of his published articles and a blow-by-blow account of experimental sessions, illustrated by dozens of contemporary photographs. These give a fascinating insight into a...
More DescriptionA personal account of early work and experiments, with words and pictures by Stephen Thornton.Michael was a remarkable character whose deep contributions to audio are now becoming more widely appreciated. This is a non-technical account aimed at bringing his early work to a wider audience. It contains descriptions of his published articles and a blow-by-blow account of experimental sessions, illustrated by dozens of contemporary photographs. These give a fascinating insight into a unique individual.The author, Stephen Thornton, was my husband; he died in April 2013. Profits from sales of this book will help support children to attend school in Uganda.Chapters: Introduction; Early Days; Surround Sound from Two-Channel Stereo; The Dolby Experience; Microphones; Tetrahedral Recording; Commercial Quadraphonics; BBC Quadraphonics; Electronic Music Concert; Ambisonics; Michael the Man. Large format (12 inches square), 84 pages, 146 black-and-white and colour photographs.