Takes readers into digital labs around the world where hit songs, studded with musical "hooks" designed to snag your short-term memory, are being created using special techniques and hard-earned knowledge. Describes how this approach heralds a new trend in the music industry today.
Chronicles the history of developments in recording technology since the first classical recordings were made in Thomas Edison's laboratory in the late 1880s, and discusses the impact of recording on both performers and listeners.
Explains what it takes to make a musical recording, describing various recording methods that have been used throughout history, the people who work together to make a recording, and the ways recordings are played and distributed.
