Misplaced Pages

Analog recording is a category of techniques used for the recording of analog signals. This enables later playback of the recorded analog audio.

Analog audio recording began with mechanical systems such as the phonautograph and phonograph. Later, electronic techniques such as wire and tape recording were developed.

Analog recording methods store analog signals directly in or on the media. The signal may be stored as a physical texture on a phonograph record, or a fluctuation in the field strength of a magnetic recording. Analog transmission methods use analog signals to distribute audio content. These are in contrast to digital audio where an analog signal is sampled and quantized to produce a digital signal which is represented, stored and transmitted as discrete numbers.

See also

• Comparison of analog and digital recording
• History of sound recording
• Timeline of audio formats

References

1. Flatow, Ira (April 4, 2008). "1860 'Phonautograph' Is Earliest Known Recording". NPR. npr. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
2. Morton, David (April 1998). "Armour Research Foundation and the Wire Recorder: How Academic Entrepreneurs Fail". Technology and Culture. 39 (2): 213–244. doi:10.2307/3107045. JSTOR 3107045. S2CID 112428198. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
3. Schoenherr, Steven E. (July 6, 2005). "Recording Technology History". Recording Technology History. University of San Diego. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
4. Elsea, Peter (1996). "ANALOG RECORDING OF SOUND". UCSC Electronic Media Studios. UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
5. Elsea, Peter (1996). "Basics of Digital Recording". UCSC Electronic Media Studios. UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

v t e Music technology
Music technology	Mechanical Electrical Electronic and digital
Sound recording	Audio channel Mixing console Binaural recording Digital audio workstation (DAW) Effects unit Equalizer Headphones Microphone Microphone preamplifier Monitor speaker Multitrack recording Music production Music sequencer Outboard gear
Recording media	Phonograph record Magnetic tape Compact cassette Compact disc DAT Hard disk MiniDisc MP3 Opus
Analog recording	8-track cartridge Amplifier Cassette deck Comparison of analog and digital recording Experimental musical instrument Phonograph Player piano Reel-to-reel audio tape recording Tape recorder
Playback transducers	Loudspeaker Headphones Monitor speaker PA system Sound reinforcement system Speaker enclosure Subwoofer
Digital audio	Digital recording Digital signal processing
Live music	Mixing console Bass amplifier Effects unit Foldback Guitar amplifier Keyboard amplifier PA system Reverb Sound reinforcement system
Electronic music	Chiptune Circuit bending Drum machine Electronic drums Electronic musical instrument MIDI MIDI controller Music workstation Sampler Sequencer Sound module Synthesizer Theremin
Software	Digital audio editor Digital audio workstation GarageBand ProTools Scorewriter Software effect processor Software sampler Software synthesizer
Professions	Audio engineer DJ Guitar technician Mixing engineer Monitor engineer Piano tuner Record producer Re-recording mixer Sound designer Sound follower Sound operator Sound recording engineer Tape op
People and organizations	Audio Engineering Society Goji Electronics Institute of Broadcast Sound Lejaren Hiller IRCAM Max Mathews Musical Electronics Library Professional Lighting and Sound Association Robert Moog SMPTE STEIM
Related topics	Audiophile High fidelity Home audio Home cinema Music store Professional audio store New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) Vehicle audio
Record production portal

This sound technology article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Film and video technology
• Film and video terminology
• Mass media technology
• Recording
• Television terminology
• Video storage
• Sound technology stubs