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FROM THE EDITOR
Dick Stern
Acoustical Society of America Suite 1NO1 2 Huntington Quadrangle Melville, New York 11747-4502
Audio recording is a fundamental link in the chain of the preservation of vocal, instrumental, and effects performanc- es. As such it is a creative nexus of audio and acoustical engineering, involving both technical and artistic components. Each of these disciplines can learn from the other and it is in the hope of increased cross fertilization that our guest editor, Marshall Long, has invited a group of talented experts to talk about what they do. The Society is fortunate that they have taken the time to contribute to this issue. To obtain an overall perspective, Marshall has introduced each of the authors in From the Guest Editor.
Dick Stern
ACOUSTICS OF THE RECORDING ARTS
Marshall Long
ber of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and a member of the National Council of Acoustical Consultants. His name is familiar as the author of numerous articles and technical papers, mostly dealing with loudspeaker design and application. His double-cham- ber speaker enclosure described in the December 1961 issue of Electronics World is still a favorite of amateur speaker builders. Today, there are more than 100 installations of custom monitor loud- speakers designed by Mr. Augspurger in professional recording studios throughout the world.
He contributes regularly to the Patent Reviews published by the Journal of the Acoustical Society of
America.
Shawn Murphy is a well known sound engineer and
mixer. He received a BA from San Francisco State University and a MFA from Stanford University. He worked extensive- ly as a Technical Director and Theatrical Sound Designer for
To explore the interactions between recording, mixing, editing, and produc- tion as well as the acoustics of the spaces in which these activities occur, we have invited several authors to discuss each of the steps involved.
George L. Augspurger received a B.A.
degree from Arizona State University at
Tempe and an M.A. degree from the
University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA), followed by postgraduate work at
Northwestern University. After working in
sound contracting and television produc-
tion he joined James B. Lansing Sound,
where he served as Technical Service
Manager and later as Manager of the
newly formed Professional Products Division. In 1970 Mr. Augspurger left JBL to devote full time to Perception Inc., a consulting office specializing in architectural acoustics and sound system design.
Mr. Augspurger is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, a fellow of the Audio Engineering Society, a mem-
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