A man of honors

Article Abstract:

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus music director Robert Shaw has received many formal awards, including the Kennedy Center honor. Shaw's background in choral conducting helped him to develop a keen awareness of the proper distribution of sounds in space. His recording history is detailed.

Criticism and interpretation, Sound recordings, Conductors (Music), Shaw, Robert (Conductor)

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An appetite for audio

Article Abstract:

Audio magazine began in 1947, and up through the 1960s it was a periodical for enthusiasts of audio equipment that was esoteric at the time. Audio equipment has become a mass market product, and Audio has become consumer-oriented, emphasizing product evaluations.

History, Periodicals, Acoustical engineering, Audio (Periodical)

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Bitter jitter and sweeter dither

Article Abstract:

The term 'jitter' refers to data sampling errors occurring during digital-audio conversion in CD players. Most players correct for jitter. 'Dither' denotes the digital recording process whereby an input signal is improved by adding a broadband, low-level noise.

Terminology, Compact disc players, Digital recording, Digital sound recording, Sound recording and reproduction, Compact disc players and recorders

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