Practical Problems in the Recording and Reproduction of Music for Motion Pictures

David Mendoza

The paper opens with a few remarks on the relation between the musician and the engineer, and refers particularly to certain inadequacies in the recording and reproduction of music. The improper acoustical construction of sets and the inappropriate placing of artists and accompanists are alluded to. The difficulty of satisfactorily recording background music is briefly discussed, and a suggestion is made for overcoming the masking of dialog by background music. Further remarks are made on the size of sets and various points of technic in recording and duping.

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Published
1933-01
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J10174