Steve Thornton is selling a coffee table book based on his encyclopediac photographic record of OUTRS and other stuff.
Be the first to brag a limited edition hardcover link which goes back to A. Blumlein .... Loadsa stuff on the rise & fall of quad, surround and the early history of Ambisonics, the Soundfield Mike ... ________________________________ Book on Michael Gerzon, audio pioneer and music recordist A personal account of early work and experiments, with words and pictures by Stephen Thornton. Michael was a remarkable character whose deep contributions to audio are now becoming more widely appreciated. This is a non-technical account aimed at bringing his early work to a wider audience. It contains descriptions of his published articles and a blow-by-blow account of experimental sessions, illustrated by dozens of contemporary photographs. These give a fascinating insight into a unique individual. There are no royalties to the author: the price you pay is the cost charged by the publisher. Order the book from Blurb at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1356012. You can turn sample pages to see what it looks like. Chapters: Introduction; Early Days; Surround Sound from Two-Channel Stereo; The Dolby Experience; Microphones; Tetrahedral Recording; Commercial Quadraphonics; BBC Quadraphonics; Electronic Music Concert; Ambisonics; Michael the Man. Large format: 12 inches (30 cm) square, 84 pages, 146 black-and-white and colour photographs. I hope you will want to have this permanent record of Michael's work. Stephen Thornton _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
