Audio recording apparatus and method
US4280148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/27
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for recording audio signals generated from a plurality of locations in which the signals from such locations can be selectively recorded or not recorded depending upon the audio effect to be reproduced. One embodiment of the system includes three acoustically isolated rooms with the interiors of the rooms being visually observable, directly or via television, from any of the other rooms. In one room, one or more performers can be positioned, in a second room a plurality of performers can be located, and in the third room recording equipment can be placed. The recording equipment comprises a plurality of recording devices with each device having a recording medium, such as a disk or magnetic tape. The medium of each recording device can have one or more recording channels with each channel being provided with a recording head. Thus, a performer in the one room can be recorded on the medium of one recording device along with all of the performers in the second room, and the performer in the first room can be recorded alone on the recording medium of another device. Similarly, all of the performers in the second room can be recorded on a third device without the performer in …
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