Radio Sound Effects: Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting
by Robert L. Mott
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Author: Robert L. MottEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Large Print
Published: 2008-06-15
ISBN: 0786433159
Number of pages: 397
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Book Reviews of Radio Sound Effects: Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting
Book Review: More Who and Less How should be the subtitle
Summary: 3 Stars
I was disappointed in Radio Sound effects, as the subtitle "Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting" is a bit misleading.
While it is an interesting and even somewhat intriguing read if you are into the comings and goings and mishaps of radio's most often heard non-actors, it does little to document the methods that they had to resort to to create the sound effects.
There is a story here and there about the creation of effects, but most of the emphasis is on what went wrong or who had drinks with who, and who got fired afterwards.
While a readable social narrative, the book just doesn't come up to snuff in the technique and method area.
Summary of Radio Sound Effects: Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting
To today's radio listener, it is difficult to imagine the influence radio once held over the American people. Unlike movies or newspapers, radio both informed and entertained its audience without requiring them to participate. Part of its success depended upon the people who created the sound effects-a squeaking door, the approach of a horse, or a typewriter. The author did live sound effects during the "Golden Age" of radio. He provides many insights into the early days of the medium as it grappled with entertaining an audience based on a single sense (hearing). How the sounds were produced is fully covered as are the artists responsible for their production. Stories of successful effects production are balanced by embarrassing or funny failures. A list of artists and their shows is included.General Broadcasting Books
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