Women in Audio

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Routledge, Dec 6, 2019 - Technology & Engineering - 334 pages

Women in Audio features almost 100 profiles and stories of audio engineers who are women and have achieved success throughout the history of the trade. Beginning with a historical view, the book covers the achievements of women in various audio professions and then focuses on organizations that support and train women and girls in the industry. What follows are eight chapters divided by discipline, highlighting accomplished women in various audio fields: radio; sound for film and television; music recording and electronic music; hardware and software design; acoustics; live sound and sound for theater; education; audio for games, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality, as well as immersive sound.

Women in Audio is a valuable resource for professionals, educators, and students looking to gain insight into the careers of trailblazing women in audio-related fields and represents required reading for those looking to add diversity to their music technology programs.

 

Contents

List of Figures and Tables
To the Young Reader
Women in Talking Pictures
Postwar Women in Audio
The 1960s
1970s SecondWave Feminism and Womens Music
The 1990s
The 21st Century
Radio and Podcasts
Sound for Television and Film
Hardware and Software Design
Acoustics and Design
Live and Theater Sound
Education
Games Immersive Sound and Audio for Virtual Augmented
Copyright

Organizations and Current Initiatives

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About the author (2019)

Leslie Gaston-Bird (AMPS, MPSE) is an audio engineer, Governor-at-Large for the Audio Engineering Society, and member of the Recording Academy. She has worked for National Public Radio (Washington, D.C.), Colorado Public Radio, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Post Modern Company, and the University of Colorado Denver.

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