Thomas G. Stockham Jr

A professor of electrical engineering at the University of Utah, Stockham became interested in recording audio using digital means in 1949, when Bell Labs first digitized speech. "It became apparent," he said later, "that if speech could be digitized, so could music," and started researching the concept in earnest in 1962. In 1975, he founded Soundstream, the first digital recording company, and demonstrated his digital recording techniques by remastering early Enrico Caruso recordings and a live performance of the Santa Fe Opera. He says he was told that "when you get it in the field, it will fail." But Stockham's techniques led directly to compact discs and other digital recording systems. And the CD led to more: "It was just a very logical step to go from sounds to pictures," says Larry DeVries, a colleague at the University of Utah. "So nowadays we not only have CDs, we also have DVDs. It's the same basic concept." Stockham has long been known as the "father of digital recording" and was awarded Grammy, Emmy and Academy awards for his accomplishments. He died January 6 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 70. From This is True for 4 January 2004 Suggestions for further reading: Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro 9 and Logic Express 9 by David Nahmani Amazon Price: $34.64 Customer Review: For a first-time Logic Pro user this book is essential. No matter how much help text is embedded in software, the handiness of a thorough manual makes problem-solving easy. The online option from Peachpit is a bonus, and with upcoming technology (iPa...   Pro Tools 101 Official Courseware, Version 8 (Artistpro) by Digidesign Amazon Price: $31.49 Customer Review: I haven't studied much of the book yet, but, I can tell it is a very informative source!   The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down & Dirty DV Production by Anthony Q. Artis Amazon Price: $23.07 Customer Review: Well written reference book with some very good examples and even better things-to-watch-out-for. The disk that comes with it is full of useful pdf's, too. Plenty of graphics, pictures, and interviews with professionals, as well. I would suspect t...   Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools by Roey Izhaki Amazon Price: $32.73 Customer Review: I have read several books on mixing and other subjects related to audio. In my opinion, this book is hands down better than any I have read up to this point. I may not need to read any other for awhile. This book covers quite a bit. It is very co...   Ableton Live 8 and Suite 8: Create, Produce, Perform by Keith Robinson Amazon Price: $29.67 Customer Review: This title is not a particularly good guide to Ableton Live. It was the first one published to cover version 8 of the software, so I pre-ordered it. Boy was that a mistake. I should have waited for the "Ableton Live 8 Power!" book instead.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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