Reviews for Radio Sound Effects: Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting

The average rating for Radio Sound Effects: Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-07 00:00:00 Mark Bigonger I had never heard of this book until a seller on eBay, who noticed I liked OTR based on the other things I had purchased from him, offered to show me other items he had for sale but hadn’t listed yet. He offered me a good price so I took a chance. I’m glad I did. The author worked doing sound effects during the Golden Age of Radio so he speaks from experience. This book is about a lot more than just the devices sound engineers used to create various sounds. It is about the pranks they played on each other, the restaurants they hung out in, and what the industry was like in those days. There are plentiful photographs. Unfortunately because they’re printed on the regular paper, some of them are printed very dark and details are difficult to distinguish. “The directors who abhorred the deceptive and artificial use of sound effects saw nothing deceptive or artificial about a white male actor playing a black female or middle-aged woman playing the parts of young boys.”

Review # 2 was written on 2017-02-09 00:00:00 Gregory Lamb Very interesting!