英语汇报 music.pptVIP

music Made by Yin Yuan Questions first Q1:How long can it take to record songs nowadays? Q2:What happened after compact discs had appeared in 1983? New words Studio [‘studio] n. 工作室演播室 Instrument [‘?nstr?m?nt] n. 仪器,工具,乐器 Synthesizer [‘s?nθ?,sa?z?] 声音合成器 Cassette [k?’s?t] n. 盒式录音带 Analyse [‘?n?,la?z] vt. 分析,细察 Lyrics [liriks] n. 歌词 Industry [‘?nd?stri] n. 工业,产业 Recordings [r?’k?:d??z] n. 录音,录像,唱片 In the studio(录音室) In the 1960s, it took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their songs. Nowadays, it can take months and months. Many rock groups begin by recording only one instrument（器械）, for example, the voice. Then, they record other instruments------electric piano, synthesiser（音响合成器）, guitars, drums and so on. In the studio(录音室) Next, they might use a computer to add special effects. Finally, they mix all the instruments until the sound will be what they want. This means that a CD or cassette(盒式录音带 )will always sound very different from a live concert. New technology：Singing ghost? Music engineers have developed a new computer programme that will change the future of music. A computer can analyse（分析） a singer’s voice. Then, if you give the computer the lyrics（歌词） and music of a song, the computer can ‘sing’ it in that voice. This means that a singer only needs to record one song and the computer can then sing other songs in the singer’s own voice. Singers can sing new songs many years after they have died. What next? Technology is changing very fast. A new way of playing recorded music appears every few years. For most of us, this is a big problem. Very soon, it will be impossible to play the discs and cassettes that we have at home. For the record industry(工业), this is a big advantage. When compact discs appeared in 1983, for example, many record