Soundbreaking explores the history of recorded music. Featuring more than 150 original interviews, the series charts a century's worth of innovation and experimentation, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds.
Soundbreaking is an 8-part, in-depth look at the art of music recording and how it's evolved, from The Beatles' groundbreaking use of multi-track technology to the synthesized stylings of Stevie Wonder, from disco-era drum machines to the modern art of sampling.
Aired: Nov 14, 2016 Looks at how the record producer realizes an artist's vision and captures it ...
Aired: Nov 15, 2016 Explores how the recording studio itself became an instrument. From the adven...
Aired: Nov 16, 2016 The vocal track is one of the most fundamental parts of a song but it can be ...
Aired: Nov 17, 2016 Tells the story of how electricity has been harnessed and channeled to create...
Aired: Nov 18, 2016 If vocals are the heart of a song, the rhythm track, the beat, is its body; t...
Aired: Nov 21, 2016 This show looks at how the technique of sampling, using bits of recorded soun...
Aired: Nov 22, 2016 Chronicles how the music industry was overhauled when MTV forged an inextrica...
Aired: Nov 23, 2016 Vinyl record, cassette tape, CD, and MP3; each generation has had its own typ...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, Music, History
