Phonogram is a sound recording

Phonogram are sound signals that are contained on a digital or analog media. It should be noted that this concept also appears in copyright legislation.

Music

In a more narrow sense, a phonogram is any recording of performances or other sounds that can, for example, be distributed on a compact cassette, or in another way. Here it is appropriate to cite one curious fact. In 2005, a musical phonogram was banned in Turkmenistan. Songs from now on the artists must perform exclusively live. This rule applies to performances at concerts.

Origin and classification

A phonogram is a word that is of Greek origin. Its constituent elements can be translated as sound and recording. The phonogram can be both digital and analog.

Concerts

The phonogram is an integral part of the performances of many contemporary artists. With this technique, the separately recorded sound is synchronized with the singer's movements on the stage.

The phonogram can be both negative and positive. In the first case, we are talking about recording an accompaniment. The second version contains both the musical and the vocal part of the composition. The latter option is used by artists easier, significantly simplifying their task at the concert. Phonograms are also used by singers during prefabricated concerts, because they do not have time and opportunity to carry out a full-fledged adjustment of equipment.

Sometimes, when using a plus recording, the performer may include his own microphone, which allows him to lose the talk with the audience. Thus, an illusion of live performance is created. The use of phonogram by artists often became a subject of sharp criticism and caused attempts of prohibition. Opponents of this technology insist that the viewer who pays for the ticket gets the right to hear the real performance of songs by the artist.