The Western Electric system greatly improved the fidelity of sound recording, increasing the reproducible frequency range to a much wider band (between 60 Hz and 6000 Hz) and allowing a new class of professional – the audio engineer – to capture a fuller, richer, and more detailed and balanced sound on record, using multiple microphones connected to multi-channel electronic amplifiers, compressors, filters and mixers.
The Western Electric system significantly enhanced sound recording fidelity, expanding the range of reproducible frequencies to a wider band (between 60 Hz and 6000 Hz) and enabling a new profession – the audio engineer – to capture more detailed, balanced, and rich sounds on recordings using multiple microphones connected to multi-channel electronic amplifiers, compressors, filters, and mixers.