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THE HISTORY OF SOUND-TRONICS It is impossible to accurately recount the history of Sound-Tronics without first telling the story of one man, Larry Jost, the founder of Sound-Tronics. Larry Jost was a man who was destined to have a dramatic and lasting effect on how motion pictures were made and later on having an even more significant impact on broadcast television. He was a pioneer and innovator whose ideas and efforts would have an effect on everyone who viewed a feature film or watched a television program. The year was 1950 when Larry first signed a contract with MGM studios. This began a relationship that would span 25 years and lead to sic academy award nominations. Larry started as a technician. One of his early accomplishments was the development of an underwater sound system for Esther Williams that would assist her in keeping her movements in time with the music. From there he moved on to become an audio mixing engineer and began to work out solutions to some of the problems that were facing the film industry. When the film production team moves off of the sound stage and on to an outdoor location, recording dialogue can present a new set of circumstances for the technical people involved. On a sound stage, dialogue can be recorded through the use of concealed microphones known as "Plant Mics" or the use of a "Boom Mic" which can be kept within close proximity to the performers but just out of the camera shot. When the shot moves outdoors, and action sequences or wide angle shots are required theses techniques are not always practical. One of the considerations was that the microphone needed to be connected to the recording chain with a wire. Another obviously, would be the appearance of a boom in the middle of a wide shot. The solution was usually to record the dialog in a studio and dub it in later. If only the wire would be eliminated, and a small microphone concealed on the performer (a "Plant Mic"). Then, the dialog would be recorded during virtually any type of shot. All that was needed was a ...