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Early sound recordings played at Smithsonian
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:14 pm
by 52089
Fun article about digitized early (1880s) sound recordings being played back.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/201 ... ayed-again
There's a link to some of the recordings too.
Re: Early sound recordings played at Smithsonian
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:34 pm
by Wolfe
Thanks!
I've been following developments in this story over the past few days.
Re: Early sound recordings played at Smithsonian
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:26 am
by dennis
Over the last several years I've heard more about the potential of IRENE than I have heard actual audio restorations by IRENE of acoustic recordings. The best thing I've heard so far has been an excerpt of "Just Before the Battle, Mother", performed by Will Oakland and Chorus (1912), issued on an Edison Blue Amberol 4 minute celluloid cylinder.
Does anyone know of any quantity of recordings, more than just a few snippets, that have been restored by IRENE and are readily available?