Sound that wasn’t meant to be heard
April 9, 1860: Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville made the first known recording of sound onto a fixed medium. He never figured he’d hear it played back, but now you can!
The Sound of the Past, Present, and Future
April 9, 1860: Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville made the first known recording of sound onto a fixed medium. He never figured he’d hear it played back, but now you can!
You might not know his name, but you know his work. Bill Schnee’s memoir is now available.
If it sounds big enough for John Bonham, it sounds big enough for you…
Lou Ottens, inventor of the audio cassette, passed away March 6, 2021.
Check out the collection at the Rocky Mountain Music Museum.
A brief history of the Digital Audio Workstation from the site Music Radar. There were other DAWs prior to what is mentioned here, but this article begins with the advent of commercially available products. Definitely enough material out there for …
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