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    Oldest sound recording

    by  • Thursday 27 March 2008 • Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    phonautograph

    The International Herald Tribune reports on the finding of a 10-second recording of the folk song “Au Clair de la Lune” recorded on April 9, 1860. The recording was made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville on a phonautograph, a machine designed to record sounds visually, but has now been scanned and used for playback. This [...]

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