Old Sounds Revealed

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CalmDragon
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Glass Disk recordings from 1884:
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/14/old-sounds-revealed/
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Wow I didn't know they made glass records!

This is also interesting: http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/history-concerts.php

Esther :)
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The Phonautograph was apparently even earlier! And HERE is the first sound ever recorded - in 1860. :) Amazing!

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RuthieG wrote:And HERE is the first sound ever recorded - in 1860.
I'm not sure thtat that entirely meets the Librivox standards but it was a good first try :)
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