In a message dated 3/27/2008 2:19:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Loran, Thanks very much for passing this along. I had been wondering where David was all winter! This is a significant development in recorded sound research, and should put to rest (at least until an earlier phonautographic tracing is found) the question of the "world's oldest playable recording." This is one of the few times I'm thankful for computer-based technology - - and isn't it an ironic relationship? George Paul ? Before Caesar. Ha! Bet THAT got your attention! But I am reminded of studies in the Hermetic Philosophical Tradition that reveal the ancient Greeks were aware that sound was vibration (and corresponded to colors as well). Experiments were undertaken with pulverized sand on drum surfaces and consistancies of wave patterns on the drum surface to particular sounds and notes of the scale were recorded (in writing). Wouldn't it be fun to discover some of these wave patterns were "frozen" somehow, in castings perhaps, and we could listen now to a mystery school chant or a phrase of Pericles or Aristotle? Ya hafta wonda how the sound was focused... Did they use a horn? ; ) Edward Considering Greek 101 DeVito **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) From [email protected] Fri Mar 28 07:39:00 2008 From: [email protected] (BruceY) Date: Fri Mar 28 07:37:04 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Fw: EARLIEST recorded human voice? References: <000901c890cd$a3ecce00$6401a...@user52c8f93503> <038601c890d3$492b8ff0$6500a...@your4dacd0ea75> Message-ID: <002601c890e1$78af87f0$6401a...@user52c8f93503> I have a pretty good idea how I missed it. Can you guess? Maybe trying to chase down and secure a certain treasure, and unfortunately falling short of the mark? CURSES!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fw: EARLIEST recorded human voice? > Bruce, > I don't know how you missed this. It has been discussed on Phono L for > the last couple of days.
