Earliest known sound recording discovered....from 1857!

[Danny Tse]

Very interesting story, especially to those of us involved in sound reproduction....

http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2009/06/01/earliest-known-sound-recordings-revealed.html

[clarknova_666]

very interesting - Thanks

[comfortablycurt]

Very cool. It's amazing to think how far back that dates. Back then recording sound was an incredible concept, and these days people barely even think twice about how amazing of a concept it really is.

[audiobliss]

Very neat. Reminded me of this also neat thread.
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66005&highlight=sound+recording

[obieone]

Thanks A.B.. I was having WICKED dejavu there for a minute!

[Danny Tse]

Thanks A.B.. I was having WICKED dejavu there for a minute!

Me as well since I started both threads :D

[Kex]

The authors, however, are adding insult to injury to torment the unfortunate inventor, since a French surname such as Scott de Martinville would never be abbreviated to just Scott. The only accepted abbreviation of such a name is de Martinville.