[78-L] pallophotophone / times union

[Vincent Fitzpatrick]

When I said "multi-track," I didn't mean stereo.  The description I am
recalling was similar to the Pallophotophone films--different recordings
running side-by-side on the film, so as to make full use of the width of the
film.

I also recall reading somewhere that Hal Roach developed or used a
mechanical system of recording on film with a chisel-type, to be played back
optically.

I'll have to google for these "recovered memories."

VF

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> From: Vincent Fitzpatrick <jvftzjvftz at gmail.com>
> > Which reminds me: Any connection between the 1929-30 Pallophotophone
> > and WQXR? They had their multi-disc classical albums copied onto
> > multi-track films, correct? I think this is in your dissertation. Or not.
> VF
>
> I sometimes am amazed at what I included in the dissertation over 30
> years ago, but this isn't it.  It would be after the range of the main
> part,  but I probably did mention the Philips-Miller system as possibly
> being used by WOR and WQXR.  This is a mechanical recording system that
> can be played back as a variable area film.  It had a vertically
> modulated chisel stylus that cut away a wider clear section the deeper
> it cut.  I knew of no multi-track capability of this until recently.
> There were some stereo recordings made on it in the pre-war years.
> There is one important recording (mono) which was mastered on it.  A
> 1939 St. John's Passion conducted by Mengelberg in Amsterdam that was
> first released in 1953 by Philips from the films.
>
> http://www.soundfountain.com/amb/phmil.html
>
> More details on the machine
>
> http://www.btinternet.com/~roger.beckwith/bh/tapes/pm.htm
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
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