[78-L] The Fading Sounds of Analog Technology

[simmonssomer]

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From: "Martin Fenton" <mafenton at talktalk.net>
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> On 05/03/2011 01:09, Kristjan Saag wrote:
>
>> We ran a "lost sounds"-series on Swedish Radio's daily music news
>> programme a few years ago. Listeners requested sound (of a gramophone
>> needle hitting the inner groove or the sound of a train on old railroad
>> tracks or similar) and we played them.
>> Here are a few examples (with sounds):
>> http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=1012&grupp=8976&sida=3
>>
>> There are many existing projects, collecting vanishing sounds. BBC World
>> Service has one, a global sound map:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/saveoursounds/index.shtml
>>
>> The British Library actively collects soundscapes (but general online
>> access to the audio samples is limited):
>>
>> http://sounds.bl.uk/Browse.aspx?collection=Soundscapes&browseby=Browse+by+Sound+Archive+collection&choice=Preserved+Industry+and+Transport
>
> This is fascinating, Kristjan, and I'm relieved to hear I'm not the only
> one collecting such sounds. One of my current hobbies is to record
> natural sounds using a binaural setup. Such is my obsession, I now have
> two hours of edited sound collages of the sounds of Amsterdam, recorded
> when I've been working or on holiday there. I'm currently trying to
> record a series of London Underground journeys, and I've probably spent
> more time while preparing for a forthcoming journey to mainland Europe
> deciding how best to record the sound of the ferry that will take me
> there than I've spent wondering which clothes to pack and how much money
> to take!
>Martin

> Does it include the sound of a bicycle falling into the gracht ?

Al Simmons

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