World’s earliest recorded sounds recovered
Author: Peter Nagy | Category: News, Uncategorized, Vintage Audio | Tags: Au Clair de la Lune, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, phonautograph, phonograme
Scott de Martinville’s earliest attempts sound like squeaks but by 1860 he has improved his recording technique as can be heard in this fragment of a female voice singing Au Clair de la Lune, a french folk song. Although it’s very crude sounding it’s a major discovery in audio archeology of what is most likely the ealiest known recording of a human voice! (Recording courtesy First Sounds.)
For more information visit First Sounds.
Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville at Wikipedia
Published: March 30, 2008