Talk:Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 07:09, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Moved talk page here from Leon ScottLumos3 (talk) 00:16, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Where can one hear this recording? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.180.65.118 (talk) 05:14, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

See the External Link. Lumos3 (talk) 15:15, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

'Older by nearly two decades'

The Edison choral recording was made at Crystal Palace in 1888. This new item was made in 1860. 1888 minus 1860 = 28 years, nearly three decades. I have therefore made it say 'nearly three decades'. Eebahgum (talk) 21:08, 28 March 2008 (UTC) My edit has now been reverted. Edison did show the phonograph at Crystal Palace in 1878 but the oldest surviving musical recording, of that Handel chorus, is 1888. The statement as shown is misleading. Eebahgum (talk) 21:14, 28 March 2008 (UTC) [1]

This may not be accurate, as Frank Lambert's talking clock has been dated by some experts to 1878, and its recording remains playable (this is apparently disputed by some, but the cited article is unavailable online). Clevelander96 (talk) 13:07, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

npr program

NPR-Talk of the Nation - Science Friday - "1860 "Phonautograph" Is Earliest Known Recording" - is an interview with one of the researchers and includes a number of recordings.

Sound sample files

The second of their three sound files on the page, in addition to being slowed down, has had attempts at noise reduction made to it (possibly too much), giving it an over-processed, slightly warbly sound. Perhaps this extra modification should be noted in the caption. TimMagic (talk) 01:17, 2 February 2010 (UTC)TimMagic