Nov 30, 2022 04:21 PM Filed in:
Did You Know? | History
Arthur Haddy may not a household name, but his achievements are. Haddy is considered by many to be the "father of hi-fi." He may single-handedly be responsible for some of the greatest consumer audio advancements of the late 20th century: High-fidelity recordings, Stereo LPs, and Cassette Dolby noise reduction.
Read More...Tags: LP, Record, Recording, History, Cassette, dolby, Noise reduction
Apr 18, 2022 07:03 PM Filed in:
History | Did You Know?
If we look back over the last 140 years of sound recording, it seems that formats come and formats...come back. I've written many times in these newsletters about nearly dead technologies that seemingly get resurrected out of nowhere, such as the vinyl record, the cassette, and AM radio. The younger generations are partly responsible for breathing new life into these old formats, but most stand on their own merits. Read More...Tags: Wax cylinder, Record, LP, Cassette, Vintage, Phonograph
Aug 04, 2017 11:22 AM Filed in:
Did You Know?
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? "
Albert Einstein
Bell Labs was born more than a hundred years ago out of the need to improve the nascent telephone. It grew into a pure research facility that made an astounding number of scientific discoveries, improved or invented new technologies, and even influenced art and music.
Read More...Tags: Bell Labs, invention, Transister, History, vocoder, Big Bang, microphone, Record, Recording, Records
Jun 09, 2014 10:53 AM Filed in:
How Things Work | Did You Know?
The new generation is discovering what the old generation stopped loving - LPs. LP sales are the highs they’ve been in 22 years. Records aren’t just for hipsters anymore, everyone, including the older generation that gave them up, are groovin’ to them.
Read More...Tags: Dynamix, Dynamix Productions, Records, Record, LP, LPs, Jack White, 45rpm, 78rpm, mastering, Compression, Alan Parson, Disc, turntable
