An audio recording system that magnetized an ultra-thin wire as the medium. First invented in 1898, several wire recorders were developed over the years but were never very popular. In the 1920s and ...

If you think of old recording technology, you probably think of magnetic tape, either in some kind of cassette or, maybe, on reels. But there’s an even older technology that recorded voice on ...

If I were to ask you to briefly summarize the history of sound recording, I’m sure you would start with something like Thomas Edison’s cylinder-based phonograph circa 1878 as illustrated below: The ...

Alison S. M. Kobayashi in Say Something Bunny! (photo by Henry Chan) “For the past decade, I’ve been working with found material,” Kobayashi told Hyperallergic. “It’s often somewhat banal or something ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This GE wire recorder is a licensed ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model MI-12525 RCA wire recorder ...

The history of music is rich with sounds spurred by suffering. During the Holocaust, songs of defiance and belief helped captive Jews confront and temporarily alleviate their misery. Now, a long-lost ...

The dream of every U.S. warcaster is to talk from the scene of battle itself. But live broadcasts from the fighting fronts are not practical (the enemy might intercept them). And most recording ...

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc., (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the Dragon Recorder app, a free application on the Apple iOS app store which makes it possible for ...