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Convention Paper

The "Wiener Archivphonograph"

Authors: Lechleitner, Franz

AES Convention 106 · Paper 4885 · May 1999

Abstract

The paper deals with the world's first archival audio format developed in 1899 at the Phonogrammarchiv of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna. This format was in use untll 1931 and yielded more than 3000 unique recordings of mainly ethnolinguistic and ethnomusicological recordings from all over the world. The influence of the different recording techniques (Edison-Phonograph, Berliner-Gramophon) on that format with respect to perfect and "eternal" replication will be explained. Suitability for field recording and overall performance as compared to commercial products of that time will also be discussed. The paper will be accompanied with images and sound samples.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 106
AES Convention
106
Paper number
4885
Publication date
May 6, 1999
Session subject
Archiving and Restoration
Affiliation
Austrian Academy of Sciences,Vienna, Austria (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper