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Convention Paper

Authenticity in the Reconstruction of Historical Disc Recording Sessions

Authors: Brock-Nannestad, George

AES Convention 105 · Paper 4829 · September 1998

Abstract

Early audio technology has an increasing fascination and commercial interest, both among consumers and among professionals. One good example is the increasing rehabilitation of valve (tube) equipment. In the field of re-issues of historical recordings, one commercially very successful venture uses acoustic reproduction of the original recordings as the interface between the record and the electronics. The author has used the method of reconstruction for obtaining experience in the acoustic recording field in order to better understand the decisions of our predecessors which led to the recordings that have survived. This method may be used correctly with due consideration of the concerns in the period, and it may be abused by making indiscriminate shortcuts.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 105
AES Convention
105
Paper number
4829
Publication date
September 6, 1998
Session subject
Recording and Reproduction of Audio
Affiliation
The AV Preservation Initiative. Gentofte,Denmark (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper