flosillermasteringMar 22
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Restoring the first recording of computer music

Audio archivists struggle to verify historical recordings' correct pitch. The earliest known computer-generated music was recorded by the BBC in 1951 at Alan Turing's Manchester lab.

by Jack Copeland (from the archives)

https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/restoring-the-first-recording-of-computer-music

#science #computer_music

Mar 21 at 4:10pmWeb
Show threadRealGene ☣️Mar 21
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Do better.
Show threadInc Hulk 🧪Mar 21
@RealGene @gutenberg_org Normally, as soon as I see that cookies are 'required' I drop it; but I really wanted to hear this so used my 'unused' browser to read it...
Show threadProject GutenbergMar 21
@RealGene you should blame British Library instead
Show threadRealGene ☣️Mar 21
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Sorry, but I normally expect items presented by Project Gutenberg to be in the public domain and generally unencumbered.
Show threadProject GutenbergMar 21
@RealGene but this particular subject was very interesting even if we are not able to listen to the recorded video/audio. Couldn’t find it anywhere else.
Show threadProject GutenbergMar 21
@RealGene Just click in the option Listen in browser and you’ll get the full recording! Just tested it right now
Show threadRealGene ☣️Mar 21
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No such option appears, likely because I have third-party cookies disabled as indicated by the obnoxious request in the screenshot.
Show threadInc Hulk 🧪Mar 21
@gutenberg_org Many Thanks for this - Ancient history of computing is really interesting. I was surprised to hear a piece of computer music made before I was born!