In the white noise of this 1892 wax cylinder, unfortunately claimed by mold, is the voice of Thomas Edison in a phonogram message to a business associate
If you go to the national parks' website on Edison, you can hear several very clear recordings from about 1888, one of them the oldest known surviving copy of his voice as he shows off his new medium. There's also the oldest known recording of music from the same year, a very large choir performing something by Handel. Surreal.
This is not the sound track of an old movie. This film footage was added because the filmer opted not to just show a phonograph running the cylinder, but to show what went on in those days at the labs.
I see that there are two negative marks re: my "digital studio" comment - it was meant to be amusing and apoligize to anyone it may have offeneded. I am actually a big fan of Mr. Edison and only hold him and his work in the highest regard.
First of all the film footage is just there for something to watch, not actual film of the cylinder. I was kind of angry for quite a while at the author, however, this is my take, and my understanding. Mike Loughlin, the creator of this channel passed away not long after this channel was uploaded. I worked with him in 2002-2004. He thought that he could upload all the historical recordings for all to hear, he had over 4000 uploaded on MP3. com, which you could download, or buy on CD. The recorded articulate speech and other sounds (music) ranged from 1888-1929. Of course we know the RIAA sued MP3.com out of business, not because people were pirating music, on it, but it was a fair system of a means for any musician to get heard, and get fair payment for their music. In Fact Mike Loughlin was instrumental in getting the funds for the transfer equipment, the Archeophone and processors used at Edison National Historical park to digitize the cylinders. We also tried our hand at producing cylinder records for collectors, which became a feast or famine type affair, where one week would go well, and the next, it was struggle to find funds to eat. We still made over 2,000 cylinders in that year, and did some amazing concert recordings of such people as Bob Dylan, moe. The Dead and others, the live concert recordings numbered about 400, and are lost at this time. He thought the Wind up talking machine community would embrace the ideas he had, instead he was met with much game playing by certain enthusiasts, who were envious of certain things we were doing, and doing there best to tarnish things, which they did, they love to defame anyone who does something different with the phonograph. I think what happened is that he became depressed, and things fell apart, I felt that way too, and I think we each blamed each other. Sincerely Shawn Borri
There are some of us that appreciate that "white noise" - adds to the ambience. It's awful when someone tries to clean that noise off pushing buttons on their home computer. They end up with an oversampled mess that sounds ridiculous - Long live analog artifacts! ;) Earlnut (below), I think the movie was just something for us to watch while we listened. I don't think "mrocklin" ever claimed it was from the wax cylinder. Check the copyright on your brain sir.
You could remove all the hiss and hum from that recording by processing your computer recording with audio editing software. Then you could use the software to amplify the clean track and it should sound pretty good. I only have rudimentary experience with audio editing software but its pretty easy to locate someone on the web to do that. You should have pretty good success, the recording really isn't that bad.
I have compared what little is on this cylinder to the 1888 white wax cylinder, and the voice matches the Edison 1888 cylinder. Collectors poo poo it, because it was not found by one of there cronies, however it is of great historical significance. Alas I do not know the location of the cylinder. Mike would not tell me, other than in upstate New York. I know what I am hearing is Edison's voice. If you listen carefully it is a terse business memo, he is not happy the way they are doing things, I imagine he is talking about The North American Phonograph Company, which was not going in the direction he wanted.
@DamonWakefield With that much white noise and that little voice it would probably sound so unnatural that it wouldn't really be beneficial. Most noise reductors filter specific frequencies of white noise, but with this much noise that would also take away a lot of frequencies from the voice, which would leave it pretty much butchered
I feel like im going back in time watching this
very good work, awesome job edison...
I was 9yrs old when this shit came out. First time hearing it in 118yrs. WoW thanks for the upload player.
If you go to the national parks' website on Edison, you can hear several very clear recordings from about 1888, one of them the oldest known surviving copy of his voice as he shows off his new medium.
There's also the oldest known recording of music from the same year, a very large choir performing something by Handel. Surreal.
This is not the sound track of an old movie. This film footage was added because the filmer opted not to just show a phonograph running the cylinder, but to show what went on in those days at the labs.
I see that there are two negative marks re: my "digital studio" comment - it was meant to be amusing and apoligize to anyone it may have offeneded.
I am actually a big fan of Mr. Edison and only hold him and his work in the highest regard.
First of all the film footage is just there for something to watch, not
actual film of the cylinder. I was kind of angry for quite a while at
the author, however, this is my take, and my understanding. Mike Loughlin, the creator of this channel passed away not long after this channel was uploaded. I worked with him in 2002-2004. He thought that he could upload all the historical recordings for all to hear, he had over 4000 uploaded on MP3. com, which you could download, or buy on CD. The recorded articulate speech and other sounds (music) ranged from 1888-1929. Of course we know the RIAA sued MP3.com out of business, not because people were pirating music, on it, but it was a fair system of a means for any musician to get heard, and get fair payment for their music. In Fact Mike Loughlin was instrumental in getting the funds for the transfer equipment, the Archeophone and processors used at Edison National Historical park to digitize the cylinders. We also tried our hand at producing cylinder records for collectors, which became a feast or famine type affair, where one week would go well, and the next, it was struggle to find funds to eat. We still made over 2,000 cylinders in that year, and did some amazing concert recordings of such people as Bob Dylan, moe. The Dead and others, the live concert recordings numbered about 400, and are lost at this time. He thought the Wind up talking machine community would embrace the ideas he had, instead he was met with much game playing by certain enthusiasts, who were envious of certain things we were doing, and doing there best to tarnish things, which they did, they love to defame anyone who does something different with the phonograph. I think what happened is that he became depressed, and things fell apart, I felt that way too, and I think we each blamed each other.
Sincerely
Shawn Borri
There are some of us that appreciate that "white noise" - adds to the ambience. It's awful when someone tries to clean that noise off pushing buttons on their home computer. They end up with an oversampled mess that sounds ridiculous - Long live analog artifacts! ;) Earlnut (below), I think the movie was just something for us to watch while we listened. I don't think "mrocklin" ever claimed it was from the wax cylinder. Check the copyright on your brain sir.
You could remove all the hiss and hum from that recording by processing your computer recording with audio editing software. Then you could use the software to amplify the clean track and it should sound pretty good. I only have rudimentary experience with audio editing software but its pretty easy to locate someone on the web to do that. You should have pretty good success, the recording really isn't that bad.
I think he said at first was "Mary Had A Little Lamb". I also read it in an Amazing Facts book.
Amzing how a recording so old can sound so modern...it's just like a very aliased mp3...
;)
And amazing that You wrote the comentary in a diferent world and we can see it in 2021 or later
It sounds like my TV. The signal I am unable to receive, thanks to the government.
I have compared what little is on this cylinder to the 1888 white wax cylinder, and the voice matches the Edison 1888 cylinder. Collectors poo poo it, because it was not found by one of there cronies, however it is of great historical significance. Alas I do not know the location of the cylinder. Mike would not tell me, other than in upstate New York. I know what I am hearing is Edison's voice. If you listen carefully it is a terse business memo, he is not happy the way they are doing things, I imagine he is talking about The North American Phonograph Company, which was not going in the direction he wanted.
@DamonWakefield
With that much white noise and that little voice it would probably sound so unnatural that it wouldn't really be beneficial. Most noise reductors filter specific frequencies of white noise, but with this much noise that would also take away a lot of frequencies from the voice, which would leave it pretty much butchered
pretty fancy 1927 Fords going by in 1897
1892? Looks like about a 1920 Ford there he's driving off in. Might want to check the copyright on that one...
great****************
Sound: 1892
Video: 193?
thats Because it IS an MP3
Edison used to Download songs all the time
@DerekBayRoberts1 The uploader just put random silent movie clips to make it interesting.
When exactly was cars invented? this supposed to 1892, right? I see a car. When did the "Horse & carriage" thing stop?
i think the guy at 2.10 is saying to his boss, i need a piss..lol.
do they have edisons voice on recording?
this had to be in the early 1900s.. he was born in the 1840s for goodness sakes.. theyre trying to make him look 70yrs old in 1888? please.. get real
Sounds like to me I hear him say, Go to 711 and get me a cup of cappuccino. But it can't be that can it. Time Machine?
The recording sounds so bad because Edison saved it as a .DOS instead of MP3.
SPEAK UP!!!!
@CarlosJulio20 Good one! LoL