I like the idea of a series like this, I mean sure it aint just for metal, but it's more general recording knowledge stuff. Cant wait for the later parts!
Interesting note about the phonautograph, it could only trace the recording on paper. There was no way to play it back, so you couldn't hear the recording. It wasn't until 2008 when the first recording was actually heard after solving how to interpret the scribbles.
and we only now can play it back the phonoautograph could only record the soundwaves to paper, so it took the invention of computers and scanners to be able to scan the pieces of paper and allow play back
Have been doing acoustic and electric recordings on cylinder records for over 20 years and run a small label for these as well. Really a lot of fucking fun! Edit: Actually, the phonograph you're showing is an Amberola and only works with celluloid cylinders. They are derived from a wax master but aren't made from wax. Edit2: There is an active collecting community which also makes spare parts. So, that machine can be fixed, in case you are interested.
5:06 I love how "strategically positioning musicians around a mic" is still a thing with bluegrass music. And it sounds great! Just a simple M/S mic setup, that's it.
Hey Glen! Cool video, and I really like the idea of the recording history series. Also the folks over at First Sounds have done some great work restoring those old recordings. I myself made a video over on my channel using that first recording by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. After a brief explanation of the work First Sounds did, I sampled that recording and used it to create a song. I think the most interesting thing about that first recording is that it was just a picture of the sound waves and was never actually meant to be heard out loud. It wasn't until the folks over at First Sounds digitized those phonautograms in 2008 that anyone could actually hear those first recordings.
"Can you imagine listening to your favorite tracks like this?" Uh.. yeah. I was poor in the nineties. My tape players sounded just like that. Not to mention those turd headphones that came with the "Stereo" branded walkman knockoffs. Love this new series! Looking forward to more history lessons.
One thing I do truly love about this business is the history of all the gear. Another thing I love very much is, whenever stagehands, artists, engineers, and techs of every flavor get together...STORY TIME!
Thanks Glenn for making this video. I hope you continue to make more videos on this subject. I've spent a lot of years reading on the subject and it is absolutely fascinating to see the evolution of technology in the field of recording evolve over time but also look back and see what came before us
Just watched your recent update video [2023] I don't think that we didn't want to watch it but rather the video wasn't suggested. Great video! I learned so much
5:09 - Sound On Sound magazine's yt channel has a vid called "Recording, '50s Style" where you get to see a band record with one microphone on old 50s gear. its crazy to see what they were working with! awesome start to the series!
See... this is why I love the frick outta you, Glenn. I may not be a metal head, I just enjoy a small helping of glam and symphonic metal here and there. But I enjoy your videos so much because you're bold, you're genuine, fun to listen to, and you always have great material and great lessons to teach in the musical space. But now, with a series like this, I think you make clear, more than ever, how universal your videos can really be to all creators. Cause it's not just about the metal artists, you care about giving useful advise and knowledge to all musicians and producers at all levels of skill. Thank you so much for being your bad-ass self!
Great video! Really looking forward to this series. As a classical musician this stuff fascinates me as it is an absolute shame that we do not have recordings of the great composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical age, but we do have some recordings of the late Romantic period and early 20th century composers. Great to listen to to hear how far the art of recording has come.
Already a subscriber for many years, and looking up the topic of this video, I was surprised that your channel would have the best coverage on the topic!
I have a Thomas Edison Gramophone that plays cylinders.. Still works to this day, I can't say that for very many other pieces of equipment. Its nice to know when I'm out in the woods in the middle of no-where that I can still use it if I get cabin fever. My favorite cylinder to play for my guests is a song called "I Am Growing Old" always gets a chuckle -- out of me anyways.
Great video. There's a guy named Jack Mullin that pioneered the high fidelity magneric tape that helped Bing Crosby syndicate his radio shows and made them sound live. The reprduction was unbelievable. He helped get Ampex started in recording because I think they made airplane parts before that if I remember correctly.
I really dig the series idea! Admittedly, I already knew a good bit of this information, but I did pick up a handful of new bits of trivia (the first recording of “fuck” was certainly a new one), and I found the presentation to be very easy to digest both from an educational and entertainment standpoint. I really hope you continue to do videos like this. Knowing and understanding the roots of recording is vital to understanding and appreciating the modern age of music. Well-fucking-done!
One of my first studio session gigs was a direct to disc session for those hi-fi freaks which seemed primitive to me even at the time. Fun fact my great grandpa got signed by RCA just before he got drafted into WW2 where he died late into the Pacific war. While on leave he recorded an album with the Nashville session guys only to be shot twice and killed a month later. I inherited his glass record master and his guitars.
My grandfather musician died in the 1970s when I was 2, they sold all his 1950s type fenders, amps and equipment. I wound up playing guitar for 35 years..itd sure be nice to have that gear!
@@pcb8059 I'm sure they're still out there unless they wound up in the hands of a Nashville collector during the flood a while back. I was lucky enough to have moved a lot of my music locker back home before the flood so I didn't lose anything sacrosanct.
I think this will be a cool story! Keep it up, man! I've always been curious about the details of the radio age, because I heard that a lot of legendary compressors and such were made for it, but not sure why, how, or when.
Keep them coming! Love learning about the stuff they don't put in the history books (such as the first recorded FUCK.) Now we need the history of the first recorded GLEEEEENNNN!
A sub and viewer of many years who enjoys your content (despite not really being into heavy metal... I prefer noise rock/punk but anyway)... yes. Thanks for this. Really interesting and important content. Usually is! But a great and insightful step away from the perhaps more generic stuff. Looking forward to your aluminium neck video! All the best from Brighton England and LOVE you Glen
Nice segment Glenn! I live in Ohio and have seen some of these early devices at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, Ohio is also the birthplace of that hack Edison. As an audiophile, I have always been curious about the history of recording and it will be interesting to hear it from your perspective. I will be following for more episodes!
Fantastic job Glen, it was great to see a real Edison Amberola in the studio; would be a great retirement gig doing fearless gear reviews with vintage stuff like this :-) great research too, I really appreciate the work and enthusiasm that is put into these productions
Great video Glenn. ITs awesome that you care about the history. I love history and to hear the first f bomb was pretty hilarious. How we all take things for granted these days eh!
History always tells a tale. The early parts of the electronic revolution has HUGE effects on the audio industry, and making a huge impact on recording technologies. And a lot of early decisions are still in use today. XLR cables? Yep, and early design decision, still with us today.
I like the idea of a series like this, I mean sure it aint just for metal, but it's more general recording knowledge stuff. Cant wait for the later parts!
Hell yeah 👍🤘
I’m truly digging those historic episodes
I’m so excited about this series
Keep rocking Glennnnnn🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Interesting note about the phonautograph, it could only trace the recording on paper. There was no way to play it back, so you couldn't hear the recording. It wasn't until 2008 when the first recording was actually heard after solving how to interpret the scribbles.
That first recording still sounds more clean and prestige than most black metal bands.
and we only now can play it back the phonoautograph could only record the soundwaves to paper, so it took the invention of computers and scanners to be able to scan the pieces of paper and allow play back
On par with Reek of Putrefaction
"Can you imagine listening to your favorite tracks like this?"
*Black metal has entered the chat*
Have been doing acoustic and electric recordings on cylinder records for over 20 years and run a small label for these as well. Really a lot of fucking fun!
Edit: Actually, the phonograph you're showing is an Amberola and only works with celluloid cylinders. They are derived from a wax master but aren't made from wax.
Edit2: There is an active collecting community which also makes spare parts. So, that machine can be fixed, in case you are interested.
Definitley! Please PM me and let's talk :)
5:06 I love how "strategically positioning musicians around a mic" is still a thing with bluegrass music. And it sounds great! Just a simple M/S mic setup, that's it.
The trick is, they have to be able to REALLY play :)
@@SpectreSoundStudios yes.
Hey Glen! Cool video, and I really like the idea of the recording history series. Also the folks over at First Sounds have done some great work restoring those old recordings. I myself made a video over on my channel using that first recording by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. After a brief explanation of the work First Sounds did, I sampled that recording and used it to create a song. I think the most interesting thing about that first recording is that it was just a picture of the sound waves and was never actually meant to be heard out loud. It wasn't until the folks over at First Sounds digitized those phonautograms in 2008 that anyone could actually hear those first recordings.
Glenn! This is great man! Can't wait for Part 2, well done sir!
Please make this a series, this videos are really entretaining and to be honest, your narrating voice is quite relaxing to listen to.
I can't wait the rest of the series
"Can you imagine listening to your favorite tracks like this?" Uh.. yeah. I was poor in the nineties. My tape players sounded just like that. Not to mention those turd headphones that came with the "Stereo" branded walkman knockoffs. Love this new series! Looking forward to more history lessons.
I had a knockoff Walkman called the "Strolldude" it was a bit better than the other knockoff, "Stepguy".
@@danjwalker Haha. Funky name brands of the day. Those nothing headphones with a wire band were the worst.
Loved it, Glen. Showed the Mrs and she LOLed several times and demanded we watch the rest of the series as it came out.
One thing I do truly love about this business is the history of all the gear. Another thing I love very much is, whenever stagehands, artists, engineers, and techs of every flavor get together...STORY TIME!
Thanks Glenn for making this video. I hope you continue to make more videos on this subject. I've spent a lot of years reading on the subject and it is absolutely fascinating to see the evolution of technology in the field of recording evolve over time but also look back and see what came before us
Dude I love these historical documentaries series. Specially when comes down to music. Keep this up! Now keep making more awesome YT shows Glenn!!
Just watched your recent update video [2023] I don't think that we didn't want to watch it but rather the video wasn't suggested. Great video! I learned so much
5:09 - Sound On Sound magazine's yt channel has a vid called "Recording, '50s Style" where you get to see a band record with one microphone on old 50s gear. its crazy to see what they were working with!
awesome start to the series!
these history episodes are awesome, please continue!
I was mesmerised to the knowledge and staring at all the dials, buttons and lights of today in the background
See... this is why I love the frick outta you, Glenn. I may not be a metal head, I just enjoy a small helping of glam and symphonic metal here and there. But I enjoy your videos so much because you're bold, you're genuine, fun to listen to, and you always have great material and great lessons to teach in the musical space. But now, with a series like this, I think you make clear, more than ever, how universal your videos can really be to all creators. Cause it's not just about the metal artists, you care about giving useful advise and knowledge to all musicians and producers at all levels of skill. Thank you so much for being your bad-ass self!
Lovin the cylinders back there! My Dad had some of those in his shop once when i was a kid. Super cool!
Great video! Really looking forward to this series. As a classical musician this stuff fascinates me as it is an absolute shame that we do not have recordings of the great composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical age, but we do have some recordings of the late Romantic period and early 20th century composers. Great to listen to to hear how far the art of recording has come.
Dude, this is great. Im looking forward to the whole series. Rock on, Glenn!!!!
Love this! Looking forward to part 2 and the rest!
Please continue this. I enjoyed the slight detour. Worth it.
This looks like a history doc of music seen from the eyes of a studio producer.
Really looking forward for the next episode!
This is the best history lesson ever. I would love to see many more.
Already a subscriber for many years, and looking up the topic of this video, I was surprised that your channel would have the best coverage on the topic!
Great idea. You won't understand the modern day recording without going back to its roots. I'll watch all the episodes.
Those old school musicians and recording techs were hardcore.
I have a Thomas Edison Gramophone that plays cylinders..
Still works to this day, I can't say that for very many other pieces of equipment.
Its nice to know when I'm out in the woods in the middle of no-where that I can still use it if I get cabin fever.
My favorite cylinder to play for my guests is a song called "I Am Growing Old" always gets a chuckle -- out of me anyways.
Great little history lesson. It's fascinating how much the technology had advanced within the first 100 years and how much the music changed with it.
This series needs more views. Share this video with all your musician friends everyone!
Great video. There's a guy named Jack Mullin that pioneered the high fidelity magneric tape that helped Bing Crosby syndicate his radio shows and made them sound live. The reprduction was unbelievable. He helped get Ampex started in recording because I think they made airplane parts before that if I remember correctly.
Love that video ! I hope this serie will continue. Can't wait the next one!
Love the new series! Already excited about next episode!
This is a cool idea for a series man :) Keep it up!
Really excited to see where this series goes!
Great stuff. I hope you’ll continue making these videos from time to time, even if most people would rather see yet another guitar review.
Glenn!!! You absolutely should keep making these history videos!!!
When you showed that old machine, I was like „wait, that‘s in his studio?!“ Soo cool to see!
See Gertrude? He's not vulgar. He's carrying on tradition.
love the history series cant wait for the next episode
These are so much work, and very much appreciated!
Great that you're making this a series! One of the most interesting videos I've seen in a while.
Really looking forward to the rest of this series
Good morning, Glenn. Very informative and concise video, waiting for the part2. Cheers!
Love this content. Looking forward to the continuation of this series. Thanks!
I really dig the series idea! Admittedly, I already knew a good bit of this information, but I did pick up a handful of new bits of trivia (the first recording of “fuck” was certainly a new one), and I found the presentation to be very easy to digest both from an educational and entertainment standpoint. I really hope you continue to do videos like this. Knowing and understanding the roots of recording is vital to understanding and appreciating the modern age of music. Well-fucking-done!
Wonderful series, Glenn. Beautiful presentation.
One of my first studio session gigs was a direct to disc session for those hi-fi freaks which seemed primitive to me even at the time. Fun fact my great grandpa got signed by RCA just before he got drafted into WW2 where he died late into the Pacific war. While on leave he recorded an album with the Nashville session guys only to be shot twice and killed a month later. I inherited his glass record master and his guitars.
My grandfather musician died in the 1970s when I was 2, they sold all his 1950s type fenders, amps and equipment. I wound up playing guitar for 35 years..itd sure be nice to have that gear!
@@pcb8059 I'm sure they're still out there unless they wound up in the hands of a Nashville collector during the flood a while back. I was lucky enough to have moved a lot of my music locker back home before the flood so I didn't lose anything sacrosanct.
@@legacyShredder1 They're doubtlessly still out there, but they'd be many thousands of dollars to get back.
Really nice idea, much appreciated. Will be looking forward for the rest of the series.
"[...] barely scratched the surface."
Pun very much intended?
I think this will be a cool story! Keep it up, man! I've always been curious about the details of the radio age, because I heard that a lot of legendary compressors and such were made for it, but not sure why, how, or when.
Keep them coming! Love learning about the stuff they don't put in the history books (such as the first recorded FUCK.) Now we need the history of the first recorded GLEEEEENNNN!
Great new series man - looking forward to see whats next...
Love it...more if you can! Thanks Glenn.
great series idea. brilliant execution. can’t wait for the next episode glenn!
Wow, I wasn't expecting that this morning. Great job, looking forward to parts 2-100.
A sub and viewer of many years who enjoys your content (despite not really being into heavy metal... I prefer noise rock/punk but anyway)... yes. Thanks for this. Really interesting and important content. Usually is! But a great and insightful step away from the perhaps more generic stuff. Looking forward to your aluminium neck video! All the best from Brighton England and LOVE you Glen
Super cool idea for a series, looking forward to the rest of it!
It's good to see history like this being made on a channel that is dedicated to recording
Very cool series!!
A history of metal could be cool too. Or rock/metal recording as part of this :)
This is going to be a great series, can't wait for the next episode
Very cool work Glen! You put much love into this!
Would love to see more informative content like this, Glenn!
This Is Old School Recording Science!!! Please Continue!!!!
Great new content. Hope you make more of this series.
great stuff. i'm glad you mentioned it in your latest vid !! on to part 2
This is cool, looking forward to the full series
Nice segment Glenn! I live in Ohio and have seen some of these early devices at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, Ohio is also the birthplace of that hack Edison. As an audiophile, I have always been curious about the history of recording and it will be interesting to hear it from your perspective. I will be following for more episodes!
Fantastic job Glen, it was great to see a real Edison Amberola in the studio; would be a great retirement gig doing fearless gear reviews with vintage stuff like this :-) great research too, I really appreciate the work and enthusiasm that is put into these productions
Hmm… that might be cool
Nice! I LOVE history, and this is pretty cool history. I'm looking forward to the series!
Keep these historical videos coming! There's grrrreat!
Keep them coming Glenn, that's great!!!
Awsome idea!!! This new series will be very interesting mr Glenn
As a history nerd and recording nerd... this is amazing! More please!
I love this series already! Great stuff mate!
Looking forward to episode 2!
This is really helpful for my music tech a level thank you Glenn.
This was fun and interesting. Thank you, Glenn!
Love it! Please do more!
Looking forward to this series!!! Awesome!
Great video Glenn. ITs awesome that you care about the history. I love history and to hear the first f bomb was pretty hilarious. How we all take things for granted these days eh!
Great stuff! I'd love to hear more.
Love this! Looking forward to the other episodes lml
Oooh yeah
I will love that serie!!!
Thx glenn
wow that was an enjoyable and informative segment Glenn.
Really enjoyed this video and love the series idea. Looking forward to more!
More please! This was awesome, super interesting
Duuuuude this a great idea for content! Hell yes.
A great video Glenn! I will share this one for sure.
This is really cool. I hope you can do more.
Great concept can't wait for part 2
Such a cool idea for a series of videos and I can't wait for more like these! 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
History always tells a tale. The early parts of the electronic revolution has HUGE effects on the audio industry, and making a huge impact on recording technologies. And a lot of early decisions are still in use today. XLR cables? Yep, and early design decision, still with us today.
Learn something new everyday! I love it!
digging deep in here, glenn... good stuff
Can't wait to see more! This is great!