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On 26/05/07, David Lennick wrote: > George Brock-Nannestad wrote: >> >>> In other words, can we take a 19th century acoustic recording, and >>> infer from that what a stereo, full-fidelity recording of that sonic >>> event would sound like...?! >> >> ----- that is not unlikely, but the noise-reducing tools will not >> perform that. It would require analysis tools that could tell us >> something about the reverberation in the original room and then model >> a soundscape including a stereo perspective. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> >> George >> >> > Some of us are still reeling from the memory of those gawdawful Caruso > reconstructions. Don't forget..the "original room" was designed to > produce the maximum amount of oomph and channel it into a horn. > Mapleson cylinders would be about the only recordings where you might > have a vague hope of reconstructing an acoustic worth hearing. I would guess that in most cases, if not all, the original room was not designed at all, apart from such things as putting the piano up on a platform. It would be amazing if anyone at Gennett thought for a moment about the room acoustics. Somebody at Edison might have done. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]