Tom Goskar

Freelance consultant for digital heritage

Tag: sound

  • Click, crackle and hum – the wonders of audio restoration

    Click, crackle and hum – the wonders of audio restoration

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    The history of recorded sound goes right back to the 1850s with the invention of the phonautograph, a machine that used a rotating drum, a feather, some soot, and a funnel to record the vibrations of the human voice. The machine was based upon the construction of the human ear. It could not play back…

  • Immersive 3D sound as a tool for curators

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    Are you hearing my voice in your left ear? Then let’s get started. Visitors to Versailles exhibition binaural audio experience, The Met, New York City, 2018. Sound is a profoundly powerful sense. It can trigger memories, create experiences, and take people to new – and old – places. The philosophy of the Curatorial Research Centre…

  • Curating sound

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    This is the first blog post in a series about the curation of sound. Can you curate sound? Why would you do that, and how can curated sounds be experienced? We will answer these and pose many more, as well as curating some sounds ourselves. This post explores how sound can be used to capture…