Publisher: Soundiron
Website: soundiron.com/products/phonautograms
Format: KONTAKT, SFZ
Quality: 16 bit 44.1 kHz stereo
Description: This unique vocal instrument is based on a simple concept with quite a pedigree: chromatically sampled vocal sustain captured over 150 years ago. This original recording method is called phonautography, invented in early 1850 by French inventor Edouard Leon Scott. The device consisted of an acoustic cone and a vibrating membrane connected to a needle. The needle came into contact with the surface of a manually rotated glass cylinder covered with soot or paper. Sound vibrations passing through the cone caused the membrane to vibrate, transmitting vibrations to the needle, which drew marks on the soot. The device allowed the display of sound vibrations, but did not offer a way to reproduce them. These original archival recordings were preserved by the French Academy of Sciences, and finally transcribed by First Sounds using laser scanning at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The library includes early voice recordings processed, edited and transformed into unique, atmospheric soundscapes, sound textures, tonal pads, synths, atmospheres, drones and synthesized drums.
Requires Kontakt 5.1+
