![]() To commemorate, on April 29 Thomas Edison National Historical Park launched an exhibit at the Edison Laboratory and hosted a symposium titled "The Origins of Sound Recording." ![]() The year 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of Scott’s birth. As a result, we now have access to a much fuller, clear picture of this history, and a better understanding of how it relates to Edison and his phonograph. Since 2008, historians have learned a great deal about Scott and his work. This confirmed Scott as the initial inventor of sound recording and called upon historians to reexamine and reframe Edison’s 1877 invention of the phonograph, a device that could both record and playback sound. Using digital technologies, they proved Scott's recordings could be understood upon playback. In 2008 researchers located Scott’s surviving recordings. ![]() But because it lacked the ability to "playback" its recordings, there was no proof that it actually made interpretable sound recordings. Scott’s phonautograph graphed airborne sound waves for visual analysis. While Edison's story is often told, history books mention Scott's name merely in passing. Recent scholarship makes it clear that sound recording was invented twice: First by inventor Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in 1857 France, then 20 years later by Thomas Alva Edison in the United States. The history of the earliest origins of recorded sound technology is being rewritten! ![]() Directly above: Thomas Edison's phonograph of 1877. £30.Top: Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's phonoautograph of 1859. This makes it the perfect system for DJs as well as live musicians playing in small venues such as coffee houses and lounges. The lightweight system can be easily transported in a small car and is supplied with a padded bag for carrying and protecting the column units. The unit is also equipped with a Bluetooth audio connection that allows wireless streaming of music from a smartphone, tablet or laptop. This allows direct connection of line-level audio sources as well as microphones and even a guitar, making the system ideal for acoustic solo performers, duos and even small bands. The SAM connection also passes the audio signal from the sub up to the columns, removing the need for speaker cables, and allows the main column to connect directly to the sub without using the spacer if required, ideal for performances from a high stage.įeaturing a Class D power amplifier with built-in limiter that delivers 800W of power, the sub unit also integrates a flexible three-channel mixer with 2-band EQ. Both feature Avante’s new SAM (Secure Array Mount) system which allows the columns to lock securely to the sub and to one another without risk of being toppled over. One is loaded with six precision-aligned 2.75” speaker cones while the other serves as a spacer to lift the speaker column up to optimal height. The fully-featured and easy to setup Achromic AS8 system comprises an active 8-inch subwoofer enclosure alongside two column units. The System includes: (1) 8-inch active sub woofer, (1) column speaker with six 2-75-inch speakers, (1) spacer, (1) carry bag for column speakers Offering an impressive output from a very compact column system, it is the ideal choice for live PA, musicians, and mobile entertainers looking for an extremely portable PA setup. The Achromic AS8 Column PA System is lightweight, portable and feature packed.
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