Sound and Science

Voice-controlled Writing Machine

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Kultur und Schallplatte

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Herrmann Scherchen (Gravesano): Anwendung elektroakustischer Musik für den Film von Oskar  [...]

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Herrmann Scherchen (Gravesano): Anwendung elektroakustischer Musik für den Film von Oskar  [...]

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Ueber die höchsten hörbaren und unhörbaren Töne, part 1

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Catalogue des appareils d’acoustique construits par Rudolph Koenig

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Quelques expériences d’acoustique

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Über die Beobachtung der Luftschwingungen in Orgelpfeifen

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Beschreibung eines Stosstöneapparates für Vorlesungsversuche

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Ueber den Ursprung der Stösse und Stosstöne bei harmonischen Intervallen

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The Tefifon tape player

The Tefifon is an audio player that uses cartridges containing plastic tape with a vertical arrangement of grooves representing sound. It is a branch of analog  [...]

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Korg MS-10 analog synthesizer

The Korg MS-10 analog synthesizer is a musical instrument capable of generating and modifying electronic signals, enabling a broad range of possible sounds. Produced by the Korg  [...]

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Tonometer

A tonometer consists of a series of steel cylinders that resonate at specific frequencies upon being struck with a metal hammer. They are used as standards  [...]

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Professor Gruetzmacher (Braunschweig): Das Teilspektrum der Glocke – Side B

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Professor Gruetzmacher (Braunschweig): Das Teilspektrum der Glocke – Side A

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Lässt sich das Restgehör für tiefe Frequenzen dazu verwenden, dass durch  [...]

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Über Aufbau und Zweck des Informationswandlers

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Zeitraffung und –dehnung bei der Tonbandwiedergabe

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Zeitlupe für Sprache und Musik

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Notes about the transmission of news – Side B

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Notes about the transmission of news – Side A

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Explanation of the electrical information storage – Side B

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Explanation of the electrical information storage – Side A

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Demonstrations of the „Tonlagenwandler“ – Side B

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Demonstrations of the „Tonlagenwandler“ – Side A

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Schallplatte Heft 2/3: Hermann Scherchen (Gravesano): Der Einfluß des Mikrophons auf  [...]

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Schallplatte Heft 2/3: Hermann Scherchen (Gravesano): Der Einfluß des Mikrophons auf  [...]

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Hermann Scherchen (Gravesano): Nachhallexperimente des holländischen Staatsradios – Side B

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Hermann Scherchen (Gravesano): Nachhallexperimente des holländischen Staatsradios – Side A

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Herrmann Scherchen (Gravesano): Anwendung elektronischer Musik für den Film von Oskar  [...]

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Herrmann Scherchen (Gravesano): Anwendung elektronischer Musik für den Film von Oskar  [...]

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Recordings from the estate of Hermann Scherchen: 4. AVM-31 6332/12

Signatur AVM-31 6332/12. “Band 12: Fortsetzung des Vortrages Newman Guttman. Musical sounds from Digital Computers (Mit Musikbeispiel)” https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2927492  [...]

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Recordings from the estate of Hermann Scherchen: 3. AVM-31_6332_8-1-2

Signatur: AVM-31 6332/8. Band 8: Vorführung Dr. Anton M. Springer. Tonlagenregler, Einleitung von Dr. Charles Hatay, anschl. Diskussion.  [...]

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Set of 8 Large Demonstration Tuning Forks

This specific array of precision tuning forks are highly-specialized experimental forks that relate directly to Koenig’s long-standing disagreement with Helmholtz on the nature of combination tones.  [...]

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Double Siren

The double siren was one of Koenig’s more popular instruments. It consisted of two “polyphonic” or “multivoiced” sirens with more than one series of holes, and  [...]

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Koenig Acoustical Collection

The University of Toronto acoustics collection consists of a comprehensive series of instruments made in the Parisian workshop of Rudolph Koenig (1832–1901). Koenig was both an innovative instrument  [...]

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Lissajous’s figures, Wheatstone apparatus for compounding two orthogonal oscillations

This video demonstrates the principle of Chladni figures and vibrating plates. Brass plates of different shapes are fixed centrally at the top of wooden columns. Sand is  [...]

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Vibrations of plates, Chladni’s figures

This video demonstrates the principle of Chladni figures and vibrating plates. Brass plates of different shapes are fixed centrally at the top of wooden columns. Sand is  [...]

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Sounds, vibrations, and Marloye’s harp

This video demonstrates the principle of a Marloye’s harp. The masses of four pendulums are backed to the inside of a glass vessel. When an arch rubs  [...]

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Demonstration of a disk siren

This video demonstrates the principle of a disk siren. The device consists of a rotating machine accompanied by a series of cardboard perforated discs and bearing indications  [...]

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Recording the vibrations of tuning forks

This video demonstrates the principle of recording the vibrations of tuning forks. A small glass sheet is covered in a layer of black carbon, using the fumes  [...]

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Manometric capsule, resonance, Koenig sound analyzer

This video demonstrates the principle of the manometric capsule and the Koenig analyzer, which can be used to study sound. The capsule is made of two small  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₇

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SI₆

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: 14

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: LA₆

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: 13

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₆

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: 11

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: FA₆

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: MI₆

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: RE₆

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₆

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₅

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 27.06.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₁ – LA₁: LA₁ 224  [...]

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Twelve tuning forks, with ivory hammer, made by Dr. R. Koenig

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₁ – LA₁: LA₁ 213,3  [...]

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₁ – LA₁: SOL₁

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₁ – LA₁: SOL₁ 2:3

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₁ – LA₁: LA₁ 3:5

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: MI₁ – FA₁: FA₁ 3:4

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: MI₁ – FA₁: FA₁ 5:7

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: MI₁ – FA₁: MI₁ 4:5

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: MI₁ – FA₁: MI₁ 5:6

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: RE₁ 5:6

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: RE₁ 6:7

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: RE₁ 7:8

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: UT₁ 8:9

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: UT₁ 9:10

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: UT₁ 15:16

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: UT₁ 24:25

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: UT₁ 80:81

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁ – RE₁: 1:1

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₁

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SI₁ – UT₂ 4:7

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: UT₂

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: MI₂

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Tuning fork by Dr. R. Koenig: SOL₂

Recorded at the Acoustics Collection Storage Room, Science Museum Blythe House, London W14, on 12.04.2013 by Dr. Aleksander Kolkowski (Research Associate, Royal College of Music, 2013  [...]

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Eight tuning forks made by Dr. Rudolph Koenig  [...]

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