I like the idea of a series like this, I mean sure it aint just for metal, but it's more general recording knowledge stuff. Cant wait for the later parts!
and we only now can play it back the phonoautograph could only record the soundwaves to paper, so it took the invention of computers and scanners to be able to scan the pieces of paper and allow play back
Interesting note about the phonautograph, it could only trace the recording on paper. There was no way to play it back, so you couldn't hear the recording. It wasn't until 2008 when the first recording was actually heard after solving how to interpret the scribbles.
"Can you imagine listening to your favorite tracks like this?" Uh.. yeah. I was poor in the nineties. My tape players sounded just like that. Not to mention those turd headphones that came with the "Stereo" branded walkman knockoffs. Love this new series! Looking forward to more history lessons.
Have been doing acoustic and electric recordings on cylinder records for over 20 years and run a small label for these as well. Really a lot of fucking fun! Edit: Actually, the phonograph you're showing is an Amberola and only works with celluloid cylinders. They are derived from a wax master but aren't made from wax. Edit2: There is an active collecting community which also makes spare parts. So, that machine can be fixed, in case you are interested.
Hey Glen! Cool video, and I really like the idea of the recording history series. Also the folks over at First Sounds have done some great work restoring those old recordings. I myself made a video over on my channel using that first recording by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. After a brief explanation of the work First Sounds did, I sampled that recording and used it to create a song. I think the most interesting thing about that first recording is that it was just a picture of the sound waves and was never actually meant to be heard out loud. It wasn't until the folks over at First Sounds digitized those phonautograms in 2008 that anyone could actually hear those first recordings.
5:06 I love how "strategically positioning musicians around a mic" is still a thing with bluegrass music. And it sounds great! Just a simple M/S mic setup, that's it.
Just watched your recent update video [2023] I don't think that we didn't want to watch it but rather the video wasn't suggested. Great video! I learned so much
One thing I do truly love about this business is the history of all the gear. Another thing I love very much is, whenever stagehands, artists, engineers, and techs of every flavor get together...STORY TIME!
See... this is why I love the frick outta you, Glenn. I may not be a metal head, I just enjoy a small helping of glam and symphonic metal here and there. But I enjoy your videos so much because you're bold, you're genuine, fun to listen to, and you always have great material and great lessons to teach in the musical space. But now, with a series like this, I think you make clear, more than ever, how universal your videos can really be to all creators. Cause it's not just about the metal artists, you care about giving useful advise and knowledge to all musicians and producers at all levels of skill. Thank you so much for being your bad-ass self!
5:09 - Sound On Sound magazine's yt channel has a vid called "Recording, '50s Style" where you get to see a band record with one microphone on old 50s gear. its crazy to see what they were working with! awesome start to the series!
Thanks Glenn for making this video. I hope you continue to make more videos on this subject. I've spent a lot of years reading on the subject and it is absolutely fascinating to see the evolution of technology in the field of recording evolve over time but also look back and see what came before us
Great video! Really looking forward to this series. As a classical musician this stuff fascinates me as it is an absolute shame that we do not have recordings of the great composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical age, but we do have some recordings of the late Romantic period and early 20th century composers. Great to listen to to hear how far the art of recording has come.
Already a subscriber for many years, and looking up the topic of this video, I was surprised that your channel would have the best coverage on the topic!
One of my first studio session gigs was a direct to disc session for those hi-fi freaks which seemed primitive to me even at the time. Fun fact my great grandpa got signed by RCA just before he got drafted into WW2 where he died late into the Pacific war. While on leave he recorded an album with the Nashville session guys only to be shot twice and killed a month later. I inherited his glass record master and his guitars.
My grandfather musician died in the 1970s when I was 2, they sold all his 1950s type fenders, amps and equipment. I wound up playing guitar for 35 years..itd sure be nice to have that gear!
@@pcb8059 I'm sure they're still out there unless they wound up in the hands of a Nashville collector during the flood a while back. I was lucky enough to have moved a lot of my music locker back home before the flood so I didn't lose anything sacrosanct.
I have a Thomas Edison Gramophone that plays cylinders.. Still works to this day, I can't say that for very many other pieces of equipment. Its nice to know when I'm out in the woods in the middle of no-where that I can still use it if I get cabin fever. My favorite cylinder to play for my guests is a song called "I Am Growing Old" always gets a chuckle -- out of me anyways.
A sub and viewer of many years who enjoys your content (despite not really being into heavy metal... I prefer noise rock/punk but anyway)... yes. Thanks for this. Really interesting and important content. Usually is! But a great and insightful step away from the perhaps more generic stuff. Looking forward to your aluminium neck video! All the best from Brighton England and LOVE you Glen
I really dig the series idea! Admittedly, I already knew a good bit of this information, but I did pick up a handful of new bits of trivia (the first recording of “fuck” was certainly a new one), and I found the presentation to be very easy to digest both from an educational and entertainment standpoint. I really hope you continue to do videos like this. Knowing and understanding the roots of recording is vital to understanding and appreciating the modern age of music. Well-fucking-done!
Great video. There's a guy named Jack Mullin that pioneered the high fidelity magneric tape that helped Bing Crosby syndicate his radio shows and made them sound live. The reprduction was unbelievable. He helped get Ampex started in recording because I think they made airplane parts before that if I remember correctly.
Keep them coming! Love learning about the stuff they don't put in the history books (such as the first recorded FUCK.) Now we need the history of the first recorded GLEEEEENNNN!
I think this will be a cool story! Keep it up, man! I've always been curious about the details of the radio age, because I heard that a lot of legendary compressors and such were made for it, but not sure why, how, or when.
What's neat, is even after over 100 years of development, phono is still alive. With tapes that degrade over time, and CD's having rotting issues, An LP still has the best shelf life. I'm actually impressed at how good they got the LP to sound, considering the technology is ancient.
Fantastic job Glen, it was great to see a real Edison Amberola in the studio; would be a great retirement gig doing fearless gear reviews with vintage stuff like this :-) great research too, I really appreciate the work and enthusiasm that is put into these productions
Great video Glenn. ITs awesome that you care about the history. I love history and to hear the first f bomb was pretty hilarious. How we all take things for granted these days eh!
Nice segment Glenn! I live in Ohio and have seen some of these early devices at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, Ohio is also the birthplace of that hack Edison. As an audiophile, I have always been curious about the history of recording and it will be interesting to hear it from your perspective. I will be following for more episodes!
History always tells a tale. The early parts of the electronic revolution has HUGE effects on the audio industry, and making a huge impact on recording technologies. And a lot of early decisions are still in use today. XLR cables? Yep, and early design decision, still with us today.
I just got a Lewitt 440 Pure a few months ago and it's the best mic purchase I've ever made. I didn't think I could love a mic but damn this is the best condenser I have. I also have an Audio Technica AT3035, AT2020 & a cheap Behringer C1 and the 440 is a few steps above and only a little more than I spent for the AT3035 6 years ago. I'm going with Lewitt from now on. Also please convince Sweetwater to carry Lewitt. It really sucks that my favorite music store and favorite mic maker don't work with each other.
I like the idea of a series like this, I mean sure it aint just for metal, but it's more general recording knowledge stuff. Cant wait for the later parts!
Hell yeah 👍🤘
I’m truly digging those historic episodes
I’m so excited about this series
Keep rocking Glennnnnn🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
"Can you imagine listening to your favorite tracks like this?"
*Black metal has entered the chat*
That first recording still sounds more clean and prestige than most black metal bands.
and we only now can play it back the phonoautograph could only record the soundwaves to paper, so it took the invention of computers and scanners to be able to scan the pieces of paper and allow play back
On par with Reek of Putrefaction
Interesting note about the phonautograph, it could only trace the recording on paper. There was no way to play it back, so you couldn't hear the recording. It wasn't until 2008 when the first recording was actually heard after solving how to interpret the scribbles.
"Can you imagine listening to your favorite tracks like this?" Uh.. yeah. I was poor in the nineties. My tape players sounded just like that. Not to mention those turd headphones that came with the "Stereo" branded walkman knockoffs. Love this new series! Looking forward to more history lessons.
I had a knockoff Walkman called the "Strolldude" it was a bit better than the other knockoff, "Stepguy".
@@danjwalker Haha. Funky name brands of the day. Those nothing headphones with a wire band were the worst.
Have been doing acoustic and electric recordings on cylinder records for over 20 years and run a small label for these as well. Really a lot of fucking fun!
Edit: Actually, the phonograph you're showing is an Amberola and only works with celluloid cylinders. They are derived from a wax master but aren't made from wax.
Edit2: There is an active collecting community which also makes spare parts. So, that machine can be fixed, in case you are interested.
Definitley! Please PM me and let's talk :)
Glenn! This is great man! Can't wait for Part 2, well done sir!
Hey Glen! Cool video, and I really like the idea of the recording history series. Also the folks over at First Sounds have done some great work restoring those old recordings. I myself made a video over on my channel using that first recording by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville. After a brief explanation of the work First Sounds did, I sampled that recording and used it to create a song. I think the most interesting thing about that first recording is that it was just a picture of the sound waves and was never actually meant to be heard out loud. It wasn't until the folks over at First Sounds digitized those phonautograms in 2008 that anyone could actually hear those first recordings.
5:06 I love how "strategically positioning musicians around a mic" is still a thing with bluegrass music. And it sounds great! Just a simple M/S mic setup, that's it.
The trick is, they have to be able to REALLY play :)
@@SpectreSoundStudios yes.
Just watched your recent update video [2023] I don't think that we didn't want to watch it but rather the video wasn't suggested. Great video! I learned so much
One thing I do truly love about this business is the history of all the gear. Another thing I love very much is, whenever stagehands, artists, engineers, and techs of every flavor get together...STORY TIME!
Please make this a series, this videos are really entretaining and to be honest, your narrating voice is quite relaxing to listen to.
See... this is why I love the frick outta you, Glenn. I may not be a metal head, I just enjoy a small helping of glam and symphonic metal here and there. But I enjoy your videos so much because you're bold, you're genuine, fun to listen to, and you always have great material and great lessons to teach in the musical space. But now, with a series like this, I think you make clear, more than ever, how universal your videos can really be to all creators. Cause it's not just about the metal artists, you care about giving useful advise and knowledge to all musicians and producers at all levels of skill. Thank you so much for being your bad-ass self!
Loved it, Glen. Showed the Mrs and she LOLed several times and demanded we watch the rest of the series as it came out.
Dude I love these historical documentaries series. Specially when comes down to music. Keep this up! Now keep making more awesome YT shows Glenn!!
5:09 - Sound On Sound magazine's yt channel has a vid called "Recording, '50s Style" where you get to see a band record with one microphone on old 50s gear. its crazy to see what they were working with!
awesome start to the series!
I can't wait the rest of the series
Thanks Glenn for making this video. I hope you continue to make more videos on this subject. I've spent a lot of years reading on the subject and it is absolutely fascinating to see the evolution of technology in the field of recording evolve over time but also look back and see what came before us
Great video! Really looking forward to this series. As a classical musician this stuff fascinates me as it is an absolute shame that we do not have recordings of the great composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical age, but we do have some recordings of the late Romantic period and early 20th century composers. Great to listen to to hear how far the art of recording has come.
Great idea. You won't understand the modern day recording without going back to its roots. I'll watch all the episodes.
Duuuuude this a great idea for content! Hell yes.
When you showed that old machine, I was like „wait, that‘s in his studio?!“ Soo cool to see!
I was mesmerised to the knowledge and staring at all the dials, buttons and lights of today in the background
Those old school musicians and recording techs were hardcore.
Lovin the cylinders back there! My Dad had some of those in his shop once when i was a kid. Super cool!
Already a subscriber for many years, and looking up the topic of this video, I was surprised that your channel would have the best coverage on the topic!
See Gertrude? He's not vulgar. He's carrying on tradition.
One of my first studio session gigs was a direct to disc session for those hi-fi freaks which seemed primitive to me even at the time. Fun fact my great grandpa got signed by RCA just before he got drafted into WW2 where he died late into the Pacific war. While on leave he recorded an album with the Nashville session guys only to be shot twice and killed a month later. I inherited his glass record master and his guitars.
My grandfather musician died in the 1970s when I was 2, they sold all his 1950s type fenders, amps and equipment. I wound up playing guitar for 35 years..itd sure be nice to have that gear!
@@pcb8059 I'm sure they're still out there unless they wound up in the hands of a Nashville collector during the flood a while back. I was lucky enough to have moved a lot of my music locker back home before the flood so I didn't lose anything sacrosanct.
@@legacyShredder1 They're doubtlessly still out there, but they'd be many thousands of dollars to get back.
This looks like a history doc of music seen from the eyes of a studio producer.
Really looking forward for the next episode!
This is the best history lesson ever. I would love to see many more.
Love this! Looking forward to part 2 and the rest!
Dude, this is great. Im looking forward to the whole series. Rock on, Glenn!!!!
I have a Thomas Edison Gramophone that plays cylinders..
Still works to this day, I can't say that for very many other pieces of equipment.
Its nice to know when I'm out in the woods in the middle of no-where that I can still use it if I get cabin fever.
My favorite cylinder to play for my guests is a song called "I Am Growing Old" always gets a chuckle -- out of me anyways.
This series needs more views. Share this video with all your musician friends everyone!
these history episodes are awesome, please continue!
Please continue this. I enjoyed the slight detour. Worth it.
Great little history lesson. It's fascinating how much the technology had advanced within the first 100 years and how much the music changed with it.
"[...] barely scratched the surface."
Pun very much intended?
Great stuff. I hope you’ll continue making these videos from time to time, even if most people would rather see yet another guitar review.
A sub and viewer of many years who enjoys your content (despite not really being into heavy metal... I prefer noise rock/punk but anyway)... yes. Thanks for this. Really interesting and important content. Usually is! But a great and insightful step away from the perhaps more generic stuff. Looking forward to your aluminium neck video! All the best from Brighton England and LOVE you Glen
I really dig the series idea! Admittedly, I already knew a good bit of this information, but I did pick up a handful of new bits of trivia (the first recording of “fuck” was certainly a new one), and I found the presentation to be very easy to digest both from an educational and entertainment standpoint. I really hope you continue to do videos like this. Knowing and understanding the roots of recording is vital to understanding and appreciating the modern age of music. Well-fucking-done!
Really excited to see where this series goes!
love the history series cant wait for the next episode
Love that video ! I hope this serie will continue. Can't wait the next one!
This is a cool idea for a series man :) Keep it up!
Glenn!!! You absolutely should keep making these history videos!!!
Great that you're making this a series! One of the most interesting videos I've seen in a while.
Love the new series! Already excited about next episode!
It's good to see history like this being made on a channel that is dedicated to recording
Great video. There's a guy named Jack Mullin that pioneered the high fidelity magneric tape that helped Bing Crosby syndicate his radio shows and made them sound live. The reprduction was unbelievable. He helped get Ampex started in recording because I think they made airplane parts before that if I remember correctly.
Great new series man - looking forward to see whats next...
great stuff. i'm glad you mentioned it in your latest vid !! on to part 2
Good morning, Glenn. Very informative and concise video, waiting for the part2. Cheers!
Very cool series!!
A history of metal could be cool too. Or rock/metal recording as part of this :)
Awsome idea!!! This new series will be very interesting mr Glenn
This is going to be a great series, can't wait for the next episode
Very cool work Glen! You put much love into this!
Would love to see more informative content like this, Glenn!
Really looking forward to the rest of this series
These are so much work, and very much appreciated!
great series idea. brilliant execution. can’t wait for the next episode glenn!
Super cool idea for a series, looking forward to the rest of it!
Love it...more if you can! Thanks Glenn.
wow that was an enjoyable and informative segment Glenn.
Keep them coming! Love learning about the stuff they don't put in the history books (such as the first recorded FUCK.) Now we need the history of the first recorded GLEEEEENNNN!
Wonderful series, Glenn. Beautiful presentation.
Love this content. Looking forward to the continuation of this series. Thanks!
Wow, I wasn't expecting that this morning. Great job, looking forward to parts 2-100.
Really nice idea, much appreciated. Will be looking forward for the rest of the series.
This Is Old School Recording Science!!! Please Continue!!!!
Such a cool idea for a series of videos and I can't wait for more like these! 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
I think this will be a cool story! Keep it up, man! I've always been curious about the details of the radio age, because I heard that a lot of legendary compressors and such were made for it, but not sure why, how, or when.
What's neat, is even after over 100 years of development, phono is still alive. With tapes that degrade over time, and CD's having rotting issues, An LP still has the best shelf life. I'm actually impressed at how good they got the LP to sound, considering the technology is ancient.
This is cool, looking forward to the full series
As a history nerd and recording nerd... this is amazing! More please!
This was fun and interesting. Thank you, Glenn!
Keep them coming Glenn, that's great!!!
Keep these historical videos coming! There's grrrreat!
A great video Glenn! I will share this one for sure.
Fantastic job Glen, it was great to see a real Edison Amberola in the studio; would be a great retirement gig doing fearless gear reviews with vintage stuff like this :-) great research too, I really appreciate the work and enthusiasm that is put into these productions
Hmm… that might be cool
Great video Glenn. ITs awesome that you care about the history. I love history and to hear the first f bomb was pretty hilarious. How we all take things for granted these days eh!
Nice! I LOVE history, and this is pretty cool history. I'm looking forward to the series!
Nice segment Glenn! I live in Ohio and have seen some of these early devices at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, Ohio is also the birthplace of that hack Edison. As an audiophile, I have always been curious about the history of recording and it will be interesting to hear it from your perspective. I will be following for more episodes!
History always tells a tale. The early parts of the electronic revolution has HUGE effects on the audio industry, and making a huge impact on recording technologies. And a lot of early decisions are still in use today. XLR cables? Yep, and early design decision, still with us today.
My hardcore death metal nerd brain, lit up reading the title
I love this, really great idea!
Great new content. Hope you make more of this series.
Really enjoyed this video and love the series idea. Looking forward to more!
Oooh yeah
I will love that serie!!!
Thx glenn
Loved this one. I'm also missing "The freaking news" 😆🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿
Looking forward to this series!!! Awesome!
I just got a Lewitt 440 Pure a few months ago and it's the best mic purchase I've ever made. I didn't think I could love a mic but damn this is the best condenser I have. I also have an Audio Technica AT3035, AT2020 & a cheap Behringer C1 and the 440 is a few steps above and only a little more than I spent for the AT3035 6 years ago. I'm going with Lewitt from now on.
Also please convince Sweetwater to carry Lewitt. It really sucks that my favorite music store and favorite mic maker don't work with each other.
Love this! Looking forward to the other episodes lml
Awesome video Glenn, I really enjoyed it!! :)
This is really helpful for my music tech a level thank you Glenn.
Great stuff! I'd love to hear more.
I love this series already! Great stuff mate!
digging deep in here, glenn... good stuff
More please! This was awesome, super interesting