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I recall a documentary I watched a while ago, and had almost forgotten, about an African tribe in which the presenter plays a 100 year old old voice recording
by Lordarminius 8y ago
I recall a documentary I watched a while ago, and had almost forgotten, about an African tribe in which the presenter plays a 100 year old old voice recording of the natives' ancestors made by an earlier explorer . You could see the astonishment and joy in their faces when they heard the voices and names of tribe members they had heard about but never even seen. (If anyone else has seen the documentary please remind me of its title)
We tend to place great emphasis on pictures and video, but audio recordings I believe, capture the past like none other. There is a connection here that is unique.
Great work by the creators of IRENE.
Much praise also to Bell and his team, and all the other uncredited contributors to the development of the telephone.
I'm sure to start making audio recordings to store up for future generations.
- macintux 8y agoYou don't think they would have been even more excited to both see and hear their ancestors?
- Lordarminius 8y agoI don't know for sure, we have old reels aplenty yet we are still moved by scratchy barely audible voice recordings.
- macintux 8y agoPerhaps a matter of focus. Audio recordings are more often conversational, video tends to be more hyperactive.
- beamatronic 8y agoYou may already have voice memos and voicemails on your phone right now. Take a moment to email them to yourself so you have another copy that’s easy to get to.
- kthejoker2 8y agoCan only concur in that hearing these recordings brought an involuntary tear to my eye. Something something human spirit.