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Interestingly, he seems to only speak of live concert radio broadcasts, not about playing gramophone records for broadcast, which would have the same artistic a
by gpvos 12y ago
Interestingly, he seems to only speak of live concert radio broadcasts, not about playing gramophone records for broadcast, which would have the same artistic advantages (choosing the best recording) that he described.
In 1931 they only had AM broadcasting, which indeed has crap audio quality, especially when the radio band is crowded. FM broadcasting started in the late 1930s.
- gwbas1c 12y agoI wonder if he used to make multiple takes and then pick the best one? Perhaps back then there was a lot of trail-and-error in the recording process? Certainly, if radio was glitchy or temperamental back then, there was no way to go back and do another take. In contrast, today's "live" recordings can be edited afterwards.
- untothebreach 12y agoFrom the article: > If once, twice or three times I do not play as well as I can, it is possible to record and re-record, to destroy and remake until, at last, I am content with the result.