Sound technologist have digitally restore some of the earliest recording of stereo sound by the technology ’s discoverer , Alan Blumlein . Blumlein , a enquiry engineer at EMI , had lodged a patent for “ biaural ” sound in 1931 and made several observational recording to see if they could sell it to the starter film and audio industry . In 1934 , EMI decided that nobody really needed surround auditory sensation and shelved all projects related to it . File that under late with child historical oopses . By the time Blumlein ’s patents were put to use - nearly twenty five years later — the fecund discoverer had already passed away . In 1942 , while testing radiolocation technology , Blumein ’s woodworking plane crash in Wales and killed everyone on plank . He left behind a bequest of 128 dissimilar patent , one for every six workweek of his work life sentence . The person in charge of restoring Blumlein ’s recordings , sound engineer Roger Beardsley , called the transfers “ incredibly historic . ” He used digital remastering to remove crackles and hisses from 78 original pressings , allowing the recording to sound the way they were originally meant to . Check out the BBC for a fun little video of Blumlein and workfellow walking through a room counting to demonstrate the engineering . [ BBC ]
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