The paper deals with an analysis of the general requirements of recording and reproducing sound, with the nature of the inherent limitations where mechanical records are used, and a detailed description of a solution involving, first, the use of electrical equipment for the purposes of recording and, second, the use of mechanical equipment based on electric transmission methods for reproducing. Probably the most useful feature of the paper is the complete description of the application of electrical transmission theory to mechanical transmission systems. A detailed analysis is made of the analogies between the electrical and mechanical systems.

Authors: Maxfield, J. P.; Harrison, H. C.
Affiliation: Bell Telephone Laboratories
JAES Volume 26 Issue 5 pp. 327-342; May 1978
Publication Date: May 1, 1978 Import into BibTeX
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