The exhibit explored historical sound equipment and recordings from the Southern Historical and Folklife Collections, tracing the history of audio recording from early dictation machines to today’s multi-track recording studios and digital recorders through invention and industry. Some of the special items on exhibit included an Edison Ediphone owned by Guy Benton Johnson, a record player designed by RCA to be airlifted into Communist countries and a digital audio tape recorder (DAT) owned by Charles Kuralt. Visitors could also listen to a Compact Disc sampling some of the recordings on exhibit.
From Wax to DAT: A History of Recorded Sound
April 1, 2000 - December 31, 2000
