20kHz: The Spatial Race

[The Computer Audiophile]

Interesting podcast. Listen below. 

 

the 1960s, stereo sound revolutionized the music industry. But it turns out, a pioneering engineer named Alan Blumlein had actually invented stereo a full three decades earlier. Due to tragic events in World War II, his innovations were forgotten for decades. In this episode, we worked with OnePlus to tell the story of how audio has evolved from mono, to stereo, to quadraphonic, to surround sound and beyond. Today, we even have immersive, three-dimensional systems that can simulate 128 speakers using just two. Featuring Alan Blumlein’s son Simon Blumlein, and sound engineer Robin Reumers from the Abbey Road Institute.

MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE

Original music by Wesley Slover.
Fixation by Pendulum Theory
The Glow Worm by Victor Orchestra
Stompin’ Jazz Night by Golden Age Radio
Hotsie Totsie Lotsie by Martin Landstrom
Vintage Dream by Mathilda June
The Heart Knows by Luella Gren
Descent by Peter Sandberg
All We Need by Rotem Sivan
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Leopold Stokowski
All Night by Edwin Violet
Don’t Stop by King Rose
Arcaders by Ben Elson
Belladonna Blue by Rotem Sivan
Flurry by Roary
Watermark High by Traveller