History of sound recording and reproduction

A lecture of a slightly technical nature, the aim of which is to introduce the general public to interesting facts and facts related to music and its physical essence – sound. In order not to be just a theoretical bore, with the help of practical demonstrations and measurements Maroš Ďurík will show/demonstrate/describe how sound is created, what are its basic quantities and the reasons why each instrument has a different tone colour. We will go back to the very beginning of the development of recording and reproduction, we will show the principle of microphone and loudspeaker, turntable, tape recorder and we will also get to modern streaming services. We’ll compare the quality of audio media and explain the war between the analogue and digital worlds. The presentation will be enriched with a demonstration of analog editing, a review of the newly discovered OPUS tape recorders, as well as a description of the problems faced by filmmakers and dubbers with regard to sound.

Maroš Ďurík has been involved in audio technology and electronics since his early childhood. He enjoys building tube amplifiers and taking care of analogue technology related to sound recording. He works freelance as a studio engineer, but also has a small recording studio where he tries to push a natural, perhaps a bit rawer sound even at the cost of criticism from the commercial realm about how a recording should sound.

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The event is organized live within the covid measures for culture.