soundboard is a production of Austin Audio Laboratory. Visit austinaudiolab.com to learn more! Just how did sound recording get started? The story, and the innovations that made it happen, might surprise you. On today's episode, Mark hits rewind and presents a brief chronicle of the history of recording. Then, Gabe hits the streets to record, and develop, some sounds of his own. For a transcript of today's episode, additional content, and links to our sound effects library, visit austinaudiolab.com/soundboard ----- To support the Austin Audio Lab team and gain special access to bonus content, consider becoming a Patron at patreon.com/austinaudiolab ----- Sound Design and Editing by Mark Stelter and Gabe Alvarez Audio samples from Star Wars used for educational purpose. Music featured in today's episode: "Lo What" arranged and performed by Mark Stelter "Soup Brain," "My Skipping Shoes," "Credentials" from Endemic, "Through the Jump Relay" from Starcalled written and performed by Gabe Alvarez ----- Today's audio was recorded in studio using: Rode NT-1 and Shure SM57 microphones. Sound Effects Packs available at our Bandcamp Sources and Resources for today's episode: https://www.emiarchivetrust.org/about/history-of-recording/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/emile-berliner/articles-and-essays/emile-berliner-biography/ https://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/ https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/historyculture/origins-of-sound-recording-charles-cros.htm WHITTINGTON, WILLIAM. Sound Design and Science Fiction. University of Texas Press, 2007. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.7560/714304. https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-blasters-sound-effect-origin-ben-burtt/ https://www.20k.org/episodes/pewpew https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/news/g2486/how-6-of-star-wars-iconic-sounds-were-conceived/