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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting January 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the host, opened with updates on teh news, inclu...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
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Thomas Stockham, an electrical engineer, pioneered digital recording.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:43
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The story of the Theremin: The first electronic instrument

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:04
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We associate the saxophone with the mellowness of jazz, but it roots are very hotheaded. The saxophone evolved from a bass clarinet built by the Be...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Zildjian cymbals have a long history: Beginning in 1618 with the Mustafa the First, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:57
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How we spell the word disk affects how you view laws about copying recordings of music and movies. Lying in the balance is billions of dollars, and...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:30
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Pauline Oliveros has been a composer and musician for over 50 years. She describes how technology plays a role in her music, her impressions on the...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 1