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Where can one learn about pianola?
A Pianola is an self-playing Piano which was found by Edwin Scott Votey in 1895. There is a Pianola Museum in Amsterdam where one can learn a lot about Pianola.
When was the pianola invented?
1985
What is the weight of a pianola?
The weight of a pianola can vary depending on its size and model, but on average, they can weigh between 300-600 pounds. It is important to note that pianolas are heavy and may require multiple people to move or transport safely.
What actors and actresses appeared in Messaoud Habib - 1930?
The cast of Messaoud Habib - 1930 includes: Messaoud Habib as Pianola player
How does a pianola change its pitchand volume?
A pianola changes pitch by varying the speed at which the paper music roll is fed through the mechanism. Faster speed increases pitch, slower speed decreases pitch. Volume is controlled by adjusting the amount of air flowing through the instrument, usually done through a foot-operated bellows pedal system.
What were the first successful player pianos?
The American Angelus player piano of 1897 achieved the first commercial success, followed by the Pianola in 1898 and the Apollo in 1900.
How much is a pianola worth?
The value of a pianola can vary significantly based on factors such as its brand, age, condition, and rarity. Generally, you might find prices ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Antique or rare models in good condition can be particularly valuable, sometimes reaching prices in the tens of thousands. For an accurate valuation, it's best to consult an appraiser or check recent sales of similar models.
What actors and actresses appeared in Ghanili Dour - 1932?
The cast of Ghanili Dour - 1932 includes: Ghanili Dour as Mlle. Dalila Messaoud Habib as Himself - pianola player
What two countries are found on the island has pianola?
I believe what you meant to write was Hispaniola, and in that case Hispaniola includes both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti is on the west side and evidently the Dominican Republic on the east.
An instrument which looks like a piano?
Pianola and Harpsichord. Only the keyboard of an organ resembles that of a piano.
What is special about a player piano also known as a pianola?
A pianola is a device resembling a standard piano that can play itself. Many function like an actual piano and can be used by a pianist, but the main feature is the ability for the piano to play songs using mechanical manipulation.
Why has the way we record music changed?
The way we record music has changed due to technological innovation. Before 1875 the only way to record music was to notate it. Then along came the telephone and the black glass experiments of Alexander Bell designed to provide a mechanism for recording sound for playback or interpretation by deaf people. Around this time the pianola or player piano was also invented, allowing for musical works to be recorded onto a roll of paper (perforated to allow air to move or not causing the keys to depress or remain stationary) that could be played back in peoples homes. Later still we get the wax cylinders of Thomas Edison, which allowed for a crude form of recording and playback. the medium was very brittle and subject to the prevailing temperatures, sometimes being in a position where they would melt or partially melt and re-solidify, causing irreparable damage to the recording on the cylinder. Next came the flat disc record, running at 78 RPM (revolutions per minute), with a single continuous groove that ran from the outer edge to the near the centre. Initially only one side of the disc was recorded on. Later it was determined that both sides of the disc could hold a recording without undermining the quality of either recording. next came magnetic wire recording and later still magnetic tape (initially paper, but later plastic). All recordings until the 1950's were made in mono. Stereophonic (L-R panaroma) was the next addition to the arsenal of techniques used in recording and playback. A change in the speed of playback also came about due to the introduction of microgroove discs. A long playing record (LP) could be played at 33-1/3 RPM, wheras a single or ep might be played back at 45 RPM or the older 78 RPM or even at a much slower 16-2/3 RPM. Les Paul, the famous guitarist and inventor, invented and built the first multi-track recording machine, capable of recording 7 separate tracks, allowing him to record songs where he played all of the instrumental parts rather than relying on other musicians to achieve his artistic vision. The standard multitrack machine used in commercial recording studios was a 3 track machine. Standard practice at EMI's Abbey Road studios was to have one track sent the left, one track to both left and right and one track to the right of a stereophonic recording master. During the 1960's these 3-track machines gave way to machines capable of recording 8, 16, 24 and eventually 32 tracks for final mixing and playback - this led to rise of several techniques for synchronising machines and automating mixdown, as attempting to mix 32 tracks by hand was an unimaginably difficult task. Even at this point it was difficult to record more than 50 minutes of music on a single double sided disc. In the 1980's we see the introduction of the Audio CD, a digital recording and playback system. The specification for Audio Cd was such that it could hold the full version of Beethoven's 9th Symphony on a single disc (roughly 72 minutes of music) - this work was the favourite of the then Head of Phillips, a key player in the development of CD technologies. The audio was sampled at a rate of 44100 times per second and encoded using a stepped method known as Pulse Coded Modulation (PCM). the resolution of the recording was limited to 16 bits per sample, giving any audio the dynamic range of about 96db which is near enough to a range of 1:1010, sufficient to cope with an orchestral pppp to ffff crescendo. The system developed allowed for 650MB of data to be stored, this is 3 times the amount of data needed to store the 72 minutes, but the extra data space was used to record a 2nd and 3rd version of the audio to safeguard against damage to the disc surface- the playback mode allowed for the 2nd and 3rd versions to be read on playback and used if there was error found int he primary recording. If all three versions were damaged, the cd player would either stop, play the same piece of audio over and over until an undamaged area was reached or an average oft he last few seconds audio was played until an undamaged area was reached. At the same time as this was happening, a new development in recording using VHS or super-VHS tape and a PCM encoder/decoder was being used to record multitrack digital tape. Later still we embarked into the realms of computer based recording, using either sequencers (software or hardware) or digital recorders using the same technology as the Audio CD, i.e. 44100 samples per second at 16 bits per sample. Further developments included the upgrading the sample rate to 96000 samples per second and up to 32 bit floating point per sample (32 bits allows for an incredible 192db dynamic range (1:1019.2).
