[SC-CSTD] FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From The Verge: Check out this library of obsolete sounds, including plenty of clips of old tech

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obsolete sounds, including plenty of clips of old tech

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This archive <https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds/>  appears to be
very accessible with screen readers. Those interested in this topic should
also consider an episode of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" titled
<https://www.20k.org/episodes/extinction> "the Sound of Extinction" which
should be available in most podcast clients.

Original Source
<https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/28/23481711/obsolete-sounds-project-cities
-and-memory-modem> 

Check out this library of obsolete sounds, including plenty of clips of old
tech

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The project wants to 'draw attention to the world's disappearing
soundscapes.'

By JON PORTER <https://www.theverge.com/authors/jon-porter>  / @jonporty
<https://twitter.com/JonPorty> 

Nov 28, 2022, 7:25 AM EST|

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 <http://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds/> Obsolete Sounds is a new
project that its creator Cities and Memory claims is "the world's biggest
collection of obsolete and disappearing sounds." It consists of over 150
sounds that are increasingly rare, ranging from sounds used in retro video
games, recordings of old-fashioned transport, and plenty of mechanical
sounds from outdated hardware.

Of course, the first sound clip I searched for was the sound of an old 56K
modem connecting to the internet, which is thankfully present and accounted
for. "In the 90's, computers would scream every time you went online. That
was foreshadowing," was how
<https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1409857730656022529> one tweet
recently described the piercing screech.

"Obsolete Sounds is designed... to highlight those sounds that are worth
preserving"

Other sounds you might want to make a beeline to check out include the
classic Nokia ringtone from the 5120 phone, the whirring staccato of an old
Seagate hard disk drive spinning up, and an old analogue radio being tuned.
If you're a fan of mechanical keyboards then I'd suggest you keep away from
the recording of an Apple iBook Duo 230, whose recording features the most
horribly spongy keypresses I've ever heard. Maybe check out one of the seven
typewriter recordings instead.

As well as the sounds themselves, Cities and Memory has also published
remixes of each of them from a collection of over 150 musicians and sound
artists. They're designed to reflect on "the memories and feelings those
sounds evoke." 

"Obsolete Sounds is designed to draw attention to the world's disappearing
soundscapes, to highlight those sounds that are worth preserving because
they form part of our collective cultural heritage - and to help us think
about how to save those sounds before it's too late," said Stuart Fowkes,
founder of Cities and Memory. In total, the organization has collected over
5,000 sounds from over 1,000 artists around the world, including as part of
a previous project that attempted to
<https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/04/18/in-these-disquieting-covid-1
9-time-hushed-cities-are-making-a-loud-impression-on-our-ears.html> record
sounds of Covid-19 lockdowns.

You can give them a listen for yourself right
<http://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds/> here.

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