Fantasound
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Fantasound was a sound reproduction system developed by engineers of Walt Disney Studios and RCA for Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Fantasia, the first commercial film released in stereo.
Staff operating the nine sound channels located in the hall's basement
The Broadway Theatre in New York City.
Stereophonic sound
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Stereophonic sound, commonly shortened to stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, three-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two ind
Fantasound
…conduct the piece at no cost. Stokowski was an enthusiast for new and improved methods of sound reproduction and had already participated in experimental stereophonic sound recordings in 1931 and 1932, and a live, long-distance demonstration of multi-channel sound a year later. In January 1938, over 100 musicians assembled…
Two microphones set up to record a piano simultaneously, which creates a stereo sound
Diagram of Clément Ader's théatrophone prototype at the Opera during the World Exhibition in Paris (1881)
Bell Labs binaural demonstration at World's Fair
Domestic stereo system, having two speakers