Show new victor machines produce all tones of the human voice A new era in the mechanical reproduction of sound was heralded friday with the demonstration here of 0 the newly invented talking machine which announcement has created a sensation in musical circles this instrument which is declared to represent a per cent increase of efficiency over the old type was exhibited to a distinguished group of musicians sic ians critics and newspaper men at a special advance hearing in brigham arranged by stohl furniture company victor dealers as a preliminary to the general public hearing next friday evening the remarkable advance represented by the new instrument which was developed jointly by the victor talking machine company and the bell laboratories of the western electric company was illustrated by playing it in direct comparison with the old type the audience applauded as selection after selection bore witness to the greatly increased range volume an and d purity of tone achieved by the new method the talking machine is based upon a newly adapted principle known as matched impedance which has necessitated the complete designing redesigning re of the entire instrument this electrical principle which made possible the perfection of long distance telephonic communication was translated into mechanical terms by the dell bell laboratories of the western electric company and placed at the disposal of the victor company it has resulted in an increase of range besides doubling the potential volume of the reproduction and the clear clearness with which the various instruments and voices may bi bc distinguished mr clark explained that heretofore have been three chief detects defects in tile the talking machine limited range limited volume and failure to bring out clearly the tone color of 0 the sounds recorded that indefinable quality by which it Is possible to distinguish between the various instruments or voices even when playing notes of the same pitch these difficulties lie he continued have now been removed the talking machine is capable ol of reproducing sounds as high as the highest note ot of the piccolo or as low as the deepest tone of 0 the bass viol it can reproduce these tones ag as soft as a whisper or as loud as a shout and it can reproduce them in such a way that you can readily identity identify the notes of the violin the cornet the flute and every other variety of instrument or N one of the greatest achievements of 0 the new method he said is the successful reproduction of instruments which before could not be properly recorded the drum for the first tinie time sounds like a drum lie he said the harp sounds like a harp and the piano one of the most difficult of all instruments to record comes into its own at last with an absolutely faithful and meritorious reproduction it is obvious what this will mean to the world ot of music |