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Art/Literary - Music / radio | | French term or phrase: disque souple | | Refers to the specific physical media of recordable records used in the 40s and 50s by Pierre Schaeffer in the world of radio, before and during his first work with musique concrète. |
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| | English translation:Acetate disc | Explanation:
"The sounds used in those early works were recorded straight to acetate disc; magnetic tape was not widely available at the time" from 2nd URL |
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| Grading comment I went with acetate, though I'm puzzled why it would be described as "souple". The job isn't finished, so I'll be doing further research. Any input would be appreciated. ps - I've seen the 3 sites - thanks for that too.
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