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An Interdisciplinary Journal
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Hearing pastness and presence: the myth of perfect fidelity and the temporality of recorded sound

Melle Jan KromhoutFaculty of Music, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 29-44 | Received 26 Jun 2019, Accepted 07 Jan 2020, Published online: 29 Jan 2020

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