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To celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the loudspeaker a number of initiatives uniting industry and research environment has been launched during 2015. Danish Loudspeakers 100 years – the coffee table book Thursday, December 10, 2015 is the exact day of the anniversary. 100 years earlier, on December 10, 1915, […]

2015: 100 years of sound – book publication and celebration

7 Dec, 2015 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

In 1976 the brothers Kim and John Rishøj established TC Electronic, with the aim to develop, produce and market top audio products based on digital signal processing for audio professionals and musicians around the world. Today it is estimated that up to 90 % of professional recordings worldwide in one […]

1976: TC Electronic is founded by the two Rishøj brothers

12 Apr, 1976 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

Associate Professor Ole Juhl Pedersen, Acoustics Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, introduces courses in acoustic communication and becomes an international capacity in the area. Research on acoustic signal processing leads to Digital Signal Processing becomming a particular focus area at technical University of Denmark.

1968: Teaching in acoustic communication is introduced

12 Apr, 1968 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

1963: DTU establishes first acoustic laboratory

12 Apr, 1963 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

In 1956 the innovative engineer Christian Tøpholm and the talented entrepreneur Erik Westermann establishes the hearing aid company Widex.

1956: Widex is founded and releases its their first hearing ...

9 Jan, 1956 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

1943: Danavox (later GN Resound) is founded by Gerd Rosenstand

12 Apr, 1943 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

‘Lydteknisk Laboratorium’ (Danish Acoustical Laboratory), a technological institute for sound was set up in 1941 as one of the first, independent, not-for-profit institutes under the auspices of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences. The acoustical lab was a result of needs identified not least by professor P.O. Pedersen, principal of […]

1941: Danish Acoustical Laboratory (now DELTA)

3 May, 1941 in Uncategorized by admin

1941: The modern acoustic modelling technique is developed

12 Apr, 1941 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

1940: William Demant produces first hearing aid by license

12 Apr, 1940 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

1930: A great acoustic era is predicted by Professor P. ...

12 Apr, 1930 in The history of Danish Sound by admin

1925: B&O is founded by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen

12 Apr, 1925 in Uncategorized by admin

October 12, 1923 Axel Petersen (1887-1971) and Arnold Poulsen (1889-1952) successfully demonstrated for the public the first sound film recorded indoors. In essence, it was the first synchronized sound movie in the world, running a 23 minutes long movie in three scenes including actor performances and musical events. It took […]

1923: Ortofon behind breakthrough in sound films

3 May, 1923 in Uncategorized by admin

1906-1909 Even before earning his reputation as inventor of the loudspeaker in 1915, Peter L. Jensen carved his name into fame. Working as an assistant at the then famous Valdemar Poulsen company, reputed for its arc generators for wireless transmission in communications systems, Jensen found the solution to wireless transmission […]

1915: The first public presentation of the electrodynamic speaker

12 Apr, 1915 in The history of Danish Sound by admin