| In 1888 Emile Berliner, the inventor
of the microphone, manufactured the first gramophone and first
record that later replaced the very popular phonograph. German-born
Emile Berliner who had immigrated to the United States, moved
to Montreal in 1908 to set up the Berliner Gramophone factory
in the St. Henri district. This factory would become and important
historical complex in the world of music and sound.
The Berliner Gramophone factory was then bought by the multinational
RCA Victor that was involved in the record, radio, television,
and later on in the aerospace industry. In 1943, RCA Victor
constructed a recording studio in a building that was added
to the factory situated on Lacasse Street.
This studio, designed by the architect Gordon Lyman, would
become the first studio in Canada to be equipped with a multicylinder
acoustic system. Then in 1958 RCA Victor studio closed its
doors to design and build the first Canadian satellite in
great secrecy. The recording studio would be brought back
to life in 1985 under the management of a new owner, Studio
Victor.
Wishing to share with the public the fascinating history
of sound recording in Quebec , Studio Victor collaborated
closely in the creation of the Musée
des Ondes Emile Berliner, also located at 1050 Lacasse
Street. |
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| The Berliner
Gramophone Factory
Lenoir Street in Montreal
Before 1912
Donated by Maurice Lafrance
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