In the 1960s, stereo sound revolutionized the music industry. But it turns out, a pioneering engineer named Alan Blumlein had actually invented stereo a full three decades earlier. Due to tragic events in World War II, his innovations were forgotten for decades. In this episode, we worked with <a href="https://www.oneplus.com/">OnePlus</a> to tell the story of how audio has evolved from mono, to stereo, to quadraphonic, to surround sound and beyond. Today, we even have immersive, three-dimensional systems that can simulate 128 speakers using just two. Featuring Alan Blumlein’s son <a href="https://www.alanblumlein.com/">Simon Blumlein</a>, and sound engineer Robin Reumers from the <a href="https://abbeyroadinstitute.com/miami/requestprospectus/?gclid=CjwKCAjwitShBhA6EiwAq3RqA2_Jv9PaRTn-Du_utr-zmbbIL2K8a-mL0mVCDFuhF_WzGWF7PeGIehoC4K4QAvD_BwE">Abbey Road Institute</a>.Watch our video shorts on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@twentythousandhertz">Youtube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twentythousandhertz/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@twentythousandhertz">TikTok</a>.Follow us on <a href="https://reddit.com/r/20k">Reddit</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/20korg">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/20korg">Facebook</a>.Sign up for <a href="https://glow.fm/20k/">Twenty Thousand Hertz+</a> to support the show & get our entire catalog ad-free.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">mystery.20k.org</a>Improve your personal sound world at <a href="https://oneplus.com/">oneplus.com</a>.Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: <a href="https://www.20k.org/episodes/thespatialrace">https://www.20k.org/episodes/thespatialrace</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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