| Sounds of Australia | |
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 The Fairlight CMI, the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, was added to the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia in 2015. | |
| Awarded for | The National Film and Sound Archive's annual capsule of iconic Australian audio moments. |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | National Film and Sound Archive |
| Eligibility | Eligible sound recordings must be Australian and must be at least 10 years old. The final selection is curated by our panel of industry experts and NFSA curators, with input from public nominations. |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Website | www |
The Sounds of Australia, formerly the National Registry of Recorded Sound, is the National Film and Sound Archive's selection of sound recordings which are deemed to have cultural, historical and aesthetic significance and relevance for Australia. It was founded in 2007.