Sounds of Australia

Sounds of Australia
The Fairlight CMI, the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, was added to the Sounds of Australia in 2015
Awarded forThe National Film and Sound Archive's annual capsule of iconic Australian audio moments.
CountryAustralia
Presented byNational Film & Sound Archive
EligibilityEligible sound recordings must be Australian and at least 10 years old. The final selection is curated by a panel of industry experts and NFSA curators, with input from public nominations.
First award2007
Websitewww.nfsa.gov.au/sounds

The Sounds of Australia, formerly the National Registry of Recorded Sound, is the National Film & Sound Archive's selection of sound recordings deemed culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant and relevant for Australia. It was founded in 2007.