Before electroacoustics every sound was unique and unfalsifiable

Evidence

Originally all sounds were originals. They occurred at one time in one place only. Sounds were then indissolubly tied to the mechanisms that produced them. The human voice traveled only as far as one could shout. Every sound was uncounterfeitable, unique. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 328

Categorization

• FICTION: A pre-lapsarian world of unique, unstealable sounds is rich worldbuilding material for speculative fiction.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 328
• XREF: connects to: Steady-state flat-line sound is rare in nature and emerges only with the Industrial Revolution — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 127; The splitting of sounds from their sources coincided with the soundscape’s decline into lo-fi — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 319; Electroacoustic reproduction gives sounds an independent existence from their makers — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 329 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Electroacoustic reproduction gives sounds an independent existence from their makers #expands (0.75) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 329