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Phonograph
The first ever recording or playing back sound device was the Phonograph invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. -
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audio through time
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Gramophone
10 years after the phonograph was invented Emile Berliner came up with the Gramophone. Instead of the device playing back sound it recorded on discs or records. -
Record
In 1906 the Victrola model record player was introduced by RCA Victor. This record player had variable turntable speeds to change the already wide range of records being produced at the time. -
LPs
After the Gramophone was invented along came the LPs. It was also known as an album. The LPs also played records or discs. -
Multitrack recorder
In 1962 the Multitrack recorder was invented. The idea of a multitrack recorder and experiments started in the late 1940s. After this started, almost all popular music was recorded this way. -
Cassette Tapes
In 1963 The Cassette Tapes were invented.The cassette tape became the most popular form of music media for several years. In the 70s it became possible to record your own music off of records. -
CDs
Compact Discs or CD were introduced in 1982. It’s a small plastic disc on which music is stored. -
Napster
In 2000 Napster is released. Napster allowed people to easily share song files with each other. -
iPod
In October of 2001 Apple released the iPod. Over 7 years Apple has created 14 different versions of the iPod. -
iTunes
in 2003 apple released the online music store to go along with the new iPod. iTunes allows the iPod user to allow sound and video on their computer.
