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The Phonograph
1877.The first phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. The phonograph was the first method of recording and playing back sound. This was Edison's first great invention. -
The Gramophone
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Emile Berliner came up with the Gramophone. He was the first inventor to stop recording on cylinders and start recording on flat discs or records. The first records were made of glass. -
Victrola model record player
The Victrola model record player was introduced by RCA Victor. This record player had variable turntable speeds to accommodate the already wide range of records being produced at the time. -
Multitrack analog tape recording
Multitrack analog tape recording began in recording studios. The idea of a multitrack recorder and experiments started in the late 1940s. After this started, almost all popular music was recorded this way. -
Compact Stereo Cassette Tape and Player
Phillips develops a compact stereo cassette tape and player. 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 or the radio onto a blank cassette tape. -
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The CDs
CDs were introduced in 1982 in Japan. The first CD released was Billy Joel's "52nd Street". One year later, in 1983, CDs were released in the USA. It only took 3 years for CDs to overtake LPs as the top selling music media in the United States. -
CDs in the US
CDs were released in the USA. It only took 3 years for CDs to overtake LPs as the top selling music media in the United States. -
Napster
Napster is released. Napster allowed people to easily share song files with each other. This new program led to the music industry's drop in recording sales and accusations of total copyright violations. -
The Ipod
Apple introduced the biggest hit in music media, the iPod. The iPod grew in popularity rapidly. over the course of 7 years there have been 14 different versions of the iPod all with different capabilities and specialties. -
Itunes
Apple released the online music store to go along with the new iPod. iTunes allows the iPod user to manage audio and video on their computer. in iTunes, several things are possible.You can organize music into playlists with one or more libraries, edit file information, record CDs, copy files to a digital audio player, purchase music and video from the built in music store, and download free podcasts.