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Phonautograph
The Phonautograph was the first to record and collect sound but it couldn't play it back. This was invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville -
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Music Players
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Phonograph
In 1877 the first phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. It was the first to play back sound. -
Gramophone
Much better quality and was recorded on flat discs and records -
Records
The records were invented earlier but were perfected by Eldridge Johnson and were mass produce -
Record Player
The record player was invented, then 2 years later it was made double sided. In 1912 disc recordings were the new hit. 12 years after that, in 1924, they were a little more high-tech. -
LPs
it was a long playing record and it 1955 it was made in a bigger size -
Portable Transitor Radio
The first protable transitor radio -
MultiTrack Recording
When the multitrack came out almost all popular songs were played on it -
Cassete Tapes
The cassette tape became the most popular form of music in the 60s. In the 70s it became possible to record your own music off of records or the radio onto a blank cassette tape. -
Compact Disc
Released in Japan first, then in the US in 1983. 3 years at it was the number 1 selling music media in the US. They became recordable in 1999. -
Napster
Napster allowed people to easily share song files with eachother. There were many copyright violations and it was shutdown in 2001. This was the first music sharing site and started the idea of free online sharing. -
iPod
Apple introduced the biggest hit in music media.The first 3 Classic iPods ranged between 5 and 40GB. In, 2006 and 2007 Apple released updated and better versions. -
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. This was the better verion of Napster but it wasn't free to get music.
