Dj

History of Electronic Music

By LaurenTracy
  • Teleharmonium was Invented

    Teleharmonium was Invented

    Thaddeus Cahill was the inventor. In total, the machine weighed 7 tons!
  • Period: to

    Timeline Timespan!

    The major events in the history of electronic music.
  • Phonograph

    Phonograph

    Thomas Edison introduces the electric motor-driven phonograph.
  • Prototype Theremin

    Prototype Theremin

    Leon Theremin invented the prototype of the Theremin, an instrument which is played without touching it, as it detects the proximity of the hands.
  • Commercial AM Radio

    Commercial AM Radio

    First commercial AM radio Broadcast made by KDKA, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Westinghouse Organ

    Westinghouse Organ

    Robert Hitchcock completes the Westinghouse Organ.
  • Hammond Organ

    Hammond Organ

    Laurens Hammond created the first Hammond Organ.
  • Voder Speech Synthesizer

    Voder Speech Synthesizer

    Homer W. Dudley introduced the Voder Speech Synthesizer.
  • Conceived MIDI

    Conceived MIDI

    Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi conceives MIDI.
  • first 8-track recordings

    first 8-track recordings

    Les Paul makes the first 8-track recordings using the “sel-sync” method.
  • Donca-Matic DE-20 released

    Donca-Matic DE-20 released

    Korg releases Donca-Matic DE-20, an early electronic drum machine.
  • Moog synthesizer

    Moog synthesizer

    The Moog synthesizer is created by Bob Moog and is released.
  • PCM Recorder

    PCM Recorder

    First PCM recorder developed by NHK.
  • Direct-Drive Turntable

    Direct-Drive Turntable

    Matsushita engineer Shuichi Obata invents first direct-drive turntable, Technics SP-10.
  • First Digital Synthesizer

    First Digital Synthesizer

    Yamaha build first digital synthesizer!
  • Releases GS-1

    Releases GS-1

    Yamaha releases GS-1, the first FM digital synthesizer.