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phonograph
In 1877 the first phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison
The Phonograph was great at the time but it was only good for a one time only playback and the sound quality was terrible. -
Gramophone
The Phonograph was great at the time but it was only good for a one time only playback and the sound quality was terrible 10 years after the Phonograph was invented Emile Berliner came up with the Gramophone 1887 -
record player
n 1906 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. -
LPS (long playing record)
LPs (Long Playing record) also known as an "album" were invented in 1948. -
Multitrack Recording
In 1962 multi-track analog tape recording began in recording studios. The idea of a multitrack recorder and experiments started in the late 1940s by guitarist, inventor and composer Les Paul -
Cassette Tapes
1963- 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. -
Compact Discs
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. -
Napster and File Sharing
In 2000 Napster is released. Napster allowed people to easily share song files with each other. -
Apple iPod
In October of 2001 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
in 2003 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.
