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The Phonautograph
The Phonautograph was invented in 1857 by Leon Scott de Martinville and could record sound, it also later lead to the creation of the gramophone -
The Phonograph
The Phonograph,invented by thomas edison,was similar to the phonautograph because it could record sound like a human voice,not only could it do that but it also record music to be listened to. -
The Gramophone
The gramophone was a device created by Emile Berliner and was the first ever device to play a disc of recorded music -
The Gramophone goes on the market
By 1896 the gramophone was put on the market and rebranded as the victrola also becoming the first commercially available record player. -
Beginning of 78 RPM Standard
In 1905 the 78 rpm standard was introduced,this made shoopers sure that their records would play on their victrolas and play correctly. -
Transistor radio
In 1954,the first transistor radio was invented, allowing people to carry music around with them. -
First portable stereo
The first portable stereo placed speakers into a record player,allowing people to take the record player wherever they want. -
Audio cassette
The audio cassette is much like the portable stereo eccept smaller and could be used for mixtapes. -
8-track tape
The 8-track tape brought recorded music into cars long before car radios. -
The sony walkman
The sony walkman was much like ther audio cassette,but now listeners could listen to music through their headphones. -
The first compact disc
The compact disc offerred high quality sound and durability compared to the audio cassette -
First mp3 player
The mp3 player allowed listeners to listen to audio files from a pc. -
Apple ipod
The apple ipod replaced the mp3 player being slightly higher quality. -
The ipod touch
The iPod Touch served as a music player, but also offered access to the Apple App Store, games and other features.
