music technology throughout history

By austchri132

  • music box

    music boxes first appeared between 1800 and 1815, and represent probably the earliest example of music technology.
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  • sound recording

    experiments with sound recording by Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner.

  • telophone

    telophone was invented

  • gramaphone

    Emile Burliner developes the gramaphone in Germany, which lleads to the developement of the 78 RPM record.

  • records

    records as we know them were first sold.

  • player piano

    Theodore P. Brown invented the Aerial piano-first commercial player piano

  • Electric hearing Aid

    Hutchison was the inventor of the first electrical hearing aid. It was also known as the microtelephone since it was essentially a self-contained version of the early telephone as invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the 1870s.

  • Broadcast music and speech radio invented

  • Scheduled radio entertainment

  • Amplifyers

    Amplifiers for record players and radios were first sold

  • Tape recorder

    Tape recorder was invented

  • jukeboxes

    Jukeboxes dominated US record sales

  • Electric Keyboard

    Electric keyboard was invented

  • Drum machines

    Drum machines invented

  • Portable music player

    The first portable music player - the transistor radio - came to be.

  • Audio Cassette

    Audio cassette was invented.

  • Stereos

    Stereos became popular because pop music emerged on the music scene.

  • Home computer

    Home computer available for use.

  • Digital audio

    Digital audio now available

  • compact disc

    Philips and Sony launched the digital compact disc or cd

  • house music

    Chicago DJs make the first House music tracks

  • MIDI

    Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface describes the use of digital interface and connectors. It allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.

  • Autotune

    Auto tune (an audio processor originally created to disguise or correct off pitch notes for both voice and guitar) is introduced by Antares Audio Technologies based in california, USA

  • MP3

    MP3 is a common audio format for consumer audio streaming or storage,

  • Download boom

    The download boom was fuelled by a huge desire to purchase singles instead of entire albums.

  • Apple introduces ipod

    5gb=$399
    10gb=$499

  • Ipod

    The iPod is a line of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001.

  • Itunes

    Apple's iTunes Music Store opens with support from major artists

  • itunes music store

    iTunes Music Store becomes top US music retailer