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The Phonograph
Created by Thomas Edison, the phonograph was a device that could record music by translating soundwaves into small indentations across a cylinder. A 'playback stylus' would then read these indentations and play the sound back through a horn shaped device. Before the phonograph, people could only listen to music as it was being played to them first hand. -
The Disc
Similarly to the phonograph, discs used indentations that were read by a record player to create sound. Discs became very popular due to their ability to be created in mass. By using a machine similar to a stamp, records made from a material called 'shellac' were stamped to create indents ready to be distributed and played by consumers on machines called 'Gramophones'. -
The Tape
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The Walkman
Music could be taken around portably. -
The CD
Ready for commercial use -
The Apple iPod
