Sound Recording Timeline

Phonautograph by Édouard-Léon Scottde Martinville

Mar 25, 1857

The significance is that it was the first
machine that you could record sound.

Phonograph perfected by Thomas Edison

Jul 1, 1877

Gramophone by Thomas Edison

Jan 1, 1878

Made in the year 1878
The significance is that the Gramophone
was made to play flat discs.

Thomas Edisojn Talking Doll

Jan 1, 1886

Thomas Edison invented the talking doll. Edison only produced this doll for a couple of years.

Overdubbing

Aug 12, 1920

Is a technique used by recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded performance.

first flat disc

Jan 1, 1926

DON JUAN was the first sound-on-disc movie released by the Vitaphone corporation. The Vitaphone corporation had been formed by the Warner Bros. and Western Electric companies. Synchronizing the sound and film still proved difficult.

WWII

Apr 14, 1939

the us troops invade the German troops to help

Cracking codes machine

Oct 16, 1941

Recording of sound was used to break secret codes, record telephone messages from spies, and record intercepted enemy communications during World War II. Wire recorders were used because they were much more durable. This increased interest to improve wire recorders.

Cassette

Jan 1, 1962

The Compact Cassette, also called audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette,simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format.

Blaich Allen

Jul 8, 2003

Got his first drum set.

minecraft xbox update

Oct 16, 2012

i got minecraft creative mode update for xbox