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The History of Audio By Cailey Roberson
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The History of AudioBy Cailey Roberson
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison really played a large role throughout the history of audio. He invented many things including the phonograph.
1877
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.
1878
The first music is put on a record. Jules Levy plays Yankee Doodle on his cornet.
1888
Edison improves his original phonograph by making an electric motor-driven phonograph.
1895
Marconi successfully experiments with his wireless telegraphy system in Italy.
1901
Experimental optical recordings are made on motion picture film.
1906
Lee DeForest invents the triode vacuum tube, the first electronic signal amplifier.
1910
The first live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera.
1913
The first “talking movie” is demonstrated by Edison.
1919
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is founded.
1927
“The Jazz Singer” is released as the first commercial talking motion picture.
1933
Magnetic recording on steel wire is developed for commercial use.
1935
BASF makes the first plastic-based magnetic tapes.
1940
“Fantasia” is released, made with eight-track stereophonic sound.
1947
Ampex produces the first tape recorder (the Model 200).
1948
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is formed.
1954
Germany introduces the electromechanical reverberation plate.
The first pocket transistor is produced by Sony.
1956
Les Paul makes the first 8-track recordings.
1958
The first commercial stereo disk recordings appear.
1963
Philips introduces the first cassette tape. The Beach Boys use the first large full-
range sound system for their concert tour.
1964
The Beatles were the first to intentionally incorporate guitar feedback on a song (I Feel Fine).
1965
Robert Moog creates the synthesizer.
1974
DuPont makes the CrO2 cassette tape.
1975
Digital tape recording is used in professional audio studios.
1981
Philips demonstrates the CD.
1982
Sony releases the first CD player.
1984
Apple markets the Macintosh computer.
1986
The first digital consoles appear.
1997
DVDs and DVD players are introduced.
1998
MP-3 players appear.
Citations
http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html
http://community.digitalmediaacademy.org/12758-how-the-beatles-changed-music
