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Martinville created first known recording device in 1857 (Phonoautograph), mechanical replica of the human ear which then etched the information on a cylinder coated with soot. This device couldn't play back recorded sound

1877-thomas edison uses tinfoil and later wax to create a recording device which could play back sound.

1888- emil berliner created the first disc (78 rpm) and gramophone which introduced mass production of recorded sounds

1945- Soundscriber, which is flexible vinyl

1947- Dictabelt, which is a recording devise that uses plastic tubes

1948- cbs records creates the LP (long playing disc) which made 33.33 rpm

1949- 45 rpm comes out, but isnt compatible with many disc players

1954- record players accept discs of all speeds

During world war two americans discovered a german method of recording: plastic tape on reels which was used for studio recording and multi tracking

1960s- 8 tracks come out, and have portable players which make records less popular because you couldnt listen to them in your car

Thomas stockham starts recording digitally (with binary) in the 70s

1983- the compact disc comes out

1994- mp3 becomes the preffered vehicle for music

2005- compact disc sales fall dramatically, millions of mp3 players owned worldwide

First commercial digital recording recorded in 1978

Stockham is able to replicate sound waves with ones and zeros

digital recording can eliminate static and distortion, giving it an edge over analog

Dire Straits put out first all-digital recording in the mid eighties

mp3 takes data from a wav file and compresses it into a smaller file by eliminating sounds which are deemed unessesary

piracy becomes an issue

new instruments and sounds start being invented because of the opportunities digital audio affords

first song ever recorded: mary had a little lamb

Recording devices list:

1877- Phonograph, invented by Thomas Edison

1878- Dictaphone, invented by edison

1888- grammaphone, invented by emile berliner

1930- wire recorders

1930s- sonoband

1945- soundscriber

1947- dictabelt

1957- walkie recordall

40s-50s- open reel to reel

1957- dictaphone dictet

1958- sound tape cartridge

1959- cart tape

1960-executary dictary machine

1964- sanyo micro pack

1962- compact casette

1962- stereo 4 track cartridge

1965- 8 track cartridge

1966- playtape

1977- elcaset

1982- cd

1987- sonifex discart machine

1991- alesis ADAT

1992- 8 track digital format

1998- minidisc

2000- versacorder

2001-advanced audio coding