1. The History of Audio
By Cailey Roberson

2. Thomas Edison really played a large role throughout the history of audio. He invented many things including the phonograph.
Thomas Edison

3. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.
1877

4. The first music is put on a record
The first music is put on a record. Jules Levy plays Yankee Doodle on his cornet.
1878

5. Edison improves his original phonograph by making an electric motor-driven phonograph.
1888

6. Marconi successfully experiments with his wireless telegraphy system in Italy.
1895

7. Experimental optical recordings are made on motion picture film.
1901

8. Lee DeForest invents the triode vacuum tube, the first electronic signal amplifier.
1906

9. The first live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera.
1910

10. The first “talking movie” is demonstrated by Edison.
1913

11. The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is founded.
1919

12. “The Jazz Singer” is released as the first commercial talking motion picture.
1927

13. Magnetic recording on steel wire is developed for commercial use.
1933

14. BASF makes the first plastic-based magnetic tapes.
1935

15. “Fantasia” is released, made with eight- track stereophonic sound.
1940

16. Ampex produces the first tape recorder (the Model 200).
1947

17. The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is formed.
1948

18. 1954 Germany introduces the electromechanical reverberation plate.
The first pocket transistor is produced by Sony.
1954

19. Les Paul makes the first 8-track recordings.
1956

20. The first commercial stereo disk recordings appear.
1958

21. 1963 Philips introduces the first cassette tape.
The Beach Boys use the first large full- range sound system for their concert tour.
1963

22. The Beatles were the first to intentionally incorporate guitar feedback on a song (I Feel Fine).
1964

23. Robert Moog creates the synthesizer.
1965

24. DuPont makes the CrO2 cassette tape.
1974

25. Digital tape recording is used in professional audio studios.
1975

26. Philips demonstrates the CD.
1981

27. Sony releases the first CD player.
1982

28. Apple markets the Macintosh computer.
1984

29. The first digital consoles appear.
1986

30. DVDs and DVD players are introduced.
1997

31. MP-3 players appear.
1998

32. Citations http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.hist ory.timeline.html
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