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  • Invention of the Edison Phonograph

    7/18/77 – 12/31/29

  • Early Edison Recording

    1888

  • First Practical Magnetic Recorder

    1899

  • Lateral Cut Records

    1901–1983

  • 78 RPM Era

    1910–1950

  • Francis Densmore - Enthnomusicology Recording

    1916

  • Electrical Recording

    1925

  • First Feature Length Movie with Sound on Film

    1927

  • Alan Lomax begins collecting Folk Songs

    1932

  • Alan Blumlein Stereo Recording Patent

    1933

  • First Feature Length Movie with Stereo Sound

    1940

  • Early Studio Tape Recorder

    1948

  • First Commercial Multitrack Recording

    1949

  • Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio (1954)

    1954

  • First Portable Recorder suitable for Film Sound

    1962

  • The Cassette becomes mainstream

    1964

  • The 8-Track goes on sale

    1966

  • The Industry fights back on cassette recording

    1970

  • Sony Walkman

    July 1, 1979

  • Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)

    November 1981

  • First Commercial Compact Disc

    8/17/82 – 9/30/14

  • Early Low-Cost Multitrack Recorder

    1984

  • First Home Computer with MIDI

    1985

  • Digital Audio Tape

    1987

  • MIDI Sequencer with Music Notation

    1988

  • MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) Introduction

    1993

  • RealAudio successfully launches a streaming audio service

    1995

  • Napster debuts

    1999

  • Broadband Era

    2001

  • Podcast Mechanism invented

    January 2001

  • iTunes

    January 9, 2001

  • iPod

    October 23, 2001

  • YouTube Activated

    2/14/05

  • Apple Adds Podcasts to iTunes

    June 2005

  • Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone

    June 29, 2007

  • Handheld Digital Multitrack Recorder with Stereo Microphones

    February 2009

  • Apple iPhone 3GS

    6/8/09

  • iPad

    4/3/10

  • Skype Video Calling for iOS

    January 2011

  • Apple iPhone 4S

    10/4/11