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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