1950s - 2000s By jaaaannnnaa Dec 4, 1950 Philips Records (PPI) Dec 4, 1951 reel-to-reel tape Dec 4, 1952 pop music charts Dec 4, 1954 drum machines Dec 4, 1959 Echo Dec 4, 1962 audio cassettes Dec 4, 1964 pirate radio (Radio Caroline, Radio Veronica broadcast English for a time from 1962) Dec 4, 1978 home multi-track (Portastudio) Dec 4, 1978 sampling keyboard (Chamberlin 1948, Mellotron 1963, Fairlight 1979) Dec 4, 1979 digital audio Dec 4, 1980 CD Dec 4, 1983 MIDI Dec 4, 1989 SoundTools (later ProTools) Dec 4, 1993 audio online (IUMA Usenet) Dec 4, 1995 MP3s Dec 4, 1995 DVD Dec 4, 1999 “iPods” (Diamond Rio) Dec 4, 1999 P2P music (Napster) Dec 4, 2002 Major label store online (Listen.com) Dec 4, 2003 iTunes