Music devices

A Brief History of Music Devices

By 23020@eupschools.org

  • The first music boxes were invented.

    The first music boxes were invented.
    first music box
    First real music box mechanism is invented by a Swiss
    watchmaker named Antonie Farve. In this model, metal
    pins strike a set of tuned laminated teeth making tones without the
    use of bells or strings.

  • Phonautograph is invented.

    Phonautograph is invented.
    phonautograph invention
    The phonautograph was invented by the French inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville in 1857. The phonautograph was used to record sound and consisted of a cone-shaped speaking horn with a flexible covering on the small end.

  • First phonograph

    First phonograph
    Thomas Edison's phonograph
    Thomas Edison invented the first phonograph machine that could capture sound and play it back.

  • First jukebox

    First jukebox
    first jukebox
    A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons with letters and numbers on them that, when entered in combination, are used to play a specific selection.

  • First Cassette Tape

    First Cassette Tape
    cassette player
    The cassette tape is a magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback released by Philips in 1962

  • First Compact Disk

    First Compact Disk
    First CD
    The compact disk was created, now having a circle shape. This recorded much more music with higher qualities.

  • First MP3

    First MP3
    First MP3
    The MP3 was invented to download songs from the Internet with a high quality.

  • First iPod

    First iPod
    Apple iPod
    The iPod is a line of portable media players and multi-purpose pocket computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. You can download many songs.

  • The First iPod Mini

    The First iPod Mini
    iPod Mini Video
    The ipod mini has great reviews. You can download and organize songs according to your preference and the device is easy to use when working out because of its small size and large storage.

  • The iPhone

    The iPhone
    First Generation iPhone
    The iPhone, invented by Steve Jobs, was the quadruple threat. It could send messages, surf the web, take pictures, and download music easily.