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The Victor Talking Machine Company
Company founded by Emelie Berliner and Eldridge Johnson. Optical recordings that were experimental were made on a motion picture film
(http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html) -
Triode Vacuum Tube
Invented by Lee DeForest, it was the first electronic signal amplifier.
(http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html) -
The First Live Broadcast
First Live Broadcast from Metropolitan Opera, NYC: Enrico Caruso is heard
(http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.htm) -
Receptional Radio
Major Edwin F.Armstrong issued a license for a regenerative circuit which made radio reception practical.
(http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html) -
The First AM Commercial Broadcast
First AM commercial broadcast was made by KDKA in Pittsburgh PA. This date was specifically chosen because it was election day and the power of radio was more powerful than reading the newspaper.
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dt20ra.html) -
"The Jazz Singer"
The first commercial talking picture that used Vitaphone sound on disks synced with film.The Comlumbia Broadcasting System, AKA the CBS was formed. So was the JVC, aka The Japan Victor Talking Machine Co. (http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/audio.history.timeline.html) -
Magnetic Recording
Magnetic Recording on steel wire is developed commercially. Snow, Fletcher, and Steinberg at Bell Labs transmit the first inter-city stereo audio program. -
The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
You can control many synthesizers just by using a keyboard. Connections weren't standardized up until the development of MIDI.
(http://theinstitute.ieee.org/tech-history/technology-history/timeline-advances-in-audio) -
Digidesign
Digidesign released the "Sound Tools recording and editing" system. This was for the Apple Macintosh computer.
(http://theinstitute.ieee.org/tech-history/technology-history/timeline-advances-in-audio) -
The MP3 Player
James L. Flanagan was a pioneer in acoustics who provided the technical foundation for MP3 files, which was released to handle digital audio files.
(http://theinstitute.ieee.org/tech-history/technology-history/timeline-advances-in-audio) -
ITunes
Digital miniatures developed and introduced by Apple Inc.. Itunes was a media player and a library.(Still is today)
(https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-plan/tools-and-resources/history/timeline/) -
Live Stream
People started to become more interested in the widespread adoption of AdobeFlash for streaming TV, music, etc.
(https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-plan/tools-and-resources/history/timeline/) -
Karaoke Machine
VJ Starz Karaoke machine used cartridges and digitally recreated music.
(http://www.obsoletemedia.org/vj-starz/) -
USB Flash Drive
Originally intended for data storage, but numerous artists use them to distribute albums and singles.
(http://www.obsoletemedia.org/usb-audio/) -
Hi-Res CD
Combines two different formats on one single-layer disc. Released by Universal Music Japan. Mastering Quality Authenticated (MQA)
(http://www.obsoletemedia.org/hi-res-cd/)
