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Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville invented the Phonautograph: the first device that could record sound.
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The leading record labels used a microphone, an electric recording device that increased the flexibility and quality of sound recording. Invented by Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner patented the invention in March and June of 1877.
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Emile Berliner invented the Phonograph; also known as the Gramophone
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The first record made was a 78RPM (Revolutions per Minute) and were made from materials such as hard rubber. No name attached.
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Valdemar Poulsen invented the Telegraphone: a magnetic wire recording device that could pick up sound
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Fritz Pflemer invented the Magnetophon Recorder in Berlin Germany and in 1935 the Magnetophon Recorder was used in the BerlinRadio Show.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation first used the Marconi-Stille Recorder for their broadcasts. Created by German Scientists. No specific name attached.
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A Multi-Track Recording Device which divided the recording head into two tracks.
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Gerard Philips invented the Compact Audio-Cassette in his Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. factory headquarters in Eindhoven just south of Netherlands.
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The Compact Disc (CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. The first public demonstration was made by Sony in September of 1976. Invented by L. Ottens: a director of the audio industry group within the Philips Corporation in Eindhoven.
