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Music Boxes
Music Boxes first appeared between 1800 and 1815, and represent probably the earliest example of music technology. -
Sound Recording
Experiments with sound recording by Thomas Edison & Emile Berliner. -
Telephone
Telephone was invented -
Records
Records as we know them were first sold. -
Player Piano
Theodore P. Brown invented the Aerial Piano - the first commercial player piano. -
Electrical hearing aid
Hutchison was the inventor of the first electrical hearing aid. It was also known as the microtelephone since it was essentially a self-contained version of the early telephone as invented by Alexander Graham Bell in the 1870s. -
Broadcast music and speech radio invented
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Scheduled radio entertainment
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Amplifiers
Amplifiers for record players and radios were first sold. -
Tape recorder
Tape recorder was invented. -
Jukeboxes
Jukeboxes dominated US record sales. -
Electric keyboard
Electric keyboard was invented. -
Portable Music Player
The first portable music player - the transistor radio - came to be. -
Drum machines
Drum machines invented -
Audio cassette
Audio cassette was invented. -
Stereos
Stereos became popular because pop music emerged on the music scene. -
Home computer
Home computer available for use. -
Digital audio
Digital audio now available. -
Compact Discs
Compact Discs (CDs) helped launch the last and biggest phase of record sales. -
MIDI
Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface describes the use of digital interface and connectors. It allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another. -
House music
Chicago DJs make the first House music tracks -
MP3s
MP3 is a common audio format for consumer audio streaming or storage, -
Download boom
The download boom was fuelled by a huge desire to purchase singles instead of entire albums. -
The iPod
The iPod is a line of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001. -
iTunes
Apple's iTunes Music Store opens with support from major artists. -
iTunes Music Store
iTunes Music Store becomes top US music retailer
