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History of Music Technology 1925-1933

By Hannah Cochran

  • Vitaphone Introduces New Sound System

    Vitaphone introduces a new sound system that synchronizes music and sound effects with motion picture.
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    History of Music Technology

    The history of music technology from 1925-1933

  • NBC is a Thing

    "National Broadcasting Company" or NBC becomes first radio network.

  • Bell Laboratories Created a Disc System to Synchronize Tracks

    Bell Laboratories created a 33 1/3 rpm disc system to synchronize a music track for the Warner Brothers film "Don Juan" It became a competitor for the Vitaphone system.

  • First Electric Television Picture

    Philo Farnsworth transmits the first "electric television" picture. It was about the size of a postage stamp.

  • CBS is a Thing

    "Colombia Broadcasting System" begins radio broadcasting.

  • Billboard Magizines

    Billboard magazine publishes its first music chart of performed songs.

  • First Person on Television!

    A comedian named Milton Berle was the first person to be shown on television.

  • First Person Live on TV

    Philo Farnsworth transmits the first TV picture of a living person, who was his wife,

  • Improved TV Pictures

    To improve TV pictures, German scientist Fritz Schroeter applies for a patent on interlaced scanning.

  • RCA Laboratories Works on Record System

    RCA Laboratories work on 33 1/3 rpm record system. Failed because system did not stand up to multiple plays.

  • Start of Swing Music Dance Craze

    The Duke Ellington recording of "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" started the "swing music" dance craze.

  • First Drive-in Movie Theater

    Richard M. Hollingshead opened the first Drive-In Movie Theater in Camden, NJ.

  • The Singing Telegram

    Western Union introduces the first "singing telegram" service.