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Music Formats

  • Phonograph

    Phonograph

    The first music format was made by Thomas Edison, only able to record one thing at a time
  • Gramophone

    Gramophone

    This improved on the Phonograph with the addition of vinyl record that created more quality sound and was later upgraded in the 60's to be more compact and able to play up to 24 song on one disc
  • Compact Discs

    Compact Discs

    This invention was the result of making a smaller disc that easier to carry around and did not become popular until the early 90's
  • AMP MP3 Playback Engine

    AMP MP3 Playback Engine

    This was the first successful MP3 player, made by Tomislav Uzelac
  • The iPod

    The iPod

    Computer company, Apple, sought out to make improvements to the MP3 player, resulting in this invention
  • The Smart Phone

    The Smart Phone

    Apple sought out to improve the phone this time, creating the first smart phone. These became what we use today for listening to music