The Stereo

By Hinckley
  • First Recording

    First Recording

    INFONo Exact date, however in 1877 Thomas Edison created the Phonograph Cylinder and in 1878 it was patentened.

  • Victor Talking Machine

    Victor MachineNo exact date mentioned. The Victor Talking Machine Company is founded by Emile Berliner and Eldridge Johnson. Experimental optical recordings are made on motion picture film.

  • "Talking Pictures"

    The first "talking movie" is demonstrated by Edison using his Kinetophone process, a cylinder player mechanically synchronized to a film projector. No Exact date has been recorded.

  • The RCA

    RCAThe Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is founded. It is owned in part by United Fruit. No exact date has been recorded

  • AM Radio

    The first commercial AM radio broadcast is made by KDKA, Pittsburgh PA.

  • The Jazz Singer

    "The Jazz Singer" is released as the first commercial talking picture, using Vitaphone sound on disks synchronized with film.The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is then formed.

  • Ribbon Microphone

    The first cardioid ribbon microphone is patented by Dr. Harry F. Olson of RCA, using a field coil instead of a permanent magnet.

  • Fantasia

    Walt Disney's "Fantasia" is released, with eight-track stereophonic sound

  • Model 604

    Altec develops their Model 604 coaxial loudspeaker.
  • Enhanced Cds

    Enhanced Cds

    Record labels begin to add multimedia files to new releases, calling them "enhanced CDs." Experimental digital recordings are made at 24 bits and 96 kHz.