History Of Recording

Question 1

The Phonautograph

Answer 1

1857 by Frenchman Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville

Question 2

First microphone

Answer 2

1876 by Emilie Berliner

Question 3

Phonograph

Answer 3

1877 by. Thomas Edison

Question 4

Flat-disc gramophone

Answer 4

1887 Emile Berliner

First marketed in 1889

Question 5

Jukebox

Answer 5

1889 by Louis Glass and William Arnold

Question 6

Magnetic recorder called the Telegraphone

Answer 6

1898 by valdermar Poulsen

Question 7

Three major record companies sell 4 million units

Answer 7

1900

Question 8

First voice and music broadcast

Answer 8

1906 by Reginald Fessenden

Question 9

The Victor

Answer 9

1906 by the Victor Talking Machine Company

Question 10

First licensed radio station

Answer 10

1920 KDKA Pittsburgh

Question 11

First talking picture

Answer 11

1927 The Jazz Singer

Question 12

First commercial tape recorder

Answer 12

1928 by Fritz Pfleger

Question 13

Binaural Sound (M-S and X-Y)

Answer 13

1931 by Alan Blumlein

Question 14

First film with stereo sound AND first television broadcast

Answer 14

1940 Disneys Fantasia

Question 15

First 33 1/3 LP Discs

Answer 15

1948 Columbia Records. Important bc it increases time played from 5min to 20min

Question 16

45 RPM record

Answer 16

1949 RCA

Question 17

Sound on sound aka over-dubbing

Answer 17

1949 by Les Paul

Question 18

Multi-track tape recorders

Answer 18

1951

Question 19

First surround sound film

Answer 19

1952 This I Cinerama

Question 20

First console with linear faders

Answer 20

1960 Tom Dowd

Question 21

Compact cassette tape format

Answer 21

1962 by Philips

Question 22

8 track cartridge

Answer 22

1965 Bill Lear and Ford Motor Company

Question 23

First digital audio workstation

Answer 23

1976 Thomas Stockholm Jr.

Question 24

Compact disc (what was the first one?)

Answer 24

1982 Sony and Philips. First was Billy Joel 52nd Street

Question 25

MIDI 1.0

Answer 25

1983 by Dave Smith

Question 26

DAT (Digital Audio Tape)

Answer 26

1987 Sony and Philips

Question 27

MP3

Answer 27

1988 by Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg

Question 28

ADAT

Answer 28

1992 Alexis

Question 29

Pro Tools

Answer 29

1992 Digidesign

Question 30

Auto tune

Answer 30

1997 Antares

Question 31

iPod

Answer 31

2001 Apple

Question 32

iTunes

Answer 32

2003 Apple

Question 33

Spotify

Answer 33

2008