The Music Technology Chronicle
  • Entry Date: 27 October 2016

    A New MacBook Pro

    Hardware,
    Apple updates the MacBook Pro.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1935

    AEG builds Magnetophon

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    AEG demonstrates the Magnetophon at IFA.
  • Entry Date: 09 January 2017

    AKAI MPC X and MPC Live Released

    Hardware,
    AKAI have announced the release of the MPC X and MPC Live.

    References

  • Entry Date: 7 2016

    Apple announce the iPhone 7.

    Hardware,
    Apple have announced the release of the iPhone 7 and 7 plus.

    References

  • Entry Date: 09 April 1860

    Au Clair de la Lune recorded on the Phonautograph

    Recording, Hardware, Rhsp,
    Au Clair de la Lune recorded on the Phonautograph and finally heared in May 2010.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1980

    Fairlight CMI

    Hardware, Recording, Sampling, Computer, Rhsp,
    The Fairlight CMI a digital sampling sythesiser is released.

    References

    • Good Vibrations (Accessed: 2014-11-15).
  • Entry Date: 1982

    Fairlight CMI Series II

    Hardware, Recording, Sampling, Computer,
    An upgrade Fairlight CMI featuring a sequencer.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1983

    Fairlight CMI Series IIx

    Hardware, Recording, Sampling, Computer,
    An upgrade Fairlight II, the Fairlight IIx featured MIDI and SMTP.

    References

  • Entry Date: 18 October 1922

    First BBC Broadcast

    Hardware, Format, Broadcast, Playback, Rhsp,
    First BBC broadcast from London, station 2LO.

    References

  • Entry Date: March 1983

    First CDs in Europe

    Hardware, Format, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    First CDs arrive in Europe.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • Entry Date: October 1982

    First CDs in Japan

    Hardware, Format, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    First CDs arrive in Japan.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • Entry Date: 1983

    First CDs in USA

    Hardware, Format, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    First CDs arrive in the USA.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • Entry Date: 21 January 1983

    First MIDI Demonstration

    Midi, Software, Hardware, Rhsp,
    The first MIDI connection demonstration.
  • Entry Date: 24 December 1906

    First radio broadcast for entertainment and music

    Hardware, Format, Broadcast, Playback, Rhsp,
    Reginald Aubrey Fessenden built a complete system of wireless transmission and reception using amplitude modulation. A revolution from dots and dashes.
  • Entry Date: 1928

    Fritz Pfleumer Tape Patent

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    Fritz Pfleumer gets patent for magnetic tape.
  • Entry Date: 1927

    Fritz Pfleumer Tape Prototype

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    Fritz Pfleumer puts iron oxide on thin paper with lacquer as glue, magnetic tape.
  • Entry Date: 21 November 1877

    Invention of the Phonograph

    Hardware, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    Edison's announced the phonograph, the first device capable of recording and playing back audio.

    References

    • (Accessed: ).
  • Entry Date: 30 December 2015

    Jesnsen Turntable Top Seller for Amazon

    Rhsp, Playback,Hardware,
    This years top selling home audio product at Amazon is the a turntable.

    References

  • Entry Date: 16 1890

    Louis Le Prince Disappears.

    Recording, Hardware, Rhsp,
    Louis Le Prince is last seen boarding a train to Paris.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1982

    MIDI Specification Announced

    Midi, Software, Hardware, Rhsp,
    The original midi specification, a language, a file format and a connector.
  • Entry Date: 2013

    MIDI Technical Grammy Award

    Midi, Software, Hardware, Rhsp,
    Ikutaro Kakehashi and Dave Smith recognised for MIDI development.
  • Entry Date: 12 December 1901

    Marconi transmitts the letter S across the Atlantic.

    Hardware, Format, Broadcast, Playback, Rhsp,
    Marconi transmits the letter S across the Atlantic ocean.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1981

    Mitsubishi X-80

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    One of the first 2 track digital recorder.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1987

    Mitsubishi X-850

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    A 32 Track digital recorder.

    References

  • Entry Date: 26 November 2015

    Multilayer Graphene Condenser Microphone Research

    Microphone,Hardware,
    A recent peer reviewed published article discussing the use of multilayer Graphene in microphone membranes.

    References

  • Entry Date: 6 December 2016

    New MOTU Soundcards 624 and 8A

    Hardware,
    MOTU have announced two new audio interfaces the 624 and 8A.

    References

  • Entry Date: 6 November 1919

    PCGG starts broadcasting

    Hardware, Format, Broadcast, Playback, Rhsp,
    In The Hague PCGG starts regular broadcasting, the first commercial radio station.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1 December 1931

    Pfleumer grants patent use to AEG

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    AEG gains permission to use Pfleumer patent.
  • Entry Date: 08 March 1979

    Philips CD Demonstration

    Hardware, Format, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    Philips demonstrates an optical CD.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
    • Philips Research Site (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • Entry Date: 30 1963

    Philips Compact Cassette Tape Demonstration

    Hardware, Format, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    Philips demonstrates the Compact Cassette at the Berlin Radio Show.

    References

  • Entry Date: 24 December 1877

    Phonograph Patented

    Hardware, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    Edison's patents the Phonograph .

    References

  • Entry Date: 09 1956

    Portions of Illiac Suite Premiered

    Hardware, Computer, Composition, Rhsp,
    Portions of the Illiac Suite string quartet are premiered after having been composed by the University of Illinois ILLIAC I.

    References

  • Entry Date: July 1956

    Push Button Bertha Performance

    Hardware, Computer, Composition, Rhsp,
    Adventure Tomorrow, on KCOP Channel 13 LA, includes a performance of the composition Push Button Bertha composed by a Datatron 205.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1976

    Quasar M8

    Hardware, Synthesis, Keyboard,
    A synthesiser built by a founder of Fairlight.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1 November 2016

    ROLI Announces BLOCKS

    Hardware,
    ROLI have release BLOCKS a music creation system for all.

    References

  • Entry Date: July 2015

    ROLI Seaboard Splash Down

    Hardware,Instrument,
    The ROLI Seaboard GRAND Stage is available to try and buy in selected UK music stores

    References

  • Entry Date: 10 2015

    ROLI Unveils Seaboard RISE

    Hardware,
    ROLI have release the Seaboard RISE a next generation musical instrument in a more portable size and affordable price.

    References

  • Entry Date: 14 October 1888

    Roundhay Garden Scene

    Recording, Hardware, Rhsp,
    Frenchman Louis Le Prince recorded the silent film known as Roundhay Garden Scene including Mrs Sarah Whitley deceased 24 October 1888.

    References

  • Entry Date: 28 March 1914

    Royal Castle of Laeken Broadcasts

    Hardware, Format, Broadcast, Playback, Rhsp,
    Robert Goldschmidt oversees broadcast of short-lived weekly concert series ended due to the facility destruction due to WWI.

    References

    • (Accessed: 2019-02-04).
  • Entry Date: 1988

    Sequential Circuits Sold to Yamaha

    Business, Yamaha, Sequential circuits, Hardware,
    California based Sequential Circuits (SCI) is sold to Yamaha by Dave Smith
  • Entry Date: 15 December 2015

    Shure Release MOTIV Series Microphones and Interfaces

    Microphone,Hardware,
    Shure have announced the release of the MOTIV series of interfaces and microphones for iOS, Mac and PC.

    References

  • Entry Date: 21 May 1939

    Signaling Transmission by Homer Dudley.

    Hardware, Vocoder,
    US application 2151091 awarded to Homer Dudley of Bell Labs part of Vocoder work.

    References

  • Entry Date: 16 November 1937

    Signaling system by Homer Dudley.

    Hardware, Vocoder, Rhsp,
    US application 2098956 awarded to Homer Dudley of Bell Labs part of Vocoder work.

    References

  • Entry Date: 08 1888

    Some Possible Forms of Phonograph

    Hardware, Recording, Rhsp,
    Oberlin Smith publishes an article in The Electrical World theorizing magnetic tape.

    References

  • Entry Date: May 1982

    Tascam Portastudio 244

    Hardware, Recording, Tape,
    The TASCAM Portastudio 244 four track cassette tape recorder including dbx noise reduction.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1979

    Tascam Portastudio TEAC 144

    Hardware, Recording, Tape, Rhsp,
    The TASCAM Portastudio TEAC 144 first four track cassette tape recorder.

    References

  • Entry Date: 6 November 1887

    The Gramophone

    Hardware, Recording, Playback, Rhsp,
    The Gramophone used a side to side movement of the diaphragm for encoding and reading the sound.

    References

  • Entry Date: 25 March 1857

    The Phonautograph

    Recording, Hardware, Rhsp,
    A device which created a visual recording of a sound wave in the air but offered no method of playback.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1996

    Yamaha CS1x

    Hardware, Yamaha, Instrument, Synthesis,
    Blue and covered in knobs this 90s hit was a child of its time and sounds just as you would expect it to.

    References

  • Entry Date: 1991

    Yamaha SY99

    Hardware, Instrument, Workstation, Yamaha, Synthesis,
    Very heavy but none the less a legend of 90s synthesis offering lots of flexibility, AFM and AWM2.
  • Entry Date: 1994

    Yamaha W7

    Hardware, Workstation, Yamaha, Instrument, Synthesis,
    Featuring GM sounds these were amongst the first workstations and started the shift from synthesizer with sequencer to workstation.