• AEG builds Magnetophon

    AEG demonstrates the Magnetophon at IFA.
  • Au Clair de la Lune recorded on the Phonautograph

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

    References

  • Fairlight CMI

    The Fairlight CMI a digital sampling sythesiser is released.

    References

    • Good Vibrations (Accessed: 2014-11-15).
  • Fairlight CMI Series II

    An upgrade Fairlight CMI featuring a sequencer.

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  • Fairlight CMI Series IIx

    An upgrade Fairlight II, the Fairlight IIx featured MIDI and SMTP.

    References

  • First CDs in Europe

    First CDs arrive in Europe.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • First CDs in Japan

    First CDs arrive in Japan.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • First CDs in USA

    First CDs arrive in the USA.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • Fritz Pfleumer Tape Patent

    Fritz Pfleumer gets patent for magnetic tape.
  • Fritz Pfleumer Tape Prototype

    Fritz Pfleumer puts iron oxide on thin paper with lacquer as glue, magnetic tape.
  • Invention of the Phonograph

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

    References

    • (Accessed: ).
  • Louis Le Prince Disappears.

    Louis Le Prince is last seen boarding a train to Paris.

    References

  • Mitsubishi X-80

    One of the first 2 track digital recorder.

    References

  • Mitsubishi X-850

    A 32 Track digital recorder.

    References

  • Pfleumer grants patent use to AEG

    AEG gains permission to use Pfleumer patent.
  • Philips CD Demonstration

    Philips demonstrates an optical CD.

    References

    • An International History of the Recording Industry (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
    • Philips Research Site (Accessed: 2014-11-14).
  • Philips Compact Cassette Tape Demonstration

    Philips demonstrates the Compact Cassette at the Berlin Radio Show.

    References

  • Phonograph Patented

    Edison's patents the Phonograph .

    References

  • Roundhay Garden Scene

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

    References

  • Some Possible Forms of Phonograph

    Oberlin Smith publishes an article in The Electrical World theorizing magnetic tape.

    References

  • Tascam Portastudio 244

    The TASCAM Portastudio 244 four track cassette tape recorder including dbx noise reduction.

    References

  • Tascam Portastudio TEAC 144

    The TASCAM Portastudio TEAC 144 first four track cassette tape recorder.

    References

  • The Gramophone

    The Gramophone used a side to side movement of the diaphragm for encoding and reading the sound.

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  • The Phonautograph

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

    References

  • The Tone Test Concert

    Thomas Edison's Phonograph undertakes its first tone test concert.

    References

    • Perfecting Sound Forever [Page: 4] by Greg Milner (Accessed: 2014-11-11).