The History of Audio Timeline
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BY: CODY HAMBLY
The History of Audio Timeline
1877
On December 4, 1877 Thomas Jefferson became the first person to record and play back voice.
1887
Emile Berliner filed and patented a talking machine which also recorded and played back sound.
It was called the gramophone.
1895
Marconi successfully with his wireless telegraphy system in Italy.
1898
Valdemar Poulsen patents his telegraphone.
1901
The Victor Talking Machine company was founded by Emile Berliner and Eldridge Johnson.
1906
Lee Deforest invents the triode vacuum tube.
1910
Enrico Caruso is heard in the first live broadcast from Metropolitan Opera, NYC.
1913
The first talking movie is demonstrated by Edison.
1916
A patent is issued to Armstrong for the superhederodyne.
1919
The Radio Corporation of America is founded.
1921
The first AM radio broadcast is made.
1925
RCA works on the development of ribbon microphones.
1927
The Columbia Broadcasting System was formed.
1930
The Blattnerphone is developed for use as a magnetic recorder using steel tape.
1931
Alan Blumlein patents stereo.
1932
The first cardioid ribon microphone is patent by Dr. Harry Olsen.
1933
Magnetic recording on a steel wire is developed commercially.
1935
BASF prepared the first plastic based magnetic tapes.
1936
BASF makes the first recording of a symphony concert.
1938
RCA develops the first column loud speaker array.
1939
The first to many attempts is made to define a standard for the VU meter.
1940
Walt Disney's, “Fantasia” is released with eight-track stereophonic sound.
1941
FM radio broadcasting began in the US.
1942
The first stereo tape recordings are made in Berlin.
1943
Altec develops there model 604 coaxial loud speaker.
1947
The Williamson high-fidelity power amplifier circuit is published.
1948
The Audio Engineering Society is formed in New York.
1949
Ampex introduces its Model 300 professional studio recorder.
1950
IBM develops a commercial magnetic drum memory.
1951
The "hot stylus" technique is introduced to disk recording.
1952
Emory Cook presses experimental dual-band left-right "binaural" disks.
1953
Ampex introduces the first high speed reel to reel duplicator as its Model 3200.
1954
Sony produces the first pocket transistor radios.
1955
Ampex develops "Sel-Sync" (Selective Synchronous Recording), making audio overdubbing practical.
1956
Les Paul makes the first 8-track recordings using the "Sel-Sync" method.