History of Gramophone
The interest in creating a music-playing and recording device that would make music commercialized started in 1877.
While Thomas Edison immediately heeded the call and...
Origins of the Answering Machine
Before the telephone, what do you think people used for communication? How were people recording messages before the invention of phones and voicemails? The...
History of Digital Recording
The credit for the invention of the digital recording is not given to a person but to a company.
The first digital recording was publicly...
History of Multitrack Recording
Who invented multitrack recording?
The short history of multitrack recording started with Bing Crosby but it was the guitarist Les Paul who is credited for...
Overview History of the Technologies for Recording Music and Sound
Music is a soulmate to everyone. Music plays a very important role in today’s society. Ranging from passing out information, educating people, entertaining, and...
History of Dictaphone
The history of Dictaphone goes back to the invention rivalry of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell.
Although it was Edison who was the first...
What does EP stand for in music?
EP, as a type of record format is usually pitted alongside LPs, mixtapes, singles and albums.
You would normally see the label EP in...
History of Sound Recording
Sound recording is a monumental leap in the timeline of progress of people because it provided for us a new platform in expressing cultural...
Phonograph Records from Beginning to End (almost)
Have you ever come across any turntable? Well, if you have, then you’ve come across a phonograph. The phonograph is the modern prototype that...
How to Wire a Phono Plug & Common Color Codes
The RCA jack or phono connector is widespread despite its poor design, this article describes how to solder it and the color codes for...