Dates Flashcards
1st machine to record sound-Edison
1877
Phonograph
1888
Gramophone
1889
Magnetic recording
1898
Theremin
1920
Ondes Martenot
1928
Rhythmicon
1931
Hammond organ
1933
First guitar pickup-George beauchamp
Late 20s
Vivtone manufacture Spanish style electric guitars
1933
1at solid bodied electric guitar
Les Paul
1946
1st stand alone effects unit
1948
First amps
Fender woodies
Late 40s
Bassman amp
Fender
1952
Telecaster Fender
1951
Hammond B-3 organ
1954
Multitrack recording
1955
Humbucker pickup
1957
First compact cassettes
1963
4 track recording
Late 50s/60s
Mellatron
1963
Blackface twin amp
1963
Fender Rhodes Piano
1965
Marshall v powerful amp for Pete Townsend
1965
Eight track recording
1966
George Martin bouncing down-Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club
1966-67
Hohner clavinet
1968
16 track recording
Amped
1968
Minimoog
1969
Blackface twin amp
1963
Fender Rhodes Piano
1965
Marshall v powerful amp for Pete Townsend
1965
Eight track recording
1966
George Martin bouncing down-Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club
1966-67
Hohner clavinet
1968
16 track recording
Amped
1968
Minimoog
1969
Dolby noise reduction
1971
Sequential circuits prophet 5
1977
Roland CR-78
1978
Sony Walkman
1979
Multitrack cassettes
1979
Linn LM1 first digital sampler
1979
Fairlight CMI
1979
Echo effect popular
80s
Roland TR-808
1980
Roland Jupiter 8
1981
CDs produced commercially
1982
MIDI
1983
Yamaha DX-7
1983
Roland TR-909
1984
Digital audio tape
1987
MIDI time code
1987
Korg M1
1988
Whammy pedal
1990
Software samples
1990
Cubase
1991
ADAT 8-track recording
1992
Digital minidisc
1992
AKAI MPC 200
Sampler
1997