Evolution of electronic music media

The evolution of electronic personal music media extends back to the development of the phonograph in the mid 1800’s and is still metamorphosing into the 21st century. I would like to give a little history lesson on this progression. Phonograph Record The original author of the word phonograph was F.B. Fenby an inventor in Worcester, Massachusetts; he was granted a patent in 1863 for an unsuccessful device called the “Electro-Magnetic Phonograph”. His concept detailed a system that would record a sequence of keyboard strokes onto paper tape. Although no model or workable device was ever made, it is often seen as a link to the concept of punched paper for player piano rolls. Arguably, any device used to record sound or reproduce recorded sound could be called a View the rest of this article