A History of The Record Player
Nowadays we have digital video disks , CDs, MP3s, and of course the web for all our music needs. However, none of those would have been likely if it weren't for the invention of the record player, one of the more significant components of musical technology of all time. It was so pioneering that after its invention in 1877, almost 100 years passed prior to it was replaced by newer technology. And even now, record players carry an oldtime musical feel that makes them very well liked by music listeners around the globe. Nowadays, anytime one thinks of a turntable, it's often the Technics or perhaps the Crosley Record Player. But over a hundred years ago, the name which was of most importance was Thomas Edison.
Back in 1877, Edison developed what he called the phonograph. His initial records had been manufactured of tinfoil. These records had a spiral groove which went along the surface area. A hand-cranked machine with a pin, or stylus, was used to read the grooves vibrating based on the texture. This became ultimately referred to as the hill-and-dale technique. The vibrations would run up the stylus, along a metallic conduit, all the way to a large speaker. These speakers transformed the vibrations into much more audible sound.
When Edison finished his invention, he was more interested in its various scientific applications as opposed to its musical potential. This left further upgrades to other inventors and scientists.
A decade later, Emile Berliner invented the disk record, and had it patented in 1896. Berliner's design and style took its origin from Edison's, but rather than using the traditional hill-and-dale method, where the grooves went up and down, his method, known as the varying lateral direction method, featured textures on the edges of the grooves. The varying later direction (VLD) caught on very quickly, and very soon Edison's original hill-and-dale method was left behind.
It wasn't long before mass production of disk records became possible when Berliner invented the matrix record. This master copy permitted duplicate records to be pressed forever. At this point, record players were still running off of the power of the hand crank. But when the late nineteenth century rolled around, so did electricity. Then soon after the electronic record player was announced. Unlike the hand-turned record players that can vary in speed according to the strength of the person, electrical record players supplied consistent speed. This meant that there was absolutely no variation in the tempo of the music that was played.
Ultimately, record players got so well liked that entire families would hang out around them in order to delight in quality entertainment. Early methods of the previous-song and skip-song features of today's MP3 and CD players were introduced around this time. To be able to choose which track was to play, a person placed the stylus in one of the blank grooves located between the textured ones. And for many years, the record player dominated households all over the world.
With the seventies came cassette-tape decks and 8-tracks, and soon thereafter, record players seemed to be disappearing. However, when DJs became popular in clubs and discos, the turntable reclaimed its dominance.
These days, the record player is still loved by music enthusiasts!
Back in 1877, Edison developed what he called the phonograph. His initial records had been manufactured of tinfoil. These records had a spiral groove which went along the surface area. A hand-cranked machine with a pin, or stylus, was used to read the grooves vibrating based on the texture. This became ultimately referred to as the hill-and-dale technique. The vibrations would run up the stylus, along a metallic conduit, all the way to a large speaker. These speakers transformed the vibrations into much more audible sound.
When Edison finished his invention, he was more interested in its various scientific applications as opposed to its musical potential. This left further upgrades to other inventors and scientists.
A decade later, Emile Berliner invented the disk record, and had it patented in 1896. Berliner's design and style took its origin from Edison's, but rather than using the traditional hill-and-dale method, where the grooves went up and down, his method, known as the varying lateral direction method, featured textures on the edges of the grooves. The varying later direction (VLD) caught on very quickly, and very soon Edison's original hill-and-dale method was left behind.
It wasn't long before mass production of disk records became possible when Berliner invented the matrix record. This master copy permitted duplicate records to be pressed forever. At this point, record players were still running off of the power of the hand crank. But when the late nineteenth century rolled around, so did electricity. Then soon after the electronic record player was announced. Unlike the hand-turned record players that can vary in speed according to the strength of the person, electrical record players supplied consistent speed. This meant that there was absolutely no variation in the tempo of the music that was played.
Ultimately, record players got so well liked that entire families would hang out around them in order to delight in quality entertainment. Early methods of the previous-song and skip-song features of today's MP3 and CD players were introduced around this time. To be able to choose which track was to play, a person placed the stylus in one of the blank grooves located between the textured ones. And for many years, the record player dominated households all over the world.
With the seventies came cassette-tape decks and 8-tracks, and soon thereafter, record players seemed to be disappearing. However, when DJs became popular in clubs and discos, the turntable reclaimed its dominance.
These days, the record player is still loved by music enthusiasts!
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