also known as the gramophone
etches grooves into a rotating cylinder
which then can be replayed
the grandfather to the modern record
storage: one song
cost: $20 (1899)
$731(2023)
fm transmission could now send sound further and with less noise
by 1940 there were 765 radio stations
in 2020 there were 15,445 radio stations
cost: $35 (1940) $758 (2023)
the modern vinyl, developed in different playback speeds, sizes, LP/EP
storage: can hold up to 12 songs
cost: $5 ~ $7.32 (1970's)
$30.18(2023)
invented by Sony
the first portable music device
can swap out different casette tapes
stores up to 12-24 songs per tape
cost: $150(1980)
$552.24(2023)
radio, casette tape, and cd player all in one
original name was "radiorecorder"
grew in popularity in the 1980's and 1990's
cost: $70 ~ $700
multiple lines, classic, nano, shuffle, video, and now phone
I owned a iPod nano 3rd generation
songs were 1 dollar each on iTunes or 0 dollars on limewire
at launch could hold 5 gb, roughly 1000 songs
cost: 399$ (2001) $683.47 (2023)
music streaming service
any song, any genre, any era
over 100 million tracks
527 million monthly users
210 million subscribers
use left and right arrow keys to change song
click screen to play and pause