AUDIBILITIES
By Emmet Robinson                       King Street Recording Company
Professional Audio Services for Any Purpose You Can Think Of – Video and Photo Too!
Since 1967
Volume 75, Summer, 2020       610-647-4341       
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What’s Next?
In capturing and reproducing sound, the first recording devices were strictly mechanical, probably beginning with Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877. A metal cylinder, wrapped with tinfoil, was the recording medium; volume and sound quality were extremely limited.

In the late 1880s, development of the wax cylinder proved a significant improvement. Although originally intended for business use, entertainment quickly became the major – and more profitable – interest.