Did you know that the first music box ever made – and coincidentally the first music device – dates back to 1811?
The evolution of music devices through time took us from simple music boxes to today’s multi-purpose devices.
1811, Music BoxThe first music box and music device was automatic, producing sound by placing pins on a disc or a revolving cylinder. It could fit into waistcoats’ pockets and became popular when the first factory opened in 1815 and the industry boomed.
1857, PhonautographThe earliest device that could record sound was the phonautograph, invented by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville in 1857. It worked by transcribing soundwaves as undulations through a traced line on either glass or smoke-blacken paper.
The evolution of music devices through time took us from simple music boxes to today’s multi-purpose devices.
1811, Music BoxThe first music box and music device was automatic, producing sound by placing pins on a disc or a revolving cylinder. It could fit into waistcoats’ pockets and became popular when the first factory opened in 1815 and the industry boomed.
1857, PhonautographThe earliest device that could record sound was the phonautograph, invented by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville in 1857. It worked by transcribing soundwaves as undulations through a traced line on either glass or smoke-blacken paper.
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