Audio Media Timeline
A brief history of audio recording and playback, from the 1850s onward, including details of all the audio media in the Museum in chronological order of introduction.
Phonograph Discs and Cylinders
Media for sound recording or playback that use the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder.
Magnetic Tape for Audio
Audio formats for music and voice recording and playback using magnetic tape, most of which are now obsolete. Includes analogue and digital tape.
Optical Discs for Audio
Optical disc media from the Compact Disc onwards for digital music playback, and in some cases, recording.
Compact Disc Rainbow Books
Optical disc media from the Compact Disc onwards for digital music playback, and in some cases, recording.
Other Audio Media
Other audio media by type, from piano rolls to slotMusic, and things in between such as the unclassifiable Tefifon.
