Category: Music Technology
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The Machine That Sang Back: The Birth of the Jukebox
The golden age of the jukebox peaked in the mid-20th century. Wurlitzer, Seeburg, and Rock-Ola…
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The Silent Arsenal: A History of Sound Weapons and Non Musical Audio Devices
The weaponization of sound dates back thousands of years. The biblical story of Joshua’s army…
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The Revolution That Played in Silence
Today, music streams instantly across the globe. A song from Lagos can reach Stockholm in…
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The Grooved Gospel: How a Spinning Disc Became the Soul of Music
The Eternal Groove In the sweltering heat of Camden, New Jersey in 1877, Thomas Edison…
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The Magnetic Revolution: How a Humble Tape Changed Everything
The Magnetic Revolution In the cramped offices of Philips in Hasselt, Belgium, 1962, Lou Ottens…
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The Silver Revolution: How a Tiny Disc Changed Music Forever
The Silver Revolution In the sterile laboratories of Philips Research in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1979, a…