Thomas Edison invented the first recording device back in 1877 and was the first person ever to record his own voice and play it back. His groundbreaking innovation paved the way for modern audio recording. Stay tuned as we go back in time to revisit the most important milestones in the world of audio. 🔈 #thomasedison #invention #history #backinthedays #musicproduction | iZotope

The first known synchronized sound recording was made in 1894 by William K.L. Dickson, an inventor working with Thomas Edison. Titled the Dickson Experimental Sound Film, it shows a man playing the violin into a recording horn while two others dance. This early attempt at combining motion pictures with sound used Edison’s Kinetophone, which paired a Kinetoscope (a motion picture viewer) with a phonograph. Although not widely adopted at the time, this experiment marked an important step toward sy