Phonograph
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| + | "Herein lies the importance, in a cultural and historical sense, of the [[phonograph record]] to [[jazz]], more vital than the printed [[Sheet music|score]] to [[Western music]]."--''[[Shining Trumpets, a History of Jazz]]'' (1946) by Rudi Blesh | ||
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| + | "[[Turntablism]] is the art of using one or more [[Phonograph|turntable]]s, combined with one or more [[mixer]]s to create an original musical piece."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | The '''phonograph''', or '''gramophone''', was the most common device for playing [[Sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] [[sound]] from the [[1870s]] through the [[1980s]]. | + | The '''phonograph''', '''record player''', or '''gramophone''' (from Greek ''γράμμα'', ''gramma'', "letter" and φωνή, ''phōnē'', "voice"), is a device introduced in 1877 for the recording and reproduction of [[sound]] [[Sound recording and reproduction|recordings]]. The recordings played on such a device consist of [[waveforms]] that are engraved onto a rotating cylinder or disc. As the cylinder or disc rotates, a stylus or needle traces the waveforms and vibrates to reproduce the recorded sound waves. |
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| + | It was the most common device for [[playback|playing]] [[Sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] [[sound]] from the [[1880s]] through the [[1980s]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Archéophone]], used to convert diverse types of cylinder recordings to modern CD media | ||
| + | *[[Audio signal processing]] | ||
| + | *[[Compressed air gramophone]] | ||
| + | *''[[Talking Machine World]]'' | ||
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"Herein lies the importance, in a cultural and historical sense, of the phonograph record to jazz, more vital than the printed score to Western music."--Shining Trumpets, a History of Jazz (1946) by Rudi Blesh "Turntablism is the art of using one or more turntables, combined with one or more mixers to create an original musical piece."--Sholem Stein |
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The phonograph, record player, or gramophone (from Greek γράμμα, gramma, "letter" and φωνή, phōnē, "voice"), is a device introduced in 1877 for the recording and reproduction of sound recordings. The recordings played on such a device consist of waveforms that are engraved onto a rotating cylinder or disc. As the cylinder or disc rotates, a stylus or needle traces the waveforms and vibrates to reproduce the recorded sound waves.
It was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1880s through the 1980s.
See also
- Archéophone, used to convert diverse types of cylinder recordings to modern CD media
- Audio signal processing
- Compressed air gramophone
- Talking Machine World
