Audio Innovations: Highlights From the 2008 TECnology Hall of Fame
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Gino Robair
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1898
Telegraphone Wire Recorder
Danish engineer Valdemar Poulsen (1869-1942) invents a magnetic recorder
1928
Western Electric 618A Electrodynamic Transmitter
Bell Labs engineers E. C. Wente and Albert Thuras develop the first commercial (omni) dynamic mic
1940
Shure Unidyne Model 55
The first low-cost unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic microphone
1947
JBL D130 Loudspeaker
James B. Lansing's speaker design helps define the modern woofer
1968
Universal Audio/UREI 1176 Peak Limiter
Bill Putnam uses FETs as voltage-variable resistors in a gain-control device
1976
dbx 160 (VU) Compressor/Limiter
David Blackmer's level detection circuits change the world of pro audio
1977
Yamaha NS-10M Speaker
The most common studio reference monitor of the '80s and '90s
1983
Kurzweil Music Systems K250
Ray Kurzweil's ROM-based sampler has an 88-note, Velocity-sensitive keyboard
For more Hall of Fame innovations, visit mixfoundation.org/hof/08techof.html.
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