The first idea of a device that would play back a recorded piece of music was in 1976 by a Swiss watchmaker named Antoine Favre. Which was later brought to life in 1863 by Henri Fourneaux and was originally called a player piano. A player piano was a piano, know known as a Pianola, which had no need for a pianist. The keys were moved by a punched piece of paper known as piano roll. Each hole punch corresponded to a separate note on the Pianola. Each note was played when it came to the corresponding note. This was a way composers recorded their music. The most notable use of a Pianola in classical music is in the work of Conlon Nancarrow. After a while this method of recording became insufficient and in the 1850’s the phonoautograph was invented.

The phonoautograph was invented by Leon Scott. The phonoautograph was only a method of recording music. Not playing it back. It recorded music by using a membrane that was vibrated by sound waves. This was attached to a pen, which traced

The first DJ’s emerged as entertainers for the troops overseas during WW2 as it was easier and cheaper than shipping a whole band to them as they were on the move.

Carl Craig made the first influential drum ‘n bass track called ‘Bug In The Bassbin’. He set the pace for today’s drum ‘n bass songs.

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