Brief History of sound recording

In order to place this research project within a context i have chosen to mention a very brief history of recording sound.

The earliest known audio recording was said to be from 1860 and recorded by Eduard-Leon Scott de Martinville on a Phonoautograph.

Eduard-Leon Scott de Martinville

Scott de martinville's Phonoautograph

Here is a video of that very recording...

This is now known as the earliest device for recording sound but, we also have Thomas Edison the inventor of the phonograph in 1877, this device would be used to listen to the sounds that had already been recorded. 

Edison (ladies man)

Edison's home phonograph

Edison was one of the first to market the "Edision Home Phonograph", this meant that people could listen to  recordings of sounds at home for the very first time.

Family Fun

Also in 1877 saw the arrival of the first microphone, invented by Emile Berliner and Edision both creating different models of the same device. 

Edison's Microphone

Berliner and his Microphone (same right?)