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Points of Divergence : Musical Instruments and Recording Technology

Points of divergence related to musical and sound-recording technologies. All POD entries are sorted as chronologically as possible.


Musical instruments PODs

Development of music in pre-1900 POD timelines

Earliest possible invention of the accordion ?

WI: Tuba not invented, ophicleide remains in use ?

Bagpipes as an orchestral instrument ?

WI: No saxophones

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Recording technology PODs

How much earlier could sound recording have happened ? (1)

How much earlier could sound recording have happened ? (2)

How much earlier could sound recording have happened ? (3)

How much earlier could sound recording have happened ? (4)

How much earlier could sound recording have happened ? (5)

How much earlier could sound recording have happened ? (6)

Plausibility check: Earlier sound recording

Earlier radio and earliest electric instruments ?

Challenge: Inside start grooving standard on microgroove records from the beginning

Vinyl remains dominant

Modulated tape bias in the analog era

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See Also

Points of Divergence : Photography and Cinema

Points of Divergence : Electronics

Points of Divergence : Arts, Architecture and Monuments

Points of Divergence : Popular Culture


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