Recording
Live Sound
Speakers
Microphones
General
100
The company Avid was previously named this. 

What is Digidesign?

100

This band used "the wall of sound" for their 1974 tour. 

Who is the Grateful Dead?

100

This first loudspeaker was invented for this device.

What is the telephone?

100

This is the first commonly used microphone on the market. 

What is a carbon microphone?

100

During a legal dispute over the patent for the carbon microphone this scientist was awarded the patent in 1882. 

Who is Thomas Edison?

200

The first sound recording device invented by Thomas Edison. 

What is the Phonograph?
200
During this year the first concert to ever have been amplified happened in San Francisco.

When is 1915?

200

In 1999 this invention made it possible to wirelessly make phone calls. 

What is bluetooth?
200

In 1924, two german scientists created this type of microphone.

What is a ribbon microphone?

200

This is type of medium tape machines used to store audio on. 

What is electro magnetic tape?

300

An early version of this DAW eventually turned into Pro Tools.

What is Sound Tools?

300

This word was used to describe the sound system for Disney's "Fantasia". 

What is Fantasound?

300

3 way and 4 way speakers became popularized during this year.

When is 1970?

300

Nuemann commercialized this type of microphone in 1928 with their release of the CMV3.

What is a condenser microphone?

300

This year CD Sales surpassed vinyl sales.

When is 1988?

400

In 1992 this company invented the first EQ plugin.

What is Waves?

400

Judy Garland used this breakthrough technology on stage during a live performance in 1961. 

What is a stage monitor?

400

Modern day loudspeakers were invented in 1925 by this company. 

Who is General Electric?

400

In this year Shure released their most reliable microphone the SM 58. 

When is 1966

400

This person is responsible for creating stereophonic audio.

Who is Alan Blumlien?

500

Tape Machines record at 2 different speeds.

What is 3&3/4 ips & 7&1/2 ips?

500

In 1993 this company built the first model of modern day line array speaker systems.

Who is L-Acoustics?

500

Noise reducing headphones were invented by this company in the 1980s. 

Who is Bose?

500

Crown invented the PZM microphone in 1975, which is an acronym. 

What is a Pressure Zone Microphone?

500

The dynamic microphone is also called this.

What is a moving coil microphone?
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