This kind of machine that can leave a sound is called a phonograph in Shanghai, and a disc that can sing by itself is called a record. Because profit-seeking was first introduced, for a long time, records were collectively referred to as "profit-seeking records", just as newspapers on the beach were collectively referred to as "declaration papers" at that time.
At that time, most of the imported records were foreign music, which was difficult for ordinary people to understand, so foreign businessmen tried their best to cater to the preferences of ordinary people in China. At the beginning of the 20th century, Le Sheng Bang, a Frenchman, set up a stall in Shanghai, and paid for the recording of Laughter of Foreigners. His slogan is: "you can listen to a foreigner's laughter for ten pence and make you laugh." He who listens without laughing gets nothing. "
This record, which lasted for 2 minutes and 32 seconds and consisted of all kinds of laughter, was very popular at that time and sold well, leaving a deep impression on many people's minds. Today, people still regard this "Laughter of Foreigners" as the first-generation record introduced to China.
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Birth story
The phonograph was born in 1877. The people who invented the phonograph in the world are world-famous inventors-Sheng and his early phonograph.
Thomas Alva Edison. According to the phenomenon that the diaphragm in the telephone transmitter vibrates with the sound, Thomas Alva Edison made an experiment with a short needle, from which he got great inspiration. Speech speed can make the short needle vibrate accordingly. Then, in turn, this vibration will certainly make the original sound. So he began to study the problem of sound reproduction. ?
1On August 5th, 877, Thomas Alva Edison asked his assistant Chrissy to make a strange machine consisting of a big cylinder, a crank, a receiver and a diaphragm according to the pattern.
Thomas Alva Edison pointed to this strange machine and said to his assistant, "This is a talking machine." He took out a piece of tin foil and rolled it on a metal cylinder engraved with spiral grooves, so that one end of the needle gently rubbed the tin foil and the other end was connected to the receiver. Thomas Alva Edison shook the handle and sang "Mary has a little lamb, like a snowball …" to the receiver.
After singing, put the needle back in place and gently shake the handle again. Then, the machine slowly turned round and round, singing "Mary has a little lamb …", just like Thomas Alva Edison sang.
The assistant on the side was speechless with surprise when he saw the talking machine. The news of the birth of "talking machine" caused a sensation all over the world. /kloc-from 0/877 to 65438+February, Thomas Alva Edison publicly performed the phonograph, which was immediately praised by the public as the "scientific Napoléon Bonaparte" and was one of the three most exciting inventions of19th century.
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