The first practical sound recordingand reproduction device was the mechanical phonograph cylinder, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877.
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"The first practical sound recording and reproduction device was the mechanical phonograph cylinder, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 and patented in 1878" - from the wikipedia page on sound recording
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The first sound recording process was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. He created the phonograph, which could capture and play back sound for the first time in history.
The first sound recording method using a machine was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. He created the phonograph, which could both record and playback sound.
Thomas Edison is credited with the invention of the phonograph. Edison invented this device in 1877 after several other inventors had failed to create a machine that could reproduce sound.
The first sound recording device built by edison in 1877. The only existing recording today is the 'talking clock'
Thomas Edisons phonograph (gramophone) was the first device invented that could play recorded audio. The first sound recording device was the phonautograph, invented by Eduoard Leon-Scott in 1857, people had also found was to record audio onto foil, but the phonograph was the first audio reciprocation device.
The first phonograph, a device for recording and reproducing sound, was built by Thomas Edison in 1877. It revolutionized the music industry by allowing sound to be recorded and played back for the first time.
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Voice recording is the recording and playback of sound waves. The first device able to record the human voice was the phonoautograph in 1857, so the answer to your question is yes.
Audio recording was invented in the 1850s. While the recording method didn't allow for playback, a device called a "phonautograph" was invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and recorded audio waves it was given.