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300
First musical instrument..?
The harp was imported into China in the 4th century after being used in Egypt and India. Perhaps first used ever ~year 300? https://www.britannica.com/art/musical-instrument/Classification-of-instruments#ref53848 -
850
Neumatic notation
Was the notation used before Staff notation. Was used around the 9th century. https://www.britannica.com/art/neume
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1025
Staff notation developed
Staff notation, the notation that served as a foundation for modern Western music notation, was created by Guido d'Arezzo around the year 1025. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guido-dArezzo-Italian-musician#ref29220 -
1260
Mensural Notation
Mensural notation was first used in 1260, but was used all the way into the 1600s. It was created in order to make rhythms that are more complex, adding new or replacing symbols and serving as a kind of 'extension' to the previous staff notation. https://www.britannica.com/art/mensural-notation
https://artscimedia.case.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2020/04/20164113/NotationManual.pdf -
1566
Modern Staff Notation
In the late 16th century, mensural notation evolved into modern staff notation, rounding note shapes, and revising principles among other things. https://www.britannica.com/art/musical-notation/Evolution-of-Western-staff-notation
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20th Century Staff Notation
In the 20th century, due to new developments in musical style, staff notation was changed slightly, allowing notes between semitones, and a little more. This is the notation we currently use. -
Staff notation internationally accepted
Staff notation was internationally accepted in the 20th century indirectly due to different factors. https://www.britannica.com/art/musical-notation#ref530046 -
First D.A.W. created
A DAW, or Digital Audio Workstation, is an electronic device or application software that helps record, edit, and create audio files (e.g. FL Studio). The first thing that could be considered a DAW was created in 1978 by Soundstream Inc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation -
Prediction: Sound Effects Reverse Search?
Musicians already have access to lots of sounds, either online, through plugins for D.A.W.s like Omnisphere 1/2, or making them themselves in real life. But what if they need to find the origin of a sound effect? There are already tools utilizing AI to reverse search music and images, so why not sound effects?