Audio Quiz Review Part 2

What was the Voicewriter?

• A music player introduced in the 1950s

• A dictation format introduced by Thomas A. Edison Industries in the late 1940s

• A type of telephone invented in the 1960s

• A computer program developed in the early 2000s

How did the Voicewriter differ from Thomas Edison's previous dictation machines?

• It was the first machine to use electricity

• It used a flexible red resin-based disc instead of a cylinder

• It was capable of recording video as well as audio

• It used magnetic tape instead of discs

What was the diameter of the disc used by the Voicewriter?

• 5-inch

• 6-inch

• 7-inch

• 8-inch

What year was the PlayTape audio format introduced?

• 1960

• 1966

• 1970

• 1968

Who introduced the PlayTape audio format?

• Frank Sinatra

• Frank Stanton

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Frank Ocean

By 1968, how many artists had published in the PlayTape format?

• Over 1,000

• Over 2,000

• Over 3,000

• Over 4,000

What year was the Mini-Cassette (or minicassette) introduced?

• 1965

• 1967

• 1968

• 1970

Who introduced the Mini-Cassette?

• Sony

• Panasonic

• Philips

• Toshiba

What was a limitation of the Mini-Cassette according to the text?

• It could not record music.

• It had a very high tape speed.

• Its tape speed and quality were only suited for voice recording.

• It was too complex mechanically.

What impact did the audio changes mentioned in the text have on record labels in 1968?

• They started producing more monophonic LPs.

• They stopped producing monophonic LPs.

• They introduced stereophonic LPs.

• They reduced the price of LPs.