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Wax cylinder
A wax cylinder is an early recording medium used to capture and play back sound mechanically.
Level relevance: introduced at Higher; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Wax cylinders are relevant to Music Technology because they show early approaches to recording, storage, playback, and the historical development of audio technology.
Topics
Technological developmentsRecording historyPlayback
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- Higher Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for Higher technology skills, technology concepts, and music concepts.