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Where did the Beatles record most of their songs?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Whose 1998 hit 'Believe' made Auto-Tune famous?

    Answer: Cher

    Why: That deliberately robotic warble on 'Believe' became known as the 'Cher effect'.

  2. 2 Medium

    About how long did one side of a 10-inch 78 rpm record last?

    Answer: About 3 minutes

    Why: That three-minute limit of the 10-inch 78 helped set the roughly three-minute length of the pop single.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which 1857 device recorded sound but could not play it back?

    Answer: Phonautograph

    Why: In 2008, computer scans finally turned an 1860 phonautograph trace of a voice singing 'Au clair de la lune' into sound.

  4. 4 Easy

    What did Edison's first phonographs play instead of discs?

    Answer: Cylinders

    Why: Edison kept making cylinder records until 1929, long after rival companies had switched to flat discs.

  5. 5 Medium

    What was the dog in the 'His Master's Voice' logo called?

    Answer: Nipper

    Why: Beneath the gramophone in Francis Barraud's painting lies a cylinder phonograph that was painted over.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which singer's radio show first aired from tape in the US?

    Answer: Bing Crosby

    Why: Crosby's $50,000 order for recorders let the tiny firm Ampex turn its prototypes into a production model.

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