1981
Dan Gibson Begins Solitudes LP Series
1979
First Digitally Recorded Album, Ry Cooder's Bop till You Drop, Is Released
1978
Brian Eno Releases Ambient 1: Music for Airports
1977
R. Murray Schafer Publishes The Tuning of the World
1975
German Electronics Company Neumann Patents the KU80
1974
The World Soundscape Project Releases Soundscapes of Canada
1972
Wendy Carlos releases Sonic Seasonings
1971
Stefan Kudelski Releases His First Portable Stereo Recorder
1970
Harry Bertoia Releases First of His “Sonambient” Recordings
1970
Beaver & Krause release In A Wild Sanctuary