| Type | Musical instrument |
| Impact | Revolutionized music creation, storage, and distribution |
| Function | Optical music recording and playback |
| Inventor | |
| Successors | Tape-based instruments • Synthesizers |
| Predecessors | Orchestrion • Chamberlin |
| Invention date | 1850 |
| Popular genres | Classical music • Pop • Rock • Electronic |
| Original purpose | Classical music and Orchestrion-based arrangements |
