# Streaming in the Victorian Era: Early Synthesizer Sent Out Tunes by Telephone

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**Created:** [February 6, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/streaming-in-the-victorian-era-early-synthesizer-sent-out-tunes-by-telephone/4610 "2022-02-06T00:18:27Z")
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### Author: ![analogoutput](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/analogoutput/32/29663_2.png) [@analogoutput](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/analogoutput)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/streaming-in-the-victorian-era-early-synthesizer-sent-out-tunes-by-telephone/4610/2 "2022-02-06T01:46:25Z")

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> [@Music, Makers & Machines](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/music-makers-machines/3123/3):
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> What they don’t mention there is that in Cahill’s 1897 patent application he uses the words “synthesize” or “synthesizing” 25 times, which I think is the first time (or first 25 times) that word was used in reference to producing music.

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