what did the phonograph used to record
Answer by Aritchison. Confidence votes 675. The phonograph was a device used to record and replay sounds from a cylinder, or later from a vinyl disc (record). As with the modern versions, the CD and DVD, the record rotated on the player. phonograph works by collecting sound in a horn that is attached to a diaphragm. The sound causes vibrations in the air that travel down the horn causing the diaphragm to vib â¦ rate. The diaphragm is connected to a stylus and pressed into a cylinder covered in wax (or alternatively a thin layer of tin foil).