Technology and Music
Music is one important aspect of life. We can see that in our daily life, we never escape from music. Wherever we are sure there is music. When we are on campus, there are campus radio, TV at home, church, mosque, temple or wherever it is, music is there. It seems human life can not be separated from the music.
Music technology is first introduced by Thomas Alfa Edison phonograph with a name. Using a large dish to be rotated by hand to play the song. With the discovery of an electric motor, the performance of music technology is no longer using the hand. Then from the disc technology developed technology that is with a tape recorder using magnetic tape. However, in accordance with human nature is to constantly evolving technology creates a CD. I remember at the time of commencement of the CD technology, CD technology is experiencing heavy competition for technology must be coupled with the price of cassette tape recorder that his music is much cheaper. And so on, new technology that enable to compact the size and quality kept on showing, replacing old one.
These old technology such as tape recorder or cassette are being left behind, why, lets take a look some of the reason below:
1. There are cheaper instrument.
Music with MP3 CD is cheap because a MP3 CD could store enough to record up to 100 songs in MP3 format, while the price offered are way below. For some downloading in the internet are much cheaper as well. With the advent of MP3 music technology is an outgrowth of the CD, then as if almost no reason to buy a CD or cassette tape except for the sound clarity reasons. In a sense the market share of CD sales to be different from the MP3.
2. Development of the digital era.
In the digital age now tape can no longer play a lot. We all know the price of computers and laptops are getting cheaper. In a sense, laptops and computers are no longer a luxury. With computers and laptops we are able to listen to music and edit-edit the music. While the cassette tape was not able to keep abreast of current digital age. Cassette tape can not be edited as easily as editing a CD or MP3. To edit a cassette tape we need a special tool that cost millions to make music on the tape into digital music. The player itself are getting advance, we all know that iPod being revolutionary music player in these modern era’s. And the good thing about it is almost any music format could be played in there, in case you’d like to put it in proper format, then use All-in-one iPad/iPhone/iPod Transfer software, a converter software.
The world will always remember the art of music more than technological sophistication. Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, etc., their voices will be more memorable than the mic they use. Santana will be more memorable with the songs of he create, rather than the sophistication of the recording studio he use. Lets hope that technology not become a barrier instead of music, it is merely a tool of technology in the work of music.