The music industry is one of the largest industries in the world. For many decades now this has been the way and there is no sign of deterioration. However people changing the ways in which they acquire music, this is due to the easy availability in illegal free music downloads from the Internet. This is causing the amount of money that can be made by musical artists to diminish.
Vinyl record and record tape (physical hardware) in times of old were the only way in which you could listen to music. The first CD that came about brought the first changes about.
CD's were a break-through in the way we listen to music because they were the first medium to store music digitally, i.e. the music is stored as a file that can be put on a computer and played, and this was the first step towards the birth of the mp3.
From 20 years ago the storage of music has completely changed. In the 60's you were only able to listen to your favourite music on a record player and now you can listen to it on a device no bigger than the palm of your hand. Not only can you listen to your favourite music but you can add and remove songs as and when you please.
The way in which music is now stored has not only made listening to music considerably easier, but it has also made getting hold of music considerable cheaper. Music can be bought from various websites on the Internet in a downloadable (usually mp3) format for much cheaper than you could ever buy a CD in the shops. This is because as people favour the mp3 more and more, there is less and less need to mass-produce CDs, and so the companies do not have to charge as much to cover their costs. - 30404
Vinyl record and record tape (physical hardware) in times of old were the only way in which you could listen to music. The first CD that came about brought the first changes about.
CD's were a break-through in the way we listen to music because they were the first medium to store music digitally, i.e. the music is stored as a file that can be put on a computer and played, and this was the first step towards the birth of the mp3.
From 20 years ago the storage of music has completely changed. In the 60's you were only able to listen to your favourite music on a record player and now you can listen to it on a device no bigger than the palm of your hand. Not only can you listen to your favourite music but you can add and remove songs as and when you please.
The way in which music is now stored has not only made listening to music considerably easier, but it has also made getting hold of music considerable cheaper. Music can be bought from various websites on the Internet in a downloadable (usually mp3) format for much cheaper than you could ever buy a CD in the shops. This is because as people favour the mp3 more and more, there is less and less need to mass-produce CDs, and so the companies do not have to charge as much to cover their costs. - 30404
