MP3 and the future of music

The revolution cometh

MP3 and its competitors represent the most dramatic change in the music industry since it was first described as an 'industry'. In essence it is a technique for dramatically reducing the size of audio files (to about one twelfth of a normal wav file) with a minimal loss of quality. In the context of ever increasing speed and capacity of computer technology the implications are enormous. It is now realistic to move music around on the internet without hard copy (CDs and cassettes) ever being generated. This means cheaper music for the listener, and a bigger share of profit returning to the artist. This in turn means that 'economy of scale' logic becomes much less important. In other words you can break into profit without selling anything like as much music. This leads to greater artistic control, less commercialization, and a weakening of the stranglehold of large record companies. Musicians and music lovers alike stand to gain enormously from this turn of events, so take advantage of it. Angstrom is currently seeking mp3 download distribution - watch this space.

A recommended MP3 player

The software to experience mp3 technology is cheap or even free. Our recommendation for an mp3 player is the MusicMatch Jukebox, which you can download for free. It allows you to playback mp3s from its internal library, make mp3s from CD, and perform software conversions back and forth between mp3 and wav files. The only limitation of the free version is that you can only take half the songs from a CD that you want to make mp3s from. The pay version is only a few quid/bucks and does the lot.

Any Questions

Mp3.com have a good FAQ page. You should find most of your questions answered there.

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