More often than not, we fail to realize just how much has changed in this world since our grandparents' generation. The sudden rise of technology has given birth to a world that is completely unrecognizable. What once took hours to simply set up can now be done in mere seconds and what once was the size of a room can now fit into our pockets. This report will be looking into the various ways the technology that is used to listen to music has changed since the time of our grandparents' and the different ways various age groups access music in today's world.
During the time of my grandparents', there were no iPods or portable music players. They listened to music through vinyl record players, also known as a phonograph. A phonograph is a stereo music player that can play music off vinyl records. For decades, this was the only device that was able to play music that my grandparents had access to. To this day, my grandparents are using vinyl record players to listen to music. Although, they now have the option to switch to portable music players, they choose to keep using vinyl record players because after decades and decades of usage, they have developed a sense of comfort in listening to music through vinyl record players.
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My parents mostly used cassette players and radios in their time. However, unlike my grandparents' generation, my parent's generation was actually able to make the switch from the devices that were around in their time to the devices that are around right now. Today, most people from my parents' generation listen to music using portable devices such as smartphones and iPods. They are heavy users of sites such as Youtube and medium users of music subscription services such as Spotify and Apple
Web. 15 Feb. 2014. <http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/collection/disk_play.cfm>. Edie, Paul C. "History of the Victor Phonograph." The Victor-Victrola Page.
Finally, this assignment has shown how music can be updated to suit different generations. Through the process of evaluating both songs, and comparing the two, one could say that the differences in the second song help refresh the first version. Although others may remark ‘old is gold’.
Before the 1990’s, if people want to listen to music, they just visit a music store and pick up a CD and then put it into a stereo equipment. However, the development of MP3 file format gradually changed the way people listen to music. This format lets everyone download music easily and it can be converted to CD as well. But, there is still a problem: searching MP3 files on the internet is maddening and people seldom can find the music they want. Therefore, the birth of Napster solved this problem, creating a virtual music community in which music fans could use the Web as a “swap meet” for music files. More importantly, Napster is easy to use and it’s free, which expands the range of audience in age. Bandwidth also contributed to Napster’s success. The greater the bandwidth, the faster the file can be transferred. So, Napster really changed the way people listen to music, discover music and interact with music.
Actually we use MP3 Players, iPods and other mobile devices to hear our music, some people still use cd players (For example: ME), In that time they have FM Radio, so they could be able to hear their music.
Edison decided to change the idea by using a tin foil wrapped metal cylinder instead of the paper. The final cylinder phonograph had 2 diaphragm and needle units. One would be for recording date and the other would be for playing it. For the machine to work, one would have to speak into a mouthpiece and the sound vibrations would be imprinted on the cylinder. Then the recording needle would create some sort of groove pattern on the cylinder. The data can then played by back by the data from the created grooves.
The author even goes as far as comparing it to a cult because so many people are becoming these” iPod people”. An example is when he says “get on the subway and you’re surrounded by a bunch of stepford commuters staring mid-space as if anaesthetized by technology”. Society did not use to be like that. Sullivan also says in his article that music used to be something that was shared. Today, you rarely see people sharing the experience of music like they used to; you see little white wires hanging out of people’s pockets and ears. Sullivan expresses that it is not just music that is isolated; it is almost everything on a daily basis. The author writes a convincing article to remind people to keep your mind, eyes and ears open. There is a whole lot going on around you that you are missing out
The Use of Electronic Technology in 20th and 21st Century Music In this essay, I have examined the use of electronic technology within 20th and 21st Century music. This has involved analysis of the development and continuing refinement of the computer in today’s music industry, as well as the theory of the synthesiser and the various pioneers of electronic technology, including Dr. Robert Moog and Les Paul. Also within the essay, I have discussed the increasing use of computers in the recording studio. The computer has become an indispensable tool in ensuring that both recording and playback sound quality is kept at the maximum possible level. Many positive ideas have come from the continued onslaught of computerisation.
In today’s evolving and changing society, many people do not appreciate how extraordinary music truly is. Since the birth of the vinyl record, there are less people who own and are interested in them. Even though vinyl records have recently been making a comeback, they are still not as popular as they once were. People take for granted how easily accessible music is today though in the past it was not as simple. Even though vinyl records may be costly and may not have a large quantity of songs, as time progresses and technology continues to develop, the way that people listen to music degrades their appreciation for music due to easier accessibility, weaker sound in terms of quality, and decaying genres.
...on radio use. The young considers as spare time activity for music and entertainment. This seems the next challenge for Radio use. Radio must adopt new technology to continue its existence. In general, the 1920’s and the contemporary use of Radio are more or less the same but the current technological development are becoming wide and deep in scope. Therefore, there should be better approach and advanced use of information technology to address the related concerns.
We had record player and an 8 track player when I was little. When I was older we graduated to cassettes, then CD’s. I was in college when mp3’s came out. Portable music options just started with the boom box, then the cassette and CD Walkman.” The fourth question asked was, “Has traveling been as easy as it is now with GPS?”
With each passing year, technology has become highly involved in our lives, and continues to at a rapidly increasing rate. Technology, in many ways, was designed to help people in various fields of work. However, it has also achieved the reciprocal. Where does music lie? Has technology hurt or helped the field of music, specifically hip-hop? What do these advancements mean for the genre?
Music and the relationships of music have changed drastically in our society. The course of studies and the evaluations of the applications of the technology of music, the making and the listening of music have changed in the way we listen to music, the styles of music in our society and in the media. The importance of the technology in music today, has, over the past century been charted through the study of musical examples and through viewing how human values are reflected in this century's timely music. There are very many different types of music that are listened to. There are readings, writings, lectures and discussions on all the different types of music.
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...P, 2005, p 23) Around 2005 cell phones and PDAs were referred to as Swiss army knives of gadgets due to the fact they had many functions in one device. All the big phone companies at the time were premiering phones with more mp3 storage than mp3 player, essentially foreshadowing the future. (Dempsey, P, 2005, pg. 23)An average smart phone in the year 2014 can hold around 8-16 gigabytes of data, and if storage is allotted correctly, the phone can hold thousands of mp3s. Any mp3 player trying to have a foothold in the consumer market cannot compete with a device that is an essential part of an average person’s daily life, and a music player. “Smartphones with increasingly high-quality audio and video capabilities have become popular and therefore hamper demand for products in the Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing industry.” (Krabeepetcharat, T. 2013. p. 8)
From trying to level your Discman in the air to avoid a song skipping, all the way to the convenience of hearing your music in almost any possible situation. There is no doubt at all that music players have come a long way to what they are now in our modern days. Not only did the creators of such devices help evolve the way we look at technology, but personally, it helped many people like me go from a tough time to a soothing one, from a dull experience into an inspiring and motivating one, and simply, a way out of reality. I dare say music players have become an essential and habitual part of my every day routine.