MP3’s have become a
popular format of music with most teens. Some bands have actually made some of
their albums only available as MP3s. Despite this, CDs are still the most
common form of music due to how accessible they are. Plus with most music fans,
they get a certain joy of having a physical copy rather than a download. I’m
one of those people.
One reason could be the
booklets that come with the CD. While having the credits, they often have other
things included. Most of the booklets I’ve seen have the lyrics of the songs or
pictures of the bands while recording. Some of the CD booklets actually give
the history of the album.
With vinyl fans, the say
the instruments have a more complete sound.
Another reason why many of
us prefer a physical copy is because for us, it’s fun to go to a store to look
around. You can easily come across some other interesting albums besides the
one you’re looking for. You can’t exactly window shop on a website. Besides
that, it’s not as engaging.
CDs and vinyl are more
accessible as well. With most music sites, you need an account and credit card
to purchase the albums. “There’s sites with free music” some of you might be
saying. Well those don’t have everything. And as we all know, it’s actually
illegal.
Another small problem with
most MP3 pages is that they usually only have MP3s of what’s popular and still
in print. And when you really think about it, CDs and vinyl can be cheaper than
MP3s because of used copies. It also feels more satisfying to have a collection of
CDs, vinyl, or even tapes rather than a collection of downloads.
Another point worth
mentioning is if you only buy MP3s and don’t back them up in anyway, then they’re
gone if your computer crashes. With CDs, you can back them up if the files are
lost.
If you still prefer MP3s,
that’s fine, I’m just stating my opinion.
Unfortunately, there are
people trying to get rid of CDs due to how popular MP3s are becoming. While it
will never happen I think it’s sad that people think everything should be
digital, proven by this article
It was posted in 2011, but
I think it’s worth bringing up.
A music
industry insider says that the CD format will be killed off next year to make
way for digital-only music sales.
Well Look at that,
it’s 2013 and there’s still CDs being made.
A report
by Sideline
claims that the major labels will stop pressing CDs by the end of 2012 as a
result of falling sales and the growing popularity of digital stores. It says
that special edition albums, and those from the biggest artists, will continue on
CD.
That’s
a pretty stupid decision by the companies. If they really did stop publishing
CDs, I see a huge drop in sales.
Sideline fall short of revealing their
source, or providing an official statement.
If
Sideline didn’t reveal any sources, then why even credit them? It’s not news if
you don’t have a reliable source. You’ve just destroyed any credibility you had
for this article.
We find these
claims hard to believe. Digital music accounts for only 29%
of album sales, and while vinyl is seeing a resurgence, it remains a
tiny portion of the industry. CDs certainly face a decline in sales, but it is
too early for major labels to pull the plug on a format which still generates a
significant income for the industry.
Which is the
very reason CDs won’t die off anytime soon.
However,
digital music sales continue to rise. This week we reported on record digital album
sales, which have already broken the 2010 record with two months to
go before the end of the year.
Artists like Coldplay and Adele appear responsible for giving digital
music sales a boost thanks to their huge popularity on iTunes, and the
prevalence of music-enabled smartphones seems to be making the death of the CD
a certainty. But when?
Never. MP3’s may be
becoming popular, but there’s still too many people who buy CDs.
Many UG
readers comment that they prefer CDs, citing the better quality of the WAV
format on which it is encoded. However, improvements in digital technology and
storage will eventually match that of the CD, leaving little reason to continue
using the older format.
I honestly
don’t see that happening anytime soon. There’s so much data to compress in
order to make the file into a MP3.
If you love CDs,
what would make you give in and go fully digital? Is is the quality, or the
fact that you can't admire the artwork in your hands?
You’re kidding
right? This person pretty much said “You must go digital, it’s better that
way.” You can’t force people to change their opinions on something, it’s a dick
move especially if it’s supposed to be news.
As for the
last question it’s a bit of both, more so the latter.
As you’ve
might have guessed, there were a lot of angry comments on this. Why would anyone try to force people to go digital? Are they really convinced that's better for the future? Anyway, that's all I have to say.
