Digital Music By Ashley Casorio
Digital Music Sold on compact disc form Downloadable on internet Ability to store and save the music on computers
Digital Playback Method Portable CD players Home stereos Car stereos MP3 iPod
Digital vs. Analog Digital sounds harsher More accurate Analog is warmer Also noisier
Paying for Music More companies are making consumers pay for songs Apple Computers charges $0.99 per song Music industry is thinking about raising the price in order to make a profit Some are scared, thinking a price raise will turn people away
How a CD Works Tiny bumps are on the surface of the CD A laser reads these and determines what they mean A motor turns the CD A tracking mechanism moves the laser