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Friday, January 29, 2010

Technology Changes As We Move From Records To MP3 Players

By John Davids

In the not so distant past, most of us over a certain age, will doubtless remember having a record collection. This was all the technology we knew and, by plugging in a record player, we could listen toour songs without having to wait to catch them on the radio. Now, in the present day, technology has changed so much it's almost unrecognizable.

Those of use who enjoy music today will most likely use a small media player. A gadget that will hold of their favorite songs in a device that is hardly larger than our thumb. The MP3 music player as a technology, originally appeared in the mid 1980s however we would not see the digital media player in its present-day shape until the late 1990s, 1998 to be correct. But when it was released it would transform way we listen to music forever.

MP3 audio players utilizes audio processing technology, to convert existing sound files to the MP3 format. The MP3 format consists of compressed audio files; audio that has been compressed into very small files that can fit onto and be read by an MP3 media player. The MP3 format achieves this compression without noticably losing the sound quality.

In some instances, it can be possible, depending on the memory capacity of the MP3 media player, for users to hold thousands of songs on it, and that's not all, because of its size the MP3 audio player is a portable unit that can fit in handbags and coat pockets. Users have access to their favorite songs no matter where they are and what they are doing.

The MP3 music player transfers audio files through the use of a computer. The most fashionable MP3 player model, which is the iPod by Apple. With their unique iTunes software the iPod made docking to a PC easy and convenient for users. Many other MP3 digital player manufactures use Windows Media Player to connect their players to a PC.

Using a PC, users can either upload their favorite CDs that can then be downloaded onto the MP3 music player; or they can purchase songs online and then download them to the unit. Apple's iTunes is the most commonly used musical resource for buying and downloading songs, even though there are other services available online.

But aside from the ease of transferring and updating songs, the MP3 music player is generally valued for its portability. It can be plugged into your vehicle and played through your cars sound system, or radio with an FM transmitter, plugged into earphones and played while you exercise, or connected to portable speakers and played throughout your home. In any case, the MP3 music player is still one of the best pieces of equipment available in the market today, to play music. - 18762

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