Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Convergence of Technologies

Timeline.

1880: 78 RPM Shellac Disc

1906: AM Radio

1937: FM Radio

1948: Vinyl Record

1957: Stereophonic

1963: Compact Cassette

1964: 8 - Track

1982: Compact Disc

1992: Mini Disc

2001: iPod



Fact Sheet.


Spotify.

Advantages:

  • Listen to any songs you want.
  • Allows you to follow your favourite artists.
  • Allows you to save your favourite songs.
Disadvantages:
  • You need to have internet to listen to the music with the standard edition.
  • You need to have premium to listen to songs offline.
  • You need to wait a bit longer for a newly released album to come out on Spotify.

Deezer.

Advantages:
  • There are no Adverts, no interruptions.
  • You can listen to a wide range of music.
  • Month free trial, it doesn't start charging you after its over.
Disadvantages:
  • There is no offline mode.
  • A lot of artists songs aren't on the system.
  • You have to pay more money for the higher quality.

iTunes.

Advantages:
  • iTunes is a great organiser for all of your music.
  • You can sync it with your devices such as an iPod.
  • Fast access to the iTunes store.
Disadvantages:
  • Poor performance.
  • It has to be powered by a computer.
  • It can slow down any functions on your computer.

Tidal:

Advantages:
  • Fantastic sound quality.
  • HD music videos.
  • Easy music discovery.
Disadvantages:
  • Very expensive, £19.99 per month.
  • Library has some gaps.
  • Some iOS problems


Best Headphones for music:

Plantronics,

Beats by Dre,

Skullcandy,

Koss,

Creative,

Philips,

Bose,

Apple,

Panasonic,

Audio-Technica,

JVC,

Sennheiser,

AKG,

Sony,

Pioneer,

Klipsch,

Grado,

Shure.