I think computer audio is here to stay and will even grow once the availability of CD’s becomes limited. Too many people have made the investment of time and money to ditch their hardware and music collections. And music files will survive due to iPods, tablets, and other portable devices.
Streaming is the future, but will coexist with computer audio. The younger generation will stay with streaming since many of them have never owned a CD. Many have never even paid for music since they share files with their friends and online associates.
And I’m afraid albums won’t matter anymore to the listener, even though I think record labels and bands will still present their music in an album form for download or streaming. Or as stated above, music will be available in some kind of digital package.
There are a lot of people like myself who will not commit exclusively to streaming due to the fact that you don’t own any of the music. If you stop paying the music service, you lose your playlists.
The reason I have kept my collection of vinyl and CD’s is that I like to own these recordings and their various packaging; it’s something tangible. I also like to have a music collection on my computer. With streaming, it’s paying a monthly fee to lease the music.
ps: It was Beethoven’s 9th that needed to fit on a CD; 76 minutes. But this story may only be folklore.
Streaming is the future, but will coexist with computer audio. The younger generation will stay with streaming since many of them have never owned a CD. Many have never even paid for music since they share files with their friends and online associates.
And I’m afraid albums won’t matter anymore to the listener, even though I think record labels and bands will still present their music in an album form for download or streaming. Or as stated above, music will be available in some kind of digital package.
There are a lot of people like myself who will not commit exclusively to streaming due to the fact that you don’t own any of the music. If you stop paying the music service, you lose your playlists.
The reason I have kept my collection of vinyl and CD’s is that I like to own these recordings and their various packaging; it’s something tangible. I also like to have a music collection on my computer. With streaming, it’s paying a monthly fee to lease the music.
ps: It was Beethoven’s 9th that needed to fit on a CD; 76 minutes. But this story may only be folklore.