Where Music Will Be Coming From
In this article, Kelly explains how technology has changed music. When music was first starting to be recorded, artists were using much more detail on what they were playing than before. They wanted their recordings to be perfect, with absolutely no mistake and putting emphasis on every detail so the recorder could pick it up. "Musicians played the way technology listened." Then the article begins talking about how internet sites like Napster changed us into a digital age, where things are free, and away from the analog age where things were just simply cheap.
He then explains the 3 stages of copydom.
1. Perfection, which is that the copy is perfect and exactly like the original.
2. Freeness, which just means that it's free.
3. Liquidity, which is saying that the must is fluid. It can be changed in anyway you want and this is what is so important. Since a copy can be changed in anyway that you want it to, it becomes more of a part of you because it shows who you are.
The article then goes into specific technolgy that has changed music. But with all these advancements, what will happen to the musicians? Musicians are now going to greater links to make the recording you pay for much more special to give people the incentive to want to buy it instead of having a free copied version. This is what he says is the future of must: more choices.
He then explains the 3 stages of copydom.
1. Perfection, which is that the copy is perfect and exactly like the original.
2. Freeness, which just means that it's free.
3. Liquidity, which is saying that the must is fluid. It can be changed in anyway you want and this is what is so important. Since a copy can be changed in anyway that you want it to, it becomes more of a part of you because it shows who you are.
The article then goes into specific technolgy that has changed music. But with all these advancements, what will happen to the musicians? Musicians are now going to greater links to make the recording you pay for much more special to give people the incentive to want to buy it instead of having a free copied version. This is what he says is the future of must: more choices.
posted by Lindsay at 11:44 AM
1 Comments:
i think music downloads have changed the music industry for the better, albeit mainly for the consumer. I think to sell a CD now, an artist, and the company has to be more creative than ever before, and offer the consumer more than just the audio tracks. Being an audio buff, i like the idea of being able to change my music specifically for my home theater. Or enjoying the album art and the cd booklet that you just cant get with a music download. I think napster was the best thing for the music industry, and helps keep the creativity fresh.
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