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As the MP3 turns 25 this week, we look back at its legacy
Twenty five years ago this week, the MP3 compressed digital format came to the market.
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As the MP3 turns 25 this week, we look back at its legacy
Twenty five years ago this week, the MP3 compressed digital format came to the market.
Disposable heroes: How music on-demand has compromised our appreciation for it
I grew up in the 90s — my formative teenage years falling in the decade that gave us Nirvana, Shaquille O’Neal and American Pie. Nowadays, you’d be forgiven for being promiscuous when it comes to…
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Disposable heroes: How music on-demand has compromised our appreciation for it
I grew up in the 90s — my formative teenage years falling in the decade that gave us Nirvana, Shaquille O’Neal and American Pie. Nowadays, you’d be forgiven for being promiscuous when it comes to…
Inventing the MP3: The one song critical in the format's development
By the mid-'90s work was well underway on the controversial, game-changing format that would become the MP3. German electrical engineer Karlheinz Brandenburg was working on his compression algorithm,…
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Inventing the MP3: The one song critical in the format's development
By the mid-'90s work was well underway on the controversial, game-changing format that would become the MP3. German electrical engineer Karlheinz Brandenburg was working on his compression algorithm,…
The MP3's mighty reign is over, according to its creators
The format that was responsible for the upheaval of the entire music industry and the rise of Apple as a music company is officially dead, according to its creators. The Fraunhofer Institute for…
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The MP3's mighty reign is over, according to its creators
The format that was responsible for the upheaval of the entire music industry and the rise of Apple as a music company is officially dead, according to its creators. The Fraunhofer Institute for…
Early MP3 pioneers eMusic are back with a new indie-friendly model
Back in the dark ages of 1998, eMusic offered up one of the first online music subscription services: you would pay a monthly fee, and be able to download a number of DRM-free MP3s straight to your…
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Early MP3 pioneers eMusic are back with a new indie-friendly model
Back in the dark ages of 1998, eMusic offered up one of the first online music subscription services: you would pay a monthly fee, and be able to download a number of DRM-free MP3s straight to your…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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