Willy_Wonka
24-07-2005, 12:59 PM
So what does everyone think - digital music has been around for probably almost a decade now - but has only really taken off in the last half of that. During that time we've seen hybrid technologies like Final Scratch rear their heads.
But will the next few years see the end of vinyl? I think so, the machinery needed to make it is expensive, the process and materials are expensive and as much are people are casting around as to how to distribute digital music, the cost savings are massive. One downside some people will say is quality, and I think there is a noticable quality difference between say vinyl and mp3 - but you don't have mix mp3s - there's various lossless compression formats out there.
I reckon vinyl might still be around in ten years, but it'll be specialist market. I think most people will be using laptops and or standalone digital music mixing systems. Anyone?
But will the next few years see the end of vinyl? I think so, the machinery needed to make it is expensive, the process and materials are expensive and as much are people are casting around as to how to distribute digital music, the cost savings are massive. One downside some people will say is quality, and I think there is a noticable quality difference between say vinyl and mp3 - but you don't have mix mp3s - there's various lossless compression formats out there.
I reckon vinyl might still be around in ten years, but it'll be specialist market. I think most people will be using laptops and or standalone digital music mixing systems. Anyone?