Music
lovers have benefited dramatically from the onset of technology as it
has made music available to everyone, anywhere in the world. No one
really knows if we can surpass the technology we have today in the form
of streaming apps, downloadable music files, satellite radio. All of
these innovations have changed the way we listen to music forever.
Let’s look at the five technological advancements that impacted our music experience the most.
YouTube
YouTube,
which started as a video sharing platform 14 years ago, has grown into
an official platform for a lot of things. It is a free to use service
which was meant for age groups from 12-17 to discover videos and guides,
but today it is mostly famous for its music videos and used by almost
every age group.
The list of top 30 most-viewed videos on
YouTube is dominated by music videos. The most-watched YouTube video,
with a whopping 6.41 billion views, is a song called Despacito. Youtube
has made videos accessible to anyone with an internet connection, and
you can find almost any song with an official, lyric, cover, or a
fan-made video on YouTube.
Mp3 Players
Mp3
Players were the real turning point for the music industry and music
enthusiasts. Before them, we were stuck to tapes and disks. In the years
1995-2000, the golden era of technology innovation, digital audio
compression came into play, and we were blessed with the mp3 format.
Every
kid in the 90s era had an mp3 player in his pocket. Sony was the
leading manufacturer in that time period. But, as technology advanced,
more user-friendly players like the iPod were introduced.
Downloadable Files
Well,
if you’re a frugal person like me, you would think about why I should
pay for something when I can have it for free? Where the 90s gave us mp3
players, they also gave us mp3 formatted files. As soon as the internet
took off around the world, mp3 quickly became the most famous format to
listen to music.
Youtube made it even easier there are a lot of
youtube videos to mp3 conversion websites that let you convert a video
on youtube as mp3 download file. All you have to do is place the link of
the youtube video in the bar, and you would get a downloadable link of
an mp3 converted file.
Streaming Applications
When
it comes to streaming applications, Spotify and Apple Music take
charge. Music streaming has grown tremendously because of the ease of
access they provide. Mobile phones have helped a lot in making streaming
applications the most popular way to listen to music nowadays. Most of
these applications let you listen to music for free, but to take
advantage of extra features, you might have to pay a minimal amount each
month.
Satellite Radio
Radio
is another technology that helped transform the music industry into the
giant it is today. Almost every car has a built-in satellite radio on
which you can listen to music for free. Many satellite radio channels
are dedicated to music only where you can listen to music on a long road
trip.
Before cars, mobiles also came equipped with radio
technology, but due to the popularity of streaming apps and music
players, they are gradually becoming less and less popular in
smartphones.
