How Technology Will Effect The Way We Listen To Music.

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April 17, 2019

How technology will affect the way we listen to music

Technological evolution transformed the way we listen to music. Today music can be consumed in many ways but still, most of the people rely on devices and headphones. Accessing music has become easier because the only thing required is to download the songs. People don't have to wait for visiting the shops and buy cassettes or DVDs. The exponential rise in technological devices completely changed music consumption. Inventions of iPhone, MP3 player and Spotify allow listeners to rely on consumer favorite tunes.

The MP3 player remains one of the prominent technological innovation that influenced the music industry and the listeners. Before MP3 player people were struck with the traditional ways of cassettes and DVDs. The use of MP3 player became common in 2000 that changed the music world. Digital audio compression was easily accessible and allowed people to store numerous records. Users managed to save MP3 files on their computers that provided them access to unlimited songs from different regions. This was the beginning of the digital music era when people switched from the old methods to MP3 players. The platform allowed people to download millions of songs that encouraged them to quit old ways of approaching music.

With the Smartphones and other electronic gadgets including iPods the concept of free music emerged. Everyone likes to listen to free music rather than paying for it. Many online platforms provided the opportunity of downloading songs that undermined the trend of buying songs from various platforms. Napster is a popular platform that offers free music to users. It introduced the concept of peer-to-peer music sharing service. People managed to download hundreds of songs without the need for paying for them. Many other platforms also emerged that offered similar services to the costumes. Limeware is another popular spot that shares a collection of unlimited songs to the listeners. Spotify allows adding hundreds of tunes to the devices that make listening more fun. People just have to download the app on their device and connect to the tunes. Millions of songs and tunes can be copied on a single database. Spotify improved the quality of music by offering premium services to customers.

The iPhone revolution is another prominent factor that transformed the ways of listening to music. Steve Jobs introduced a faster and modern way of storing music through iPods and iTunes. This allows users to purchase music from their devices in a single go. People enjoy downloading different applications that offer free music to listeners. This has become more trendy and people prefer to save money by relying on such platforms. Many download services have convinced people to quit old ways of purchasing music from stores. The role of iPhone in changing music remains evident for the last ten years CITATION Mel17 \l 1033 (Daniels). iPhone was launched in 2007 that played a significant role in transforming the music experience. The simple pressing play feature encouraged listeners to buy this new device for music.

One of the common features that appeal listeners is the fact that smartphone created engagement. People have never felt as much connected to the music as they do today. This is because innovative devices “allow our users to really engage and participate in creating expressive content versus simply streaming content that’s been created by a label and an artist” CITATION Mel17 \l 1033 (Daniels). Listeners feel more connected with the content and the songs. The simple process of stop and play allow people to change as many tracks as they can. This reflects that technological devices have also added to the convenience of the listeners. Carrying a mobile device in pockets is portable and continent for the people. They enjoy wearing earplugs with mobile devices. This also allows youth to create their impression of cool by carrying such innovative gadgets. Where more people with smartphones today, the ones relying on DVD’s seems odd.

The social network of music across different online platforms also played a profound role in changing the ways of listening to music. These platforms allow people across the world to share music and comment that makes them feel connected. This has also increased the element of joy associated with music. Digital platforms have further eased the ways of creating playlists of good songs. This is a useful way of engaging listeners socially. They comment on the songs or even share records from their playlists. Music apps are thus working to bring strangers together. This can also be used by artists for finding ways of increasing their interaction with the audience. The digital technology has also affected the ways of creating music. Before digital technology, the musicians required mastery skills for creating high-quality songs. But today technology is used for improving pitch and sound qualities that means little efforts are required from the singer CITATION Gre19 \l 1033 (Milner).

Today people prefer to listen to music from a smartphone because it is convenient to carry a small portable device. Youth is more inclined to use digital technology for listening to music. They are seen with earplugs at different spots including colleges, public places, buses and shopping malls. Even in public, today people prefer to carry electronic devices because it protects them from noise pollution. This also allows them to listen to their favorite songs. It protects them from the unnecessary arguments of playing the right song in the crowd. This tradition reflects "young people, usually, loud music corresponds very strongly to owning the space" CITATION Ale11 \l 1033 (Hudson). People enjoy having more free space and listening to their own playlist.

Although the ways of listening music have transformed with the emergence of technology it has also created anti-social attitudes. People are enjoying the new digitized means of listening to music because it saves time and money. The old ways have also become tedious and boring. Free downloading and streaming allow people to access hundreds of songs through online platforms. The simple pressing play feature encouraged listeners to buy this new device for music. People just have to download the app on their device and connect to the tunes.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Daniels, Melissa. How 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening. 2017. 17 04 2019 <https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissamdaniels/2017/02/22/how-10-years-of-the-iphone-has-changed-music-listening/#7dd3f65ac277>.

Hudson, Alex. Why do people play music in public through a phone? 2011. 17 04 2019 <https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-13749313>.

Milner, Greg. They Really Don’t Make Music Like They Used To. 2019. 17 04 2019 <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/what-these-grammy-songs-tell-us-about-the-loudness-wars.html>.