Has the sales of CDs been affected by the internet downloads?
Does anybody manufacture vinyls anymore and is it profitable to do so?
Are cassette tapes still available? (Surely not)
Is Digital Audio Tape (DAT) still been sold?
I love downloading music and feel that I deserve this luxury as I have paid twice for the music I own - Once when I bought the vinyls then for the second time when I upgraded to compact disc. I am glad I never got talked into buying the DAT version.
I am also paying twenty quid a month for my broadband connection which enables me to download music. Over a life time this would probably mean I have spent more money doing this than the fortunes I have spent on discs.
What is the next step in this cultural and technological revolution going to be?
Answers:
Vinyl - sales are still quite healthy and have actually increased by 15% over the last five years. Not a huge rise admittedly, but considering vinyl was regarded as %26#39;dead%26#39; 20 years ago, it%26#39;s pretty respectable.
Audio cassete - almost, if not totally defunct as a pre-recorded medium and not very healthy as far as home recording goes. It only ever had convenience as its selling point anyway, as the sound quality from tape was never very good.
DAT - as the dodo.
Minidisc - fossilized.
CD - sales have slumped due to on-line downloads, but it will not go away as a music medium until something better comes along.
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