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The MP3 Format

 

            
            
            
             Musicians are unsure how to feel about it.
             easiest, quickest to obtain, and most controversial method of .
             building a digital music library available. In a few short .
             years, it has both revolutionized and scandalized the music .
             industry. .
             The MP3 format was designed by the Moving Pictures Expert .
             Group (MPEG). This group was formed in January 1998 to design a .
             standardized format for digital video and audio that would work .
             on any platform. The MPEG was assisted in this venture by the .
             German company Fraunhofer-IIS (Underhill and Gertier, 16). .
             The format is officially designated as MPEG audio layer .
             three. The computer file extension is ".mp3". The extension .
             name became the popular name for the format. When an MP3 is .
             created, it compresses the size of an audio file by an .
             approximate factor of 12. This compression causes no loss of .
             sound quality in the file. Due to these compression factors, a .
             single recordable CD (CD-R) can hold hundreds of files. .
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             The MP3 phenomenon was at first limited to the personal .
             computer, but as the popularity of the format grew, several .
             companies began developing personal MP3 players. The first .
             players were small and of limited capacity, but more recent .
             developments have made for greater storage capabilities and .
             wider-spread use. MP3 capability is now included as a part of .
             many DVD players. The portable CD player has been expanded to .
             include the MP3 format. Several automobile stereo .
             manufacturers, including Kenwood, Pioneer, and Aiwa, have begun .
             incorporating MP3 use into their products. Last year, Phillips .
             Electronics put out the first portable stereo that included the .
             use of MP3 CDs. .
             The small size and widespread use of the MP3 format has led .
             to the rise of hundreds of Internet distributors. The most .
             famous of these websites is the now-defunct Napster. Most .
             recently, Apple Computers has opened the iTunes Music Store.
             Some of these sites, such as the Apple store, require a monetary .


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