Turning your iOS device into a dedicated
player
Recorded music is one of the most evolved
pieces of media in society today. I mean this in terms of overall time. If you
take a look at the first recorded media and trace the evolution up to what it
has become in the modern day, you’ll see an incredible transformation.
Technically, music has been ‘recorded’ ever since musicians began jotting down
notes on paper, however, music was never really an in-home experience until the
invention of the phonograph back in 1877. And even then it was a rare commodity
that was owned and operated by a select few. Music wasn’t really widely
available in the United States until the intention of the radio (1895) and the
record player (a more advanced version of the phonograph that was electrically
operated).
Turning
your iOS device into a dedicated player
These devices allowed patrons to hear music
from the comfort of their own home, without the need to attend clubs, opera
houses, and concert halls. It also gave birth to the record label, and many
studios began popping up around the globe to aid musicians in their quest for
popularity and artistic expression. In fact, many more artists began to emerge,
perhaps due to the ability to sign to a record label. Musicians no longer had
to struggle to get a spot at the local music house and could instead play
privately for a variety of different studios in the hopes that the powers that
be would take a liking to them. This helped to spread the art of music to the
far reaches of the globe and soon turned it into its own unique form of
entertainment.
Music would continue to evolve as a medium,
as new genres and instruments were created throughout the ensuing years. But
new music recording technology didn’t appear until 1962. The invention of the
cassette tape is perhaps one of the most pivotal moments in recording history.
This nifty little tape held much more music than a standard record, and was
much smaller. In turn, we saw the invention of the cassette player, a specially
designed ‘deck’ that turned the tape within the casing and amplified the song
through speakers. The cassette player soon evolved into a portable device with
the creation of the Sony Walkman, a battery-operated deck that amplified sound
through headphones. This new-wave of technology allowed users to literally
carry their music with them wherever they want. Auto makers originally
introduced the 8-Track Tape (1964) for use in their vehicles but eventually
upgraded to the cassette player after all released music began porting to
cassettes.
The
invention of the cassette tape is perhaps one of the most pivotal moments in
recording history
1982 brought on the release of the compact
disc and, subsequently, the compact disc player. These devices acted much like
a cassette but were much thinner and held much more data. Compact disc players
used laser technology to ‘read’ CD’s and like their ancestors, they were both
portable and included in automobiles. It took twenty years for us to see a
change from the cassette to the compact disc, but it would only take ten years
for these objects to become second best. In 1993, the MP3 player was invented,
along with the MP3 format. This successfully helped change music from a
physical format, to a completely digitalized one.
Streaming
services began to pop up which would allow users to stream music directly to
their PC’s without the need to download or save songs.
The digital format would help to bring
music to users from all over the globe via the internet. Streaming services
began to pop up which would allow users to stream music directly to their PC’s
without the need to download or save songs.
But even in the modern era, music and
recording hasn’t stopped evolving. The next big thing in music recording isn’t
how a song is played, but rather how we store and access it. Apple has been
making great strides in their iTunes software, and their line of iOS devices
has sparked a world of applications dedicated to feeding you the things you
want to listen to. In fact, there are already quite a few applications and
accessories that can aid you in listening to music if you plan on turning your
iOS device into your dedicated player. Here are a few of my favorites.
