Audio Digital Devices

In addition to cost, another factor that computers introduced was a faster pace of life. Faster forms of media birthed the creation of T. V. networks such as MTV and VH1 to carry popular music at an incredible rate to viewers. A majority of pop music artists in the last decade have one thing in common: their fame rose and declined faster than high school relationships. Faster life means a demand to have better quality music, with low cost, with people who were not focusing on music as an art, but as a way to get thousands of teen females screaming their name. Musicians have to export larger quantities of music which is current and within the boundaries of trends.

Despite the Phonograph and the Gramophone’s success, the invention of the radio in 1906 was a threat to the recording industry. The major record companies had a hard time keeping their own sales up due to the radio, but the later invention of the LPs and 45 rpm records made the sales rocket. By the 60s and 70s, the records had taken America by storm.

Perhaps an even greater example of technology’s influence on the music industry is told with the

company continued to focus on storage devices as technology evolved (with the exception of an illfated foray into MP3 players in the early 1990s), although its product mix evolved with the market.

Retail spending on discs remained strong, indicating that physical and digital formats will continue to coexist in the marketplace. While overall disc unit sales were down 6 percent form the previous year, sales of movies and TV shows on Blu-ray continued to offset the decline in DVD sales. Sales of Blu-ray disc grew by 7 percent and accounted for 20 percent of total disc sales, up from 18 percent the previous year (Consumer Report 2013)

Looking at the available information [2] Polyphonic should have seen that the market trend for sales from big box stores over previous decade had been in a sharp decline (Figure 1) and considered targeting a different market segment from the beginning. Polyphonic’s either didn’t see the trend or thought that it wouldn’t affect the release of the new technology. Because of the late discovery the

Though the projections for the fall quarter look promising the resurge us of books and CD’s is unlikely. Recent reports have sales of books falling as much as 34% over last year and the increase of eBooks over 300%. (Wolman, 2011) It also has CD sales being cut in half over the past decade. The rise of people buying digital music and streaming music is significant.

Music it’s always changing and evolving and it has also been around forever during the last 150 years we have seen many changes. Thinking about in the past before the only way to listen to music was only trough event or concert so it was quite difficult to experience to listen to music at home until recording disc and vinyl got created Back in the past we used to have Cassette Tapes which were use a lots in car. After that we had Cd’s album which you can still get in the shop but they are not that common like they used be before and then form there we converted to Mp3’s which is a different way to get music and that’s is from the internet. Followed by that they created music streaming services which made a big impact on how to listen

The progression of recording equipment over the years has come a long way. In this paper I will cover the progress in its entirety. From the beginning to the current ways that we record music and everyday sounds. There is discrepancies on the topic as to who had the first recording device.

We agree with the way the cost per division is being calculated. However, we propose a different way to allocate indirect cost per product based on the number of hours calculated for each product and an estimate of the number of units needed for special effects, concept/design, and artist relations related to each product. Based on the calculations provided by Mr. King, we used the cost per hour or unit shown on the Resource-Based Cost Report to calculate the costs of each resource by product line. Once we had the cost resource-based, we calculated a percentage for Cassettes, CDs, and Digital Sound Tracks (DST). The percentage was applied to the “indirect costs allocated from central office”, shown on the product-type cost report, for each of the previously mentioned products. When we got the indirect costs, we noticed that DST absorbed most of those costs, which increased from $53,227 to $105,590. DST requires a lot more of recording studio hours, extensive special effects, new concept design, and continued artists relations. When comparing the indirect costs for Cassettes and CDs calculated using the Product Type-Based and the Service-Based systems, we noticed that both products’ indirect costs decreased by using the Service-Based system. Cassettes require less recording studio hours, moderate special effects, none modification to the

As the optical and multimedia products became more and more popular in the mid-1990s, CD-ROM manufacturing industry experienced rapid growth during this time. Due to this effect, small manufacturers overreacted, creating oversupply that

The Sonic firm would later have the opportunity to pursue either the Cost Leadership or Differentiation segment. It is important that the Sonic sustain the lowest cost to gain brand recognition in the market. Sonic can pursue targeting identified segments with multi – dimensional satisfaction that includes quality, differentiation, and price (Kotler). The Overall Cost Leadership states that firms work hard to achieve the lowest production and distribution cost. Sonic has not established their brand or image so their price for competing PDAs is lower than competitors. Differentiation sets the product apart and the firm must make the products with the best components. The Sonic PDA must be positioned as a versatile, convenient, and value added product. The focus would incorporate hands free operation for multiple communication, entertainment, and information capability.

The development of affordable technology in conjunction with the introduction of the internet, shifted the consumer market, by way of downloads and file sharing. Technological advancements led to the compression of music into the MP3 format, thus allowing consumers to download

Practical, technical function: The transparent plastic, which exposes the mechanics of the record player, is unobstructed and makes the product understandable. The design is kept simple and honest, a minimalist approach. Through the use of little design, perhaps alludes to how easy and useful the product is.

phonograph in 1877, people have felt the need to create and record music. People have different