Compact disc (CD)

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

Compact disc (CD) · Philips and Sony developed the compact disc together, and it came onto the market in 1982. Music is stored on it as digital code: 44,100 measurements per second per channel, read by a laser. A CD does not hiss and does not wear out, and holds well over an hour of music. In the 1990s, the CD became the standard and the industry earned more than ever, partly because people bought their old records again. But a digital copy is exactly identical to the original. With a CD burner and a computer, the road to free copying lay open.

Listening

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  I.G.Y. · Donald Fagen, 1982
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  Brothers in Arms · Dire Straits, 1985
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  Standing on Higher Ground · The Alan Parsons Project, 1987

In School of Rock

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• Genre Map · Technology^NL Map

See also

• MP3 and Napster
• Long-playing record (LP)
• Compact cassette
• Britpop
• Stockholm pop (Max Martin)
• Boy bands and girl groups