analog media
Tapes and records
Analog media stores and transmits information through continuous physical signals rather than digital code—vinyl records, magnetic tape, film photography, broadcast radio.
The term gained currency only after digital media emerged as the dominant alternative.
Enthusiasts prize analog's warmth and tactile qualities: I still prefer the sound of analog media.
The singular analog medium refers to a specific format.
- vinyl recordGrooved analog audio disc
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- filmMovie or coating
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
darkroom · needle · turntable · static · tube amp · rewind · reel to reel · magnetic · tape hiss · celluloid · film grain · grain · warmth · hiss · reel · photograph · record · broadcast
- obsolete media8-track, Betamax, cassette tapes, floppy disks, gramophones
- VHS eraVHS, VCR, Betamax, cassettes, magnetic tape
- Media Preservationfilm restoration, digitization, digital archiving, film preservation, archiving
analog mediadigital media
Electronically stored information
digital formats · digital video · MP3 · FLAC · digital photography
analog mediastreaming
Real-time digital delivery
streaming media · downloads · digital downloads · streaming services · digital distribution
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