digital music

Audio as files

Digital music is audio stored and transmitted as digital data rather than in analog form like vinyl records or cassette tapes.

The term covers music files, streaming services, and any sound encoded as binary information.

She has thousands of songs in her digital music library.

Digital music revolutionized distribution, making instant access to vast catalogs possible while disrupting traditional sales models.

Related
  • AACSound compression format
  • MP3Lossy audio compression standard
  • mixCombine different elements
  • FLACLossless audio compression format
  • remix cultureTransforming existing media creatively

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recording format/medium

digital musicvinyl

Synthetic resin plastic

vinyl records · analog sound · cassette tapes · cassettes · phonograph records

performance mode

digital musiclive music

Onstage musical performance

live performance · unplugged · jam session · busking · live concert

technological era

digital musicacoustic recordings

Audio without electric instruments

music box

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G