Products & file types

Organise the product types

Groups:

(a) Physical

,

(b) Digital

• CD

• minidisc

• Cassette

• MP3

• Vinyl

• Streaming

• AIFF

• WAV

A SINGLE has how many songs on it typically?

• 1-2

• 3-6

• 10-15

• 15+

An EP has how many songs on it typically?

• 1-2

• 3-6

• 10-15

• 15+

An ALBUM has how many songs on it typically?

• 1-2

• 3-6

• 10+

• 15+

Organise the following information about CD's into the correct column

Groups:

(a) Advantage

,

(b) Disadvantage

• Needs a distributor to sell them in shops

• Easy to scratch

• Relatively cheap to manufacture (for a physical product)

• Takes up a lot of storage space

• High quality audio

Organise the following information about VINYL into the correct column

Groups:

(a) Advantage

,

(b) Disadvantage

• Takes up a lot of storage space

• Nostalgic feel

• Easy to scratch

• Lower quality audio

• Needs a distributor to sell them in shops

• 'Luxury' brand appeal

• Expensive to manufacture

Organise the following information about MP3 into the correct column

Groups:

(a) Advantage

,

(b) Disadvantage

• Requires hard drive storage

• Cheaper distribution cost

• Lower quality audio

• No physical product to 'damage'

• Can be DRM locked to better control copyright

• Relatively small file size

Organise the following information about WAV/ AIFF into the correct column

Groups:

(a) Advantage

,

(b) Disadvantage

• Cheaper distribution cost

• Large file size

• Can be DRM locked to better control copyright

• Highest quality audio

• Requires hard drive storage

• No physical product to 'damage'

Organise the following information about STREAMING into the correct column

Groups:

(a) Advantage

,

(b) Disadvantage

• Usually paid membership required

• Can be DRM locked to better control copyright

• Cheaper distribution cost

• No storage space required

• You do not own the track, so it can be removed from your library at any time

• Low quality audio

• No physical product to 'damage'

• Very little money goes to artist