And when we look beyond U.S. borders, the cassette remains crucial in a lot of countries, in a variety of contexts. Best, Kyle -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List on behalf of Timothy Wisniewski Sent: Wed 12/30/2009 4:24 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Media Timeline - Historical Assistance Please I agree with Jack. The cassette is still alive as a niche format, not just for radio programs, but also it continues to be a popular format with small-run independent labels, particularly those of the experimental, "noise", and "lo-fi" varieties. For reasons both aesthetic and practical, some find the format preferable to CDR for small-run releases. I suspect these small-run labels are among the main constituents keeping the few bulk cassette suppliers left in business. Tim On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:42 PM, jack palmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I wonder about the cassette tape use.� Many radio shows are still copied and sold in that format although MP3s are taking over a lot of it now.� I would say it was still a niche use.� At least for another year or so. > ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� Jack > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Richard L. Hess <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tue, December 29, 2009 4:36:33 PM > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Media Timeline - Historical Assistance Please > > Hello, All! > > Happy New Year! > > I was helping my older son (the budding musician) with a school project and I tried to find a good timeline of audio recording media for CONSUMER DELIVERY and I realized that it is more difficult to create than it initially appears. > > What I really would like to see are date ranges for > Development (which can involve limited commercialization) > Major Factor > Dominant Format > Decline of Format > Niche application of Format > End of Format > > Not all formats would have all dates. > > I see this ultimately as a coloured bar chart with hotter colours as it is used more. > > I would like to address (at least) the following formats. I have Developed and Ended dates for all of them (any corrections would be appreciated). I use 2025 to mean "ongoing" as it makes the math easier and these will run off the right side of the chart. > > Here is what I'm hoping for (and these are guesstimates). Note that all dates are not required for each format. See the LP for a completely filled sequence. > > Should I start with sheet music? ? ? > > Cylinder Developed 1877 Ended 1931 > Acoustical 78s Developed 1897 Ended 1931 > Electrical 78s Developed 1924 Ended 1962 > **Long Play 33 Developed 1948 Major 1952 Dominant 1955 Decline 1980 Niche 1990 Ended 2025 > Single 45 Developed 1949 Ended 1990 > 2-track reel Developed 1953 Ended 1960 > 4-track cart Developed 1956 Ended 1965 > 4-track reel Developed 1958 Major 1963 Decline 1970 Ended 1980 > cassette Developed 1963 Major 1970 Dominant 1978 Decline 1993 Niche 2002 Ended 2008 > 8-track cart Developed 1965 Major 1968 Decline 1978 Ended 1988 > CD Developed 1982 Major 1986 Dominant 1990 Decline 2006 Ended 2025 > DCC Developed 1992 Ended 1996 > MD Developed 1992 Major 1995 Decline 2000 Ended 2009 > Digital Downloads Developed 1994 Major 1999 Dominant 2006 Ended 2025 > > Another way of showing this (and more difficult in Excel) would be to have the width of the line indicate the relative dominance of a format on a given date. I don't think we have enough data to do that for all of these. > > Whatever dates any of you would like to modify or add, I would appreciate it. > > Thanks! > > Cheers, > > Richard > > > > Richard L. Hess� � � � � � � � � email: [log in to unmask] > Aurora, Ontario, Canada� � � (905) 713 6733� � 1-877-TAPE-FIX > Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm > Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes. > -- Timothy Wisniewski, M.L.I.S. Visual Materials Archivist Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions 5801 Smith Avenue, Suite 235 Baltimore, MD 21209