Reading the online article was really nostalgic because back when the digital music age started i was probably around 6 or 7, same for when the first iPod came out. Back then I didn’t know how big of deal both of these technologies were/going to be. Services such as iTunes/Pandora have to thank Napster for breaking open the digital music era, since people were downloading music illegally all over the place that opened up the door for these digital music services because someone/thing had to step in and create a legitimate online music business, and the rest is history from there. I make music so it was interesting to learn the history of the MP3. As an artist you always want the highest quality sound, everything to me matters whether it’d be hearing a pin drop in the background or the booming bass itself. I never knew MP3 stripped so much information even though this is great for making the file size small it kind of takes out some of the things a music lover like me likes. Which is all those close to quiet sounds. Although you can barely hear these sounds but I love it when I’m listening to music on headphones on full blast and i can hear those little sounds, it adds some spice to the beat/song. But in the end though MP3 is revolutionary so those little sounds is a small price to pay for this amazing compression.