Music Filetype To Allow For More Than Just Music
Details have been unveiled of a digital music file type currently in development, a format being dubbed MusicDNA. The Norwegian developer Dagfinn Bach, who worked on the first MP3 player in 1993, has created MusicDNA to be searchable, with up to 32GB of extra information embedded in the file. The format is being designed to allow for dynamic updates of information on lyrics, videos, artwork and relevant links anytime the user is connected. Bach adds a comment on the changing nature of music consumption below:
“I remember 10 years ago, a lot of people were saying that we need to enrich the user experience, that legal access to music has to give the customers more than just music, and this is certainly one very nice way to do it.”
[via BBC]
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| TOPICS: | Entertainment, Web & Technology |
| TAGS: | Dagfinn Bach, mp3, MusicDNA |
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