The Demise Of MP3
The new format, which has a file extension format of MT9 and a commercial title of Music 2.0, is poised to replace the popular MP3 file format as the de facto standard of the digital music source.
This is the second installment in “The Future Of…” series of posts that I will be making. This particular post is showcasing a new music format that goes by the name of MT9. The thing that is so special about this new format is that it features a six channel Audio Equalizer with each channel dedicated to separate instruments. What this means is you can dictate how loud each channel is, or if it is even present at all. So if you like the beat, but hate the lyrics, you can mute the voice channel. If you are a DJ, MT9’s will make it a lot easier to mix seperate tracks together.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
so, no more mp3’s AND no more instrumentals?
May 27th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
what will i do with all my mp3s
May 28th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Nah jeenyus, that’s not what it said at all. & Ray Roman if this new format is serious about taking off & being accepted it’d be a major mistake for the players to NOT be able to read regular mp3.
I think this format sounds promising but since it makes sense I’d bet the major labels do whatever they can to throw it under the bus. You could get an acapella, instrumental, dirty & radio version all out of the same file. That’s ill. I don’t like the idea of end users being able to mess with eq though. I hope that was just the writer speaking out of ignorance
May 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Im comfortable with my MP3s.
But wel see what becomes of this
May 28th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
that format is one of the new formats thats gonna be presented to the MPEG group but i dont see that format getting support by MAJOR labels here in the US they dont want you to mess with the “mix” or like the article says “So if you like the beat, but hate the lyrics, you can mute the voice channel.” they wont let that fly. the next-gen file will most likely be a “lossless” compressed format, along with it having higher fidelity than standard cds
May 28th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
this sounds cool for DJs, Producers, but not for the general public. I seriously doubt this will take over the industry, and the net it gives the general public too much control.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
“I don’t like the idea of end users being able to mess with eq though. I hope that was just the writer speaking out of ignorance”
There wouldn’t really be a reason for six channels without the possibility to edit. Now, if you are talking about people being able to mess with it straight from their player, that could be something that’s not going to happen.