“Death” of MP3

Humans were the first beings on our planet to invent music. Music has been, is, and will remain an important part of human life. Throughout history, it has evolved, changed styles and playback methods, yet it has always held special significance for people.

As science and technology advanced and scientists faced an ever-growing number of questions, another one arose: was there a way to listen to music whenever and wherever you wanted? The first music players appeared, along with new ways to record music and new formats for storing and playing it.

One of the best-known music formats is MP3. Its development was based on the experimental ASPEC codec, and the first and main test track was Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner”.

The MP3 format outlived the “CD era” and rose to the height of its popularity and demand: patents were filed, the first working prototypes and the world’s first encoder were created, and the first software player was released. MP3 had a long and, at times, rocky road, blazing new trails in the world of digital audio. However, in April this year, the creators of the MP3 format ended its support, arguing that much better codecs are now available, offering better compression while preserving more sound quality.