who invented the now thats what i call music cd?

Answer 1

In the early 1970s, using video Laserdisc technology, Philips' researchers started experiments with "audio-only" optical discs, initially with wideband frequency modulation FM and later with digitized PCM audio signals. The compact disc was thus developed by Philips from its own 12 inch Philips LaserVision discs. At the end of the 1970s, Philips, Sony, and other companies presented prototypes of digital audio discs.

In 1979 Philips and Sony decided to join forces, setting up a joint task force of engineers whose mission was to design the new digital audio disc. Prominent members of the task force were Kees Immink and Toshitada Doi. After a year of experimentation and discussion, the taskforce produced the "Red Book", the Compact Disc standard. Philips contributed the general manufacturing process, based on the video LaserDisc technology. Philips also contributed the Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation, EFM, which offers both a long playing time and a high resilience against disc handling damage such as scratches and fingerprints; while Sony contributed the error-correction method, CIRC. The Compact Disc Story, told by a former member of the taskforce, gives background information on the many technical decisions made, including the choice of the sampling frequency, playing time, and disc diameter. According to Philips, the Compact Disc was thus "invented collectively by a large group of people working as a team. The Compact Disc reached the market in late 1982 in Asia and early the following year in other markets. This event is often seen as the "Big Bang" of the digital audio revolution. The new audio disc was enthusiastically received, especially in the early-adopting classical music and audiophile communities and its handling quality received particular praise. The far larger popular and rock music industries were slower to adopt the new format, especially in the huge consumer markets in Europe and the United States.

The design of the CD was originally conceived as an evolution of the gramophone record, rather than primarily as a data storage medium. Only later did the concept of an 'audio file' arise, and the generalising of this to any data file. From its origins as a music format, Compact Disc has grown to encompass other applications. In June 1985, the CD-ROM (read-only memory) and, in 1990, CD-Recordable were introduced, also Developed by Sony and Philips.

Answer 2

Carl David Thats the CD initials

Answer 3

I remember when they released Now That's What I Call Music 1 !!!

Real glad I stopped collecting at about No 7

Answer 4

now that's what i call music originated in the early 1980s and first started on vinyl was the first album i bought at age16 and i think it was the brain child of richard bransons virgin record company and its amazing that it is still here today not many albums with that format have lastedmaybe its because they do actually chosse the best of whats around. 25 years now thats what i call stayin power

Answer 5

Mr Now thats what I call! Kinda obvious i thought :)

Answer 6

EMI records own the NOW THATS series.

please visit this link to find the history of how EMI evolved.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/616485.stm

Answer 7

al gore right after he invented the internet.

Answer 8

Learn to make a sentence.

Answer 9

I think it was through Billboard Magazine...

C.

Answer 10

i'm not sure, probly some one who was really bored with what the radio was playing, constantly!!!!!!!!!!!!