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==Description==
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==Exhaustive list==

Here's an attempt at listing all (most?) known/existing audio formats, and how we map them to our own list:
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| Name || Date of creation || Rarity || Details || Picture || Map to
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| [[WikiPedia:Phonograph_cylinder|Phonograph cylinder]] || 1877 || Very rare || Mechanical analog; "hill-and-dale" grooves, vertical stylus motion || [[Image:CylinderRecordsWPackage.jpg]]/200px-CylinderRecordsWPackage.jpg || Other
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| [[WikiPedia:Piano_roll|Piano roll]] || 1883 || Very rare || Mechanical digital || [[Image:WelteHandnuancierung.jpg]]/180px-[[Welte Handnuancierung|WelteHandnuancierung]].jpg || Other
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| [[WikiPedia:Gramophone_record|Gramophone record]] || 1895 || Common || Mechanical analog; lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. The terms LP record (LP, 33, or 33-1/3 rpm record), EP, 16-2/3 rpm record (16), 45 rpm record (45), and 78 rpm record (78) refers to specific types of gramophone records || [[Image:Vynil_record.jpg]]/156px-Vynil_record.jpg || Vinyl
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| [[WikiPedia:Wire_recording|Wire recording]] || 1898 || Rare || Analog; magnetization; no "bias" || [[Image:Peirce_wire_recorder.jpg]]/250px-Peirce_wire_recorder.jpg || Other
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| [[WikiPedia:Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording|Reel-to-Reel]] || 1930s || Rare || Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity || [[Image:Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg]]/300px-Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg || Reel-to-reel
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| [[WikiPedia:Magnetic_tape|Magnetic tape]] || 1930s || Common || Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity || 180px-Kaseta_magnetofonowa_ubt || Audio cassette
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| [[WikiPedia:Gramophone_record|Vinyl record]] || 1948/1957 || Common || Is a simple evolution of gramophone record: Analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques (LP, RIAA). Lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. Monaural were created in 1948, then stereo vinyl came later in 1957: analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques. Combination lateral/vertical stylus motion with each channel encoded 45 degrees to the vertical. || [[Image:Vynil_record.jpg]]/156px-Vynil_record.jpg || Vinyl
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(*) Rarity is just a rough indication - values are: "Very Rare", "Rare", "Common", "Widely spread"

==This is Work in Progress==

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Description

This field describes what kind of medium is a Release distributed on.

The values may be:

  • CD
  • Audio CD, mixed-mode CD, data CD, ... (Wikipedia)
  • DVD
  • SACD
  • DualDisc
  • LaserDisc
  • MiniDisc
  • Vinyl
  • Cassette
  • 4-Track
  • 8-Track
  • Reel-To-Reel
  • DAT
  • Digital Media
  • Internet releases (MP3, FLAC, ogg-vorbis, WMA...)
  • Other
  • Other formats

Exhaustive list

Here's an attempt at listing all (most?) known/existing audio formats, and how we map them to our own list:

Name Date of creation Rarity Details Picture Map to
Phonograph cylinder 1877 Very rare Mechanical analog; "hill-and-dale" grooves, vertical stylus motion CylinderRecordsWPackage.jpg/200px-CylinderRecordsWPackage.jpg Other
Piano roll 1883 Very rare Mechanical digital WelteHandnuancierung.jpg/180px-WelteHandnuancierung.jpg Other
Gramophone record 1895 Common Mechanical analog; lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. The terms LP record (LP, 33, or 33-1/3 rpm record), EP, 16-2/3 rpm record (16), 45 rpm record (45), and 78 rpm record (78) refers to specific types of gramophone records Vynil record.jpg/156px-Vynil_record.jpg Vinyl
Wire recording 1898 Rare Analog; magnetization; no "bias" Peirce wire recorder.jpg/250px-Peirce_wire_recorder.jpg Other
Reel-to-Reel 1930s Rare Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity Reel-to-reel recorder tc-630.jpg/300px-Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg Reel-to-reel
Magnetic tape 1930s Common Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity 180px-Kaseta_magnetofonowa_ubt Audio cassette
Vinyl record 1948/1957 Common Is a simple evolution of gramophone record: Analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques (LP, RIAA). Lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. Monaural were created in 1948, then stereo vinyl came later in 1957: analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques. Combination lateral/vertical stylus motion with each channel encoded 45 degrees to the vertical. Vynil record.jpg/156px-Vynil_record.jpg Vinyl

(*) Rarity is just a rough indication - values are: "Very Rare", "Rare", "Common", "Widely spread"

This is Work in Progress

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