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#55448. Buck540
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Why were CDs orignally set to the odd time period of about 72 minutes?
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dejavucub4
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Vinal recordings had a simular time capacity when you count both sides of the disc?
Feb 24 05, 10:36 AM
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MrsAce
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CDs were orignally set to the odd period of about 72 minutes because that is the length of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - allegedly the favorite piece of the head of Sony at the time.
Feb 24 05, 3:54 PM
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Buck540
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YAY! MrsAce!
Feb 24 05, 4:21 PM
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Flynn_17
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You can also get 18 four-minute tracks on, so maybe 72 minutes isn't such an odd number.
Feb 24 05, 4:35 PM
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gmackematix
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The Japanese have always taken to Beethoven's music for some reason. They play it at New Year as well.
I'm presuming here that the head of Sony was Japanese.
Feb 24 05, 6:28 PM
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Baloo55th
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He was. Akio Morita was the founder of Sony in something like 1944 or 45.
Feb 25 05, 7:36 AM
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