CD Sales Down 20% In First Quarter Of 2007

The seven-year sales beatdown to the music industry has hit a new low. Compact-disc sales for the first three months of this year have declined 20% from a year earlier. The sharp slide in sales of CDs in the first quarter of 2007, which still account for more than 85% of music sold, is far greater than the sales growth of digital downloads. Digital downloads have risen 54% from a year earlier to 173.4 million, according to Nielsen...

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miniMusic Releases MixPad

miniMusic has released a new portable application dubbed MixPad. The software plays standard MIDI files on any Palm-powered handheld or phone, allowing users to remix the songs as they play. This first version of MixPad plays and mixes MIDI files, though a “pro” version of the software will be available later this Spring adding recording and editing capabilities. Songs can be played on most modern devices using...

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