Vinyl records are now outselling CDs
What is interesting about this to me is that 99.9% of music mastered and produced in 2021 has a digital step somewhere along the chain i.e. whatever perceived technical advantage the physical medium has in terms of sound fidelity is actually not really there and in any case limited by digital to analog conversion and vice versa. Vinyl as a music format has certain limitations [0] which will mean that even a perfect digital master may have some problems that need to be addressed to not cause problems when pressing to vinyl. I certainly understand the appeal of a nice physical package, though I project that sometime soon, the humble cdr might make a comeback and satisfy that need too. From my acquaintances involved with releasing stuff on vinyl I know that for a few years there have been huge queues and delays at all common pressing plants, which seems to match with the data reported in the tweet.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.izotope.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;learn&#x2F;mastering-for-vinyl-tips-for-digital-mastering-engineers.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.izotope.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;learn&#x2F;mastering-for-vinyl-tips-fo...</a>