audio medium
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audio medium
A physical medium used to store and play back audio recordings. Examples include records, CDs, cassettes, or even digital memory cards.
Obwohl Streaming dominiert, sammeln viele Musikliebhaber weiterhin Tonträger wie Schallplatten.
Although streaming dominates, many music lovers still collect audio media such as records.
The word is made up of 'Ton' (sound, noise) and 'Träger' (carrier). A 'Träger' is something that carries or transports something else. A 'Tonträger' (audio medium) is therefore a medium that 'carries' audio information.
Digitale Dateien sind heute die häufigsten Tonträger.
Digital files are the most common audio media today.
'Tonträger' (audio medium) is a rather formal and technical umbrella term. In everyday language, most people instead talk about the specific medium, for example 'CD' (CD), 'Schallplatte' (record), or 'Kassette' (cassette).
Auf dem Flohmarkt kann man noch viele alte Tonträger finden.
At the flea market, you can still find many old audio media.
Typical verbs used with 'Tonträger' (audio medium) are 'einen Tonträger veröffentlichen' (to release an audio medium), 'Tonträger verkaufen' (to sell audio media), or 'Tonträger sammeln' (to collect audio media).
Die Band hat letztes Jahr zwei neue Tonträger veröffentlicht.
The band released two new audio media last year.
storage medium
Datenträger and Tonträger can both store digital audio recordings. Datenträger, however, refers to a medium for digital information of any kind. Tonträger is appropriate when storing and playing back audio recordings is the main focus.
Die CD dient als Tonträger für die Aufnahmen des Konzerts.
The CD serves as an audio medium for the concert recordings.
Die CD dient als Datenträger für verschiedene digitale Dateien.
The CD serves as a storage medium for various digital files.
