When this magazine began, one aspect of the music creation process I decided not to write about was how the finished recordings actually get to the listener. I'd already seen several iterations of how music was physically delivered come and go, such as 8-track cartridge, flexi disc, cassette, Digital Audio Tape, Digital Compact Cassette, MiniDisc, and Super Audio CD, which basically left us with vinyl LPs and 45s, as well as optical-based CDs. Do we even need to discuss landfills full of iPods, PonoPlayers, and those ugly Rio units?