Sweetwater®

Sweetwater offers special extended financing on more than 50 top brands! Learn more »
(800) 222-4700
  • Español: (800) 222-4701
Cart

Corrupt/Corruption

Political humor aside, when we use these terms in the context of making music, we are generally speaking of data files or media that for one reason or another have become unusable. The usage comes from the standard definition, which is (among other things) to spoil, taint, or alter from the original. Computers and programs running on them expect data, whether in RAM or on disk, to be organized in a specific way. If something happens to the information to alter this organization it is said to have become corrupt, which usually results in it no longer being usable, or at least requiring efforts to repair it. Often times when media fails it is because the formatting data on it has become corrupt.

Share this Article

Get The E-mail!

Delivered every Friday. View sample

Please enter a valid email address.

Sweetwater Sound Inc.
5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
Get Directions »

Toll Free (800) 222-4700
Español (800) 222-4701
Local (260) 432-8176
Fax (260) 432-1758
E-mail us

Phone & Retail Store Hours:
9–9 Monday–Thursday
9–8 Friday
9–7 Saturday
(All hours listed are Eastern Time.)

© 2013 Sweetwater Sound Inc. All rights reserved. Please read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Links | Press Releases