Editing Direct Stream Digital (section)

==Development==
DSD technology was developed and commercialized by Sony and Philips, the designers of the audio [[compact disc|CD]]. However, in 2005, Philips sold its DSD tool division to [[Sonic Studio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highfidelityreview.com/sonic-studio-takes-over-philips-protech-dsd-i-sacd-products-hfr.html |title=Sonic Studio Takes Over Philips ProTech DSD i SACD Products [HFR] |date=July 9, 2005 |work=HighFidelityReviews |access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2018}}

;Major label support
[[DVD-Audio]] was endorsed by the Warner Music Group, while the SACD format was endorsed by [[Sony Music|Sony]] and [[Universal Music Group]], with an especially high-profile by UMG imprint [[Virgin Records]].<ref>{{cite interview|url=https://www.genesis-news.com/c-Genesis-SACDs-Nick-Davis-talks-to-it-about-the-new-51-mixes-s89.html|last=Davis|first=Nick|subject-link=Nick Davis (record producer)|interviewer=Christian Gerhardts|title=Genesis on SACD: Nick Davis interview|access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.genesis-news.com/c-Genesis-Reviews-SACDs-c91.html |title=Genesis Reviews {{!}} SACD |access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref> Despite this, in 2011, ''[[The Warner Premium Sound series]]'' of albums was released by [[Warner Music Group]], marking the first time the label released titles in a SACD format, with recording in DSD.<ref name="theseconddisc" >{{cite web|url=http://theseconddisc.com/2011/07/15/eagles-deep-purple-yes-out-of-print-dvd-audios-coming-to-sacd/|title=Eagles, Deep Purple, Yes! Out-Of-Print DVD-Audios Coming To SACD|access-date=November 3, 2011|first=Joe|last=Marchese|date=July 15, 2011|work=The Second Disc}}</ref> The series grew to ten [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Pop music|pop]] albums, with Super Audio CD/CD [[hybrid disc]]s containing both an SACD layer and a standard CD layer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mofi.com/category-s/1821.htm|title=Ultradisc UHR SACD|work=Mobile Fidelity|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033741/https://www.mofi.com/category-s/1821.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sony did not promote SACD actively in North America, with the result that DVD-Audio gained competitive traction in the market. Elsewhere, such as in Europe or Japan, SACD gained more of a foothold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvd-a.net/|work=DVD-A.net|access-date=October 27, 2018|title=March 30<!--not a typo, they do not title their posts-->|date=March 30, 2008|quote=In Europe and some other parts of the world this was done using the SACD format but not in North America, like with other reissues (such as the Depeche Mode albums).}}</ref> Examples include the German [[Stockfisch Records]], which releases [[vinyl record|vinyl]] editions of albums and DSD-recordings, released as hybrid SACDs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stockfisch-records.de/pages_art/sf12_dmmcd_e.html |title=A new format: The Stockfisch DMM-CD/SACD |work=[[Stockfisch Records]] |date=February 5, 2016 |access-date=October 27, 2018 }}</ref>

;Independent label use
Music companies that specialize in Super Audio CD products therefore use DSD encoding. A number of independent record labels have also worked directly with Sony to focus on DSD products or the DSD recording process.

[[DMP Digital Music Products]] was an early user of the SACD digital audio format.<ref>{{cite interview|url=http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/604jung/|date=June 27, 2004|title=Tom Jung of DMP: Making Musical Sense|work=Stereophile Magazine|first=Tom|last=Jung|interviewer=David Lander|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref> In 1997 their release ''Alto'' by [[Joe Beck]] & [[Ali Ryerson]] was the first commercial recording captured with Sony's DSD recording technology. The label's ''Just Jobim'' by [[Manfredo Fest]] in 1998 was the first project captured with the new Meitner DSD conversion technology. In 2000, DMP released the world's first multi-channel SACD—''Sacred Feast'' by Gaudeamus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gaudeamus-Sacred-Feast/release/10213587 |title=Gaudeamus – Sacred Feast|work=Discogs|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref>

The majority of [[Telarc International Corporation]]'s releases were on (generally hybrid) SACD, and are DSD recordings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telarc.com/ |title=Official site |access-date=January 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980114070239/http://www.telarc.com/ |archive-date=January 14, 1998 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2018}} Telarc often worked with early audiophile company [[Soundstream]], and re-released many of its original Soundstream recordings in SACD format.<ref>{{citation|first=Jack|last=Renner|title=The Roots of Telarc|work=Telarc newsletter|date=Fall 1992}}</ref> Soundstream, which made the first [[digital recording]] in the United States, recorded in 16-bit PCM at a sample rate of 50&nbsp;kHz via its own proprietary digital recorder. This 50&nbsp;kHz PCM format was converted to DSD for release on Telarc SACD.

The record label [[Mobile Fidelity]] had engineers who decided to adopt the SACD over the DVD-Audio disc as a favored high-resolution digital format after listening tests and technical evaluations. On the label's Hybrid SACD releases, the SACD layer is a direct DSD recording of the analog master tape, while the CD layer is a digital down conversion of the DSD, with [[Super Bit Mapping]] applied. Post-2001, CD-only releases are sourced from DSD, but omit the SACD layer.<ref name="Enjoy the Music">{{cite web |url=http://www.enjoythemusic.com/news/1199/ |title=Enjoy the Music |access-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Blue Coast Records]] was founded in California for the purpose of recording and releasing music recorded with the DSD format, primarily focusing on [[jazz]] and acoustic artists.<ref name="mixonline">{{cite news
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On August 28, 2013, the [[Acoustic Sounds]] label launched SuperHiRez.com (now defunct), which sold mainstream albums from major record labels that were produced with Direct Stream Digital or PCM audio formats.<ref name="marketnews">{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904101041/http://www.marketnews.ca/LatestNewsHeadlines/AcousticSoundsLaunchesHi-ResDownloadService.html|url=http://www.marketnews.ca/LatestNewsHeadlines/AcousticSoundsLaunchesHi-ResDownloadService.html|first=Gordon|last=Brockhouse|title=Acoustic Sounds Launches Hi-Res Download Service|work=MarketNews|date=August 28, 2013|archive-date=September 4, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/08/28/acoustic-sounds-high-resolution-music-downloads/2710783/ |first=Mike |last=Snider |title=Kansas firm raises bar on high-res music downloads |work=USA TODAY |date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> On September 4, 2013, Acoustic Sounds announced an agreement with [[Sony Music Entertainment]] to provide the company's new digital download service with albums that have been produced or remastered in DSD format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiostream.com/content/acoustic-sounds-announces-deal-sony-music|first=Michael|last=Lavorgna|title=Acoustic Sounds Announces DSD Deal with Sony Music!|work=AudioStream|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref>

The format is used on albums such as ''[[Pop, Songs & Death]]'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ps3sacd.com/news.html#_20090724 |title=Wheatus' new record downloadable in DSD |publisher=PS3SACD.com |date=July 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929020229/http://www.ps3sacd.com/news.html#_20090724 |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |access-date=October 27, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and the remastered [[The Rolling Stones]] album ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'' in 2002.<ref name=Billboard>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74557/the-rolling-stones-remastered-super-audio-cds |first=Christopher |last=Walsh |title=The Rolling Stones Remastered - Super Audio CDs |magazine=Billboard |page=27 |date=August 24, 2002}}</ref><ref name=Billboard2>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75597/rolling-stones-turn-to-super-audio-for-reissues|title=Rolling Stones Turn To 'Super Audio' For Reissues|date=May 30, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref>