Editing CD player (section)

===Vertical loading===
During the launch of the first prototype ''Goronta'' CD player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sony.net/Fun/SH/1-20/h5.html |title=Sony History |access-date=2007-02-05 |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130231112/http://www.sony.net/Fun/SH/1-20/h5.html |archive-date=2006-11-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> by [[Sony]] at the Japanese Audio Fair in 1982, Sony showcased the vertical loading design. Although the Sony prototype design was never put into volume production, the concept was for a time adopted for production by a number of early Japanese CD player manufacturers, including [[Luxman|Alpine/Luxman]], [[Panasonic Corporation|Matsushita]] under the [[Technics (brand)|Technics]] brand, [[Kenwood Corporation|Kenwood]] and [[Toshiba|Toshiba/Aurex]]. For the early vertical loading players, Alpine sourced their AD-7100 player designs for Luxman,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thevintageknob.org/DAD/DX104/DX104.html | title = Luxman DX-104 CD Player | access-date = 2007-02-17 | year = 2007}}</ref> Kenwood and Toshiba (using their Aurex brand). Kenwood added their ''Sigma Drive'' outputs to this design as a modification. A picture of this early design can be seen on the Panasonic Web site.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://panasonic.net/history/corporate/products/inp1982.html | title = Panasonic History - Innovative Products - 1982 - CD Player | access-date = 2007-02-05 | year = 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081006075040/http://panasonic.net/history/corporate/products/inp1982.html | archive-date = 2008-10-06 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The vertical loading is similar the one common in [[cassette deck]]s, where the holder opens, and disc is dropped to it. The holder is closed manually, by motor after pressing a button, or completely automatically. Some CD players combine vertical loading with slot loading due to the disc being drawn further into the disc holder as it closes.