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Topic History of: Is forward technology going backwards?
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DJKZ |
I don't know why you are moaning about this. You can sell downloads as wav audio. You can sell it on your own site but also from sites like www.junodownload.com who do dance music.
Also the move is for mp3 to be higher in quality. 320k mp3 are a lot better than standard mp3.
Mp3 are "radio quality". Most times you discover music from the radio and can go out and buy it if you like what you hear. You can still sell CD or vinyl for the purists. Do it from your own website and on demand using either:
Premium Gold CD-Rs (the best quality). Giving them wavs as well should the CD go belly up.
DVD-R for the surround sound or DVD audio quality.
Custom made vinyl selling it at 20.00 quid each (7 inch).
If you have enough pre-orders you can go for a pressed vinyl or CD solution.
Vinyl will cost you 300.00 for a run of 100 records and CDs will cost less than that for a minimum run. Around 180.00.
Downloads for the masses and on deman physical for the fans. Chuck in a t-shirt as well.
We are doing this now and setting up our on-demand shop this week. |
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Big End |
mics, talent and tape...there was nothing wrong with it, however, I believe you can still record a class record with fairly basic equipment and talent now. Nothing has changed really...if the music is shit and the song is shit the record will be shit in whatever format.
T-racks does the mastering job for me since there is all the warmth you will ever need. The trick is getting the eq and compression right. |
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poekat |
PS - As the "Do You Hear The Difference..." thread shows, there CAN be sonic improvements to mp3s. If the goal is for the music to sound "better", the permutations of hardware and software can be tweaked infinitely.
Now if someone would only try and mimic the "sound" of the golden days of record production (George Martin, Glyn Johns, etc.) we'd be much better off than the bass heavy "tennis shoes in a dryer" sound that we now have... |
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poekat |
I'd also state the obvious and say that if all you are exposed to is the sound from mp3's, your ears are going to get used to it. As a kid I always wanted better, more "pure" sound - upgrade the little transistor radio, then upgrade the little record player with the speaker in it, then actually get a component system, upgrade that, etc.
I find it interesting that my improving the hardware improved the sound of the vinyl (or tape). As has been said here, that's not necessarily the case with mp3s, especially when listened to through tiny, tinny ear buds.
The hardware side HAS to push the technology. Right now I'm not convinced that they care. The future is supposed to be digital only and the mp3, like the CD in it's day, is the perfect medium for bulk sales. |
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Michael |
I don't know about any available figures (although they probably exist), but I would love to think that the mp3/iPod format is a taster format, and that people that find something they really like will move up - but I wouldn't count on it if I was a label. If people want mp3s, who are we to tell them to clear off? Here's a topical parallel: champagne makers absolutely hate the idea that "Crissie" is being used to pour over my "my ho's ass" by the swimming pool. Some of these champagnes actually do fall into the category of fine wines. But what can they do if people want to spend |
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