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Re: Why (not) pay for music?

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Post by dmbjr » Sun, Jul 14, 2013, 7:18 PM UTC

Sprint wrote: post #49

dmbjr wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you share your favorite free extreme metal?

I don't know what "extreme metal" is nor have I found a Metal netlabel yet but the site with the worst redesign strategy in the free music world has some great ones. Might not be the style(s) you are into. http://www.jamendo.com/list/a41418/whispers http://www.jamendo.com/list/a37727/the-awakening http://www.jamendo.com/list/a27926/darkshine http://www.jamendo.com/list/a42180/coma-circle-lp http://www.jamendo.com/lis…

Thanks, I'll check them out and play around with jamendo. Here's a nice site for distinguishing subgenres of music: http://www.furia.com/misc/genremaps/engenremap.html

Re: Why (not) pay for music?

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Post by voltagex_ » Sun, Jul 14, 2013, 8:37 PM UTC

thirdsun wrote: post #12

voltagex_ wrote: post #8

I'll pay for music that I can get in FLAC or ALAC for a reasonable cost (say, $1 extra than the cost of the WAV). I'm trying hard not to buy physical CDs, but it's difficult.

You basically get lossless music left and right these days - that is if you look beyond iTunes & Co. Quobuz, Boomkat, HDTracks, Bandcamp, Bleep and others all offer lossless music - obscure and indie music, as well as major artists. I won't buy anything that isn't lossless and can't remember the last time I had trouble finding an album in my format of choice. Gladly availability isn't a problem any longer.

You're lucky - Anjunabeats and Armada still won't sell FLAC and WAV at Junodownload and Beatport doesn't count - look at the markup!

Re: Why (not) pay for music?

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Post by voltagex_ » Sun, Jul 14, 2013, 10:48 PM UTC

k-mcgrady wrote: post #10

voltagex_ wrote: post #8

I'll pay for music that I can get in FLAC or ALAC for a reasonable cost (say, $1 extra than the cost of the WAV). I'm trying hard not to buy physical CDs, but it's difficult.

I'm pretty sure all music on www.bandcamp.com comes in FLAC and ALAC for no extra charge. It's mostly independent artists but there are a few major names (e.g. Sufjan Stevens). www.beatport.com also offers high quality audio for a little extra (not sure on the format or extra charge though).

Unfortunately, Beatport are the worst for surcharges on WAVs.

Re: Why (not) pay for music?

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Post by jdietrich » Sun, Jul 14, 2013, 11:11 PM UTC

bigdubs wrote: post #33

jdietrich wrote: post #29

Don't do any of that nonsense, it's a complete waste of time. Go out and play gigs. Even if you do become a megastar, most of your revenue will come from live performance. We're in an age where most people won't pay $6.99 for an album, but they'll happily pay $69 to see a band from row Q of an arena. Why spend any time or effort on the least profitable part of the enterprise, when you can get straight to the meat? Re…

Very easy to say, "Work hard, don't take the easier path, it'll be more rewarding ultimately." Much harder to actually do. The number of people picking up instruments and really learning how to play vs. cranking through a fruity loops tutorial so they can do minor alteration remixes isn't surprising. Yes, this is good advice. Will anyone really follow it / see the wisdom in it? Debatable.

To quote the great Ronnie Coleman:

"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but ain't nobody wanna lift no heavy-ass weight."

Re: Why (not) pay for music?

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Post by thirdsun » Mon, Jul 15, 2013, 7:56 AM UTC

voltagex_ wrote: post #52

thirdsun wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You basically get lossless music left and right these days - that is if you look beyond iTunes & Co. Quobuz, Boomkat, HDTracks, Bandcamp, Bleep and others all offer lossless music - obscure and indie music, as well as major artists. I won't buy anything that isn't lossless and can't remember the last time I had trouble finding an album in my format of choice. Gladly availability isn't a problem any longer.

You're lucky - Anjunabeats and Armada still won't sell FLAC and WAV at Junodownload and Beatport doesn't count - look at the markup!

Really? It's been a good decade since I listened to that kind of music, but considering that their target audience are probably a good share of DJs, who should care about lossless quality, this is quite disappointing.