Buy CD or download?
Buy CD or download?
I'm curious as to what the ratio of CD purchases vs. downloads are now. Do you still buy CD's or do you mostly download single songs (or whole albums)? I'm one of the people who buys CD's.
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- inverseroom
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I voted CD. I just like having the physical cd, liner notes, artwork... the whole package. Don't mind paying the little extra either.
I have purchased a few things through iTunes and have to agree with inverseroom in that it is just extremely convenient, and has gone off without a hitch. Even with my dial-up connection!
Still prefer CD's though.
-Darrill
I have purchased a few things through iTunes and have to agree with inverseroom in that it is just extremely convenient, and has gone off without a hitch. Even with my dial-up connection!
Still prefer CD's though.
-Darrill
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- re-cappin' neve
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Download for me. I've been an emusic subscriber for quite a while and really enjoy it. All my cars play mp3 cds, I have an mp3 player on my home stereo, I have an iPod... Even when I buy a real CD it gets ripped onto my file server and the CD goes on the shelf.
I know a lot of people on here poo-poo mp3s as sounding bad but I really have no objections to the high quality VBR mp3s that emusic has or the ones that I rip. I use LAME with VBR with 128kbps being the lowest and 320kbps being the highest. I'm completely happy with the quality.
I know a lot of people on here poo-poo mp3s as sounding bad but I really have no objections to the high quality VBR mp3s that emusic has or the ones that I rip. I use LAME with VBR with 128kbps being the lowest and 320kbps being the highest. I'm completely happy with the quality.
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Plus, if I have the CD, then I get to choose the format I want to convert it to, and I don't have to worry about someone telling me where I can play it (for the most part). I will steadfastly refuse to buy any product with any kind of DRM for as long as it's possible.nlmd311 wrote:I voted CD. I just like having the physical cd, liner notes, artwork... the whole package. Don't mind paying the little extra either.
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I voted both.
My wife and I have this thing now. It's like the return of the 7" single's heyday!
We check out previews (on iTunes or wherever) when we have one song from a record we know we like. If it seems we'll like more than a couple of other songs on the record, we by the CD (or LP!) - otherwise, we download (legally) the "singles" we like and feel good about it.
"Back in the day" I used to buy 7" singles a lot, often/usually for less than two bucks for domestic issues. Count for inflation and $.99 a song is quite similar. And affordable. And supporting the artist! Yay!
But, to answer the question more specifically, we mostly buy CDs. Much more than downloads.
I really like the physical delivery medium too. Covers, all that music sitting on the shelves, etc etc.
My wife and I have this thing now. It's like the return of the 7" single's heyday!
We check out previews (on iTunes or wherever) when we have one song from a record we know we like. If it seems we'll like more than a couple of other songs on the record, we by the CD (or LP!) - otherwise, we download (legally) the "singles" we like and feel good about it.
"Back in the day" I used to buy 7" singles a lot, often/usually for less than two bucks for domestic issues. Count for inflation and $.99 a song is quite similar. And affordable. And supporting the artist! Yay!
But, to answer the question more specifically, we mostly buy CDs. Much more than downloads.
I really like the physical delivery medium too. Covers, all that music sitting on the shelves, etc etc.
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http://www.radio-valkyrie.com/ao/aoindex.htm - download the new record (free is an option!) or get it on CD.
http://www.radio-valkyrie.com/ao/aoindex.htm - download the new record (free is an option!) or get it on CD.
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I much prefer CD's to downloads. I want to know I have the highest qulaity release format available. I will rip to MP3 myself and put it on my player. If I download the song, then think that the mix is somewhat strange or inferrior, It drives me nuts wondering if it is the MP3 encoding that is causing the problem or if that is just how the mix sounds. If I have the CD, I know that the mix just sounds that way. I can't say I am ever 100% satisfied with an MP3. I always here artifacts, and that distracts me.
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I love owning albums. They are my precious. With my Minidisc, I just copy a full album or few onto it, and then go off to work or whatever. I guess when I listen to music, I really enjoy hearing the whole album. Which is funny, since my writing/recording method is the complete oposite. The only time I listen to singles is on the radio, both terrestrial and net based. I have a hard enough time trying to organize the MP3s of my own music on my harddrive. lol
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I hate cds. I love albums - y'know: records, vinyl. I voted download. If I'm going to have to put up with a digital format, it had better be as convenient as possible.
and itunes is the best program ever written.
I download (legally) a couple of albums a month. And maybe one or two songs, besides.
I really do like having the cardboard and art and liner notes... We're still pretty soon into this whole process, and I expect itunes albums to start including more than just the cover. The new jack johnson (didn't buy it, I promise) comes with a pdf coloring book and a pdf kids book. Take that idea, times ten, and make it more computer centric (hidden website portals, flash animations, maybe even album-specific itunes visuals) - that's what I think we'll see in just a few years. Probably sooner than that, now that I've come up with the idea and you're all gonna steal it.
and itunes is the best program ever written.
I download (legally) a couple of albums a month. And maybe one or two songs, besides.
I really do like having the cardboard and art and liner notes... We're still pretty soon into this whole process, and I expect itunes albums to start including more than just the cover. The new jack johnson (didn't buy it, I promise) comes with a pdf coloring book and a pdf kids book. Take that idea, times ten, and make it more computer centric (hidden website portals, flash animations, maybe even album-specific itunes visuals) - that's what I think we'll see in just a few years. Probably sooner than that, now that I've come up with the idea and you're all gonna steal it.
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Wow, that's a stunning admission... and I have to say, iTunes has surprised the shit out of me. I think its copy protection schemes are very fair, allowing plenty of "fair use" of music you have bought without encouraging piracy...the interface is great...and the store works perfectly. I feel like its very existence has been the #1 thing that has opened up downloading as a viable way to sell music.trashy wrote:and itunes is the best program ever written.
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I think iTunes is a big piece of poop personally. THe only thing it has going for it IMO is that it integrates the store in. That's mostly good for Apple though.
It's SLOW. Just scrolling through songs on my computer is slow as crap. It's not configurable enough and the handling of collections is a pain in the butt. I hvae a very organised collection on a server here at the house and everything is named as follows:
Artist\Album\Artist - Album - Track - Song.mp3
So if I download something I have to save it... go to iTunes and take for freaking ever to browse to that directory to add it to the library. Then if I add (like buy another track from that album) I have to go back and add that song.
I downloaded the trial of Anapod Explorer. That looks to work a lot better for me.
It's SLOW. Just scrolling through songs on my computer is slow as crap. It's not configurable enough and the handling of collections is a pain in the butt. I hvae a very organised collection on a server here at the house and everything is named as follows:
Artist\Album\Artist - Album - Track - Song.mp3
So if I download something I have to save it... go to iTunes and take for freaking ever to browse to that directory to add it to the library. Then if I add (like buy another track from that album) I have to go back and add that song.
I downloaded the trial of Anapod Explorer. That looks to work a lot better for me.
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