Chris,
quoted 10 lines Mp3's are a double-edged sword in that they are great for getting the music
>> Mp3's are a double-edged sword in that they are great for getting the music
>> heard and enticing people to buy the album or release the mp3 comes from
>> but also may result in lost sales
>
> Lost sales might also be from folks listening to the mp3s and
>realizing they just plain don't like the songs (or the artist). A large
>amount of mp3s I download end up in the little `trash' icon down at the
>bottom left corner of my computer screen rather than being transferred to
>.aiff and then onto cdr. So then... why in the world would you buy
>something you don't like?
It's a cyclic arguement but look at this way if some one has gone to the
effort of boot-legging an albums worth of material in mp3 format which
would take a fair bit of time i'd say they liked it enough in the first
place or at the very least see it as currency in obtaining more mp3's. Yes
contrary to what most people say on here there is quite a big market in
trading boot-legged mp3's. I'll continue the arguement a little further on
one of your other points that is a bit hypocritical..
quoted 8 lines My main beef with the music industry and record shops as a majority
> My main beef with the music industry and record shops as a majority
>are that they seem to rely on me not actually knowing what it is that I'm
>buying because I've never heard it. Then I get home and am pissed off
>because I just dropped $15+ on a crappy cd. Most record shops have the
>policy of `no returns', and very few will actually allow you to listen to
>the cds in the store before you buy 'em. There should be (scratch that...
>should always have been) a way you can preview a record/cd before you
>decide you want to buy it.
This only happens in certain stores/chains America as far as I know. All
record shops here in Australia will let you listen to a release (even
vinyl!!) before you decide whether or not you'd like to purchase it or not.
quoted 3 lines Having said that we have unreleased mp3's on the AI website @
>> Having said that we have unreleased mp3's on the AI website @
>> http://www.aural-industries.com.au in the downloads section that we use for
>> promotional purposes and from the download statistics it would seem they
are
quoted 8 lines very popular.
>> very popular.
>
> I don't listen to Real Audio files or that kind of thing. I can't
>really tell if I like a song by a small 30 second excerpt. The full-length
>track as Real Audio doesn't do me any good either. I also can't make a
>decision based on standing at the front counter of a record shop with
>headphones on while they've got other music playing over their own
>speakers.
I never mentioned Real Audio as AI uses full-length mp3's on the AI
website. Though I see nothing wrong with the use of Real Audio it gives you
the chance to listen and decide if you like the music or not.. all be it at
a poor quality but still it's a poor excuse for boot-legging in-print
music. Many people hear stuff on the radio and upon hearing and liking it
buy it.. radio is of similar quality. So I take it you have never searched
for or bought anything after hearing it on the radio?
quoted 2 lines I need a good long listen. Not one, but more like three to five good
> I need a good long listen. Not one, but more like three to five good
>listens.
This bit is the bit I find hypocritical... can you name other products you
can borrow legally for a length of time to decide whether or not you
actually like them enough to buy?? I mean come on imagine walking into a
car dealer and saying "oh i'm not sure if I really like the car.. can I
borrow it for 5 to 7 days to decide?".. it just doesn't happen.
quoted 4 lines Since mp3s have come along, I've saved a whole lot of money from not
> Since mp3s have come along, I've saved a whole lot of money from not
>having to buy a lot of crap. CDs are just too damned expensive! Isn't
>price-fixing supposed to be illegal? I rarely have anything anymore that I
>want to trade in at the used shops.
I hear this arguement all the time but then a quick poll of the mp3's most
wanted and traded by people on this list would show up it's never the crap
that gets distributed but the quality stuff from high calibre artists such
as Aphex Twin, BoC and Ae.
quoted 5 lines If I like it, then I go out and buy it. If it's no longer available,
> If I like it, then I go out and buy it. If it's no longer available,
>then the record labels are the ones losing out - I would have bought it,
>and still will if there are more pressings later. I like the whole
>package, not just a cdr with a hand-written tracklisting. mp3s suck
>quality-wise anyway (in my opinion), and i'd rather have the real thing.
Yeah agreed hear and that's why I said it's a two edged sword in my
original email, as i'm sure for everyone who has heard the mp3's and bought
the CD there are many more who haven't. Though there will probably nevber
be a way of knowing this for sure.
quoted 2 lines ps. John... this sin't an attack against you or your label. Good luck in
>ps. John... this sin't an attack against you or your label. Good luck in
> your ventures.
Nor did I see it as one. May I ask did you buy Thug's Isolated Rhythm
Chock? If so, what did you think of it?
Cheers,
John
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