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I was always pretty sure that both Kompakt and Beatport used DRM... or at least that they both "stated" that they did ?!?! eMusic downloads are DRM-free the last time I read the blurb/FAQ... The mind sometimes has to boggle - I'd only ever use iTunes as an absolute and utter last resort, when you take into consideration that a large amount of the music (not all mind) that would appeal to me often times shows up on eMusic... an example from the last month would be Isolée's Western Store - €9.99 at iTunes for a 128kbps AAC encoded release ; 11 download credits at eMusic cost one the equivalent of €1.50 ! Conscience clear, DRM-free, and LAME. |---------+----------------------------> | | Karajabola | | | <karajabola@gmail| | | .com> | | | | | | 29/03/2006 11:55 | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: IDM List <IDM@hyperreal.org> | | cc: | | Subject: Re: [idm] idm] People who still pay for music shout-out... | >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Just for clarification, which of these services use DRM or other protection? Bleep - NO Kompakt - ? Beatport - ? Audiobulb - ? iTunes - YES eMusic - YES? Napster - YES Rapsody - YES? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David @ Audiobulb" <dwnewman@clara.co.uk> Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:14 AM Subject: Re: [idm] idm] People who still pay for music shout-out...

quoted 2 lines Audiobulb Records has its work out in digital shops and yes iTunes,

> Audiobulb Records has its work out in digital shops and yes iTunes, > eMusic, Napster and RealNetworks/Rhapsody seems to be where the action is

quoted 2 lines in terms of sales. There is definately a sense that this is agrowth area

> in terms of sales. There is definately a sense that this is agrowth area > and whilst CD sales drop off from some - digital sales are picking up.

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quoted 13 lines eMusic deal seems like a good one.

> eMusic deal seems like a good one. > > Which of these digital outlets do people find easiest or most useful to > use? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Brian.Power@cso.ie> > To: "Zach Hoon" <sorted@saturn5.com> > Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:04 AM > Subject: [idm] idm] People who still pay for music shout-out... > > >> Sure yeah, bleep has got lots to commend it by virtue of the fact that

quoted 5 lines don't have no DRM, and it's swift and straightforward to purchase once

>> don't have no DRM, and it's swift and straightforward to purchase once >> your >> account is set up... only little quibble I'd have is that they don't >> encode >> their mp3's at a higher bitrate - LAME alt-preset standard bitrate of

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quoted 5 lines vbr is pretty good, but there are others offering less compressed

>> vbr is pretty good, but there are others offering less compressed >> audio... >> >> Both kompakt and beatport offer tracks at an (almost) standard 320 kbps >> across the board... granted you're probably not going to pick up quite

quoted 26 lines many "IDM/electronica" artists on these sites, their marketplace being

>> many "IDM/electronica" artists on these sites, their marketplace being >> moreso the club (whichever "house/techno" genre) sounds favoured by the >> four to the floor fraternity... >> >> Otherwise, as I've said before, a subscription with emusic is a pretty >> economical means of picking up a fair bit of a mix of allsorts of >> indepenently released musics, generally encoded at alt-preset-standard >> LAME, and with a surprising amount of quality sounds on tap. A 90 tracks >> monthly subscription costs little more than the price of a single album >> on >> CD... >> >> >> >> |---------+----------------------------> >> | | Zach Hoon | >> | | <sorted@saturn5.c| >> | | om> | >> | | | >> | | 28/03/2006 21:35 | >> | | | >> |---------+----------------------------> >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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quoted 47 lines i just want to take this moment to say hooray for bleep.com.

>> >> >> >> >> >> i just want to take this moment to say hooray for bleep.com. >> >> i used to download all sorts of stuff, but i got sick of the crap >> quality and queues and all that. now i just use bleep. they have nearly >> everything i'm looking for, be it idm, weird ass stuff, indie, >> downtempo, etc, and they've turned me on to all sorts of music i might >> never have heard of. >> >> i'm sick of the space all the vinyl and cds take up. once the conversion >> to digital format is complete, i will sell it all off to make room for >> more books (and when they come up with a suitable digital format for >> books, bye bye hard copies!). sound quality schmound quality, 10 years >> of djing has made me deaf enough not to notice. drive failure? dvd >> backups. cover art and liner notes? bah, most of it sucks these days. >> >> bleep has become my onestop shop. anyone have any other music sites >> they'd care to recommend? itunes and their drm can suck it. i don't >> share files, but i don't want to have to 'authorize' every damn device i >> play my tracks on (i use a lot of different devices). >> >> wow this kinda turned into a rant, didn't it? crazy. >> >> music: i like wisp's 'nthndr'. nothing groundbreaking, but nice tunes. >> 'congratulations' is often repeated. i also want more from s.t. >> 'emotions in a box' ep is grand, and i like the 'i'll meet you there' >> ep...how about a full album? >> >> k, i'm done. >> >> -z >> >> >> chthonic streams wrote: >>>>> I hope the idea of rewarding >>>>> artists financially if you value their music hasn't gone completely >>>>> out of style. >>>>> >>>> Agreed. The reason I sell on eBay is to buy more. >>>> It is not now, nor never has been a money-making proposition for me - >>>> it's more of an addiction than anything. >>> >>> ditto. i make music but that doesn't mean i stopped listening or

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quoted 5 lines about other artists, or that i always just want to trade with them ot

>>> about other artists, or that i always just want to trade with them ot >>> just download. mp3s just make me want to buy the release if the music >>> is good. >>> >>> case in point, when some depeche mode single remixes came out recently

quoted 23 lines checked out the remixers' work and ended up ordering a metope album and

>>> checked out the remixers' work and ended up ordering a metope album and >>> an areal records comp. also got judith juillerat's debut on >>> shitkatapult, good stuff! >>> >>> >>> d. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >> >> >> >> >> > > >

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