On 10/25/07, chthonic streams <chthonic@chthonicstreams.com> wrote:
quoted 15 lines If the bitrate is at the maximum (320kbps), you won't hear the> >
> > If the bitrate is at the maximum (320kbps), you won't hear the
> > difference
> > with the original CD. If you've been buying mp3s at 128kbps you've been
> > ripped off. 128kbps is for previews, like the latest Radiohead
> > release up
> > for download.
>
> actually the radiohead mp3s are 160kbps. and i think they made that
> dedcision for a number of reasons. just guessing here...
>
> 1. keeping the file size down made the file transfer less costly.
> imagine the server charges from their ISP by multiplying 48MB by over a
> million downloads, and realize it would have ben even higher for bigger
> files.
This would be true if they used a standard ISP to distribute the files
but they didn't. Bandwidth is becoming very very cheap these days.
quoted 4 lines 2. *they* still prefer hard copy releases and know many of their fans> 2. *they* still prefer hard copy releases and know many of their fans
> do, and maybe wanted to show the difference/give something extra for
> those who end up buying both the mp3s because they can't wait and the
> hard copy at better quality.
What they did was very cleverly leaked their own album. Hail To The
Thief was leaked in unfinished format, which they were very annoyed
with.
This time, there were no promo copies or unfinished mixes floating
around (I would assume because they didn't have a record label to keep
up to date?), so they were free to release it how and when they wanted
to.
It's still coming out on regular CD (January 2008 is slated as a
possible release date) on probably a major label, so it wasn't that
revolutionary what they did.
Neil
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