hello.
i buy quite a bit of music - maybe 25+ vinyl/cds a month... i listen to a
lot of music on my soundsystem at home and my iPod at work +i dj as well.
i'd consider myself a spotter/audiophile before dj, so with that - if its in
print, i'll buy originals... i have bought a pair of out of print alden
tyrell 12"s on iTunes, but thats it. the cost is what turns me away - for
7gbp (boomkat), i need something tangible. when i buy records, i record them
to audio discs and mp3s myself...
bye
e.
-----Original Message-----
From: michael dunham [mailto:dphouse84@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:38 PM
To: John Goelzer; idm
Subject: RE: [idm] who still buys CDs
I'm a local dj / producer in my home town and have moved to Serato Scratch
and Ableton Live in my dj sets rather than luggin around a ton of records
and cd's. Scratch LIVE supports all these file formats: Fixed and Variable
Bit Rate MP3, AIFF, WAV, OGG Vorbis, CD Audio.
Another great thing is the relative mode of play that is great. If a random
drunk person hits the booth the record doesn't skip, it just continues on
from where it was(virtually never missing a beat). I personally can't
notice if the file is 320 kbs the difference between a cd, record yes,
sometines. If a file gets any lower than 128kbs the songs sounds like crap
IMO. 128 is the very minimum I will play if I cant get the file in any
other format.
IMO the recording and mix down / mastering quality are extremely important
too. I've received 320 kbs files that sucked completely, but on the other
hand I have bought 128 files that sounded so rich and clear. Also getting
digital files from other dj's that produce enables you to get a track before
(if it ever) it's released. Beatport, 3 beat, & Stompy are where I buy
most my EDM. A bit more expensive ranging between a dollar fifty and two
pounds 35 pence each track, but worth every penny. just my .02
peace 'n beats,
michael > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:07:30 -0500> From:
johng@engberganderson.com> To: idm@hyperreal.org> Subject: RE: [idm] who
still buys CDs> > > there are players on the market that> > play
uncompressed formats, but they> > don't have the marketing muscle or the> >
drive capacity of the ipod.> > and most digital downloads are mp3s.> > I am
neither disagreeing with your preference for physical media nor> banging the
drum for digital releases, but I would like to point out for> the benefit of
anyone following this discussion that iPods can play not> only AACs ripped
to Apple Lossless Format but also regular old WAVs and> AIFFs if that's your
preference.> > JG> >
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