Mathew Kopli wrote:
quoted 12 lines Matt Thomas <mthomas@arts.adelaide.edu.au> - 23/4/96 3:15 PM >>>> >>> Matt Thomas <mthomas@arts.adelaide.edu.au> - 23/4/96 3:15 PM >>>
> >The fact that some people feel "ripped-off" by a short
> >album says something about capitalism and the structure
> >of the music 'industry' rather than musical content. To this
> >end it is up to us to explore alternative forms of music
> >distribution, which serve both the artist and the listener
> >much much better.
> Alternative forms of distribution? Perhaps we can transmit directly
> to the brain some how:) No, please, this sounds interesting do you
> have any suggestions?
>
> Matt
{de-lurk}
And I look up from my tweakings to see ... this ...
Many people are attempting to use the internet/FTP/HTTP as a delivery
vehicle - most notably TAFKAP (you know, that doofus Prince) and Process.
Granted, IMHO they wouldn't know the difference between MoDeM and Mo'Dumb,
but it is an idea to play with ...
If on-line skills can be combined with actual musical talent, then the
outcome would be an effective decentralization of the "record company" and
"record shop".
So, for exAmple, here's what I've been working on for the next Black Sun
project ...
-Rendering all of my tracks to AIFF and then creating another AIFF
of the mixdown
-I'll take all of the AIFFs and render out some MPEG audio files
which can be streamed by software on a server.
-The high resolution version of the track (44.1k/16bX2) can then be
obtained after tossing me yr FirstVirtual or similar credit card #
-The high res versions of individual tracks will also be available
if anyone on the Net wants to put together a remix or 2 - which would
also be available in a similar manner (free preview with kinda crap
quality, and CD-quality version at a reasonable price)
It's just an idea, but with some tweaking it might just work.
love, keith