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From:
Jeff Davis
To:
Dave at EAR/Rational Music
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IDM
Date:
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:14:31 -0600
Subject:
Re: 50 Shades of Rave
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Can the artist see , when something is a free download, that you listened to 8 or 9 tracks but didn't download anything? Because I would feel pretty bad indirectly about insulting them if so. . thanks, *Jeffrey J Davis* jeff@jeffreyjdavis.com www.jeffreyjdavis.com 218.833.2847 <http://www.jeffreyjdavis.com> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JeffreyJDavis/about> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/phlow/> <http://instagram.com/jeffreyjdavis> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyjdavis/> <http://www.twitter.com/jeffreyjdavis> <http://www.quora.com/Jeffrey-J-Davis> <https://soundcloud.com/jeffreyjdavis> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Dave at EAR/Rational Music < dave@ear-rational.com> wrote:
quoted 67 lines And interestingly, even if you pay $0 via "Name your price", you can add> And interestingly, even if you pay $0 via "Name your price", you can add > it to your collection to download later. But perhaps even more important, > anyone who sees your collection sees that you downloaded it. That isn't the > case with "Free download." > > Dave > > On Feb 26, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Chris Bellevie <c.bellevie@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'll second this. There is some music that I've come across as 'free > download' that I'm unable to download at the time and I'll never see it > again, but if there is a 'Name your price', I'm always will to pay at least > a couple dollars to have it put in my collection to stream/download later. > As a user, I very much prefer 'Name your price' over free download... > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Dave at EAR/Rational Music < > dave@ear-rational.com> wrote: > >> Best feedback I can give you or anyone else who sets up their music on >> Bandcamp as a free download: Don't! Make it "Name your price" with no >> minimum... >> >> >> http://hi54lofi.com/blog/bandcamp-musicians-why-name-your-price-no-minimum-is-better-than-a-free-download >> >> Dave >> >> On Feb 26, 2015, at 2:59 PM, Sam Loschl <watercat1996@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> greetings, just released a big batch of new tracks (50.) If any of you >> guys are interested in giving me feedback, I'd really appreciate it. I've >> been working on this, non-stop, for about 3 months. It was a really fun >> little project, which will probably conclude my releases under PHNV. >> >> https://phnv.bandcamp.com/album/50-shades-of-rave >> >> some equipment i used (alongside a shit stack of ableton patches) to make >> this: >> Microkorg >> Korg Electribe EA-1 >> Korg M01-Workstation (Nintendo 3DS app) >> MC-303 Groovebox >> TR-8 >> 1989 Dot-Matrix Gameboy (LSDJ Tracker) >> Mackie ProFX 8 channel mixer >> Akai EIE >> >> i'm poor as shit, earning minimum wage as a cook/living independently. >> Even so, i have developed a compulsive habit of spending almost all my >> spare $$ on equipment. It has been difficult to build the setup that I >> want, but i'm getting closer. My intention for this album was to have it be >> a bit of a farewell to my computer for a while, as i have enough stuff to >> make some primitive hardware grooves. I might do some tape recordings next!! >> >> Anyway, thanks! >> <3 <3 >> >> P.S. On another note, any recommends for affordable monophonic analog >> keyboards. I started playing keyboards for a local punk band (with a >> microkorg, which honestly works pretty well). I could really hear a yamaha >> cs-5 or something alike going well with it. something with some aggressive >> saws and squares >> >> >> >> >