do you still actually buy music??????
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pk said:Your spelling fucks up when you're pissed and angry, it's very sweet.
I never said I'd never use mp3, I've used it far more than you I'm sure, I said I didn't think it was better than vinyl.
Seems you never mastered vinyl, or the basics of studio wiring, and you think having everything on computer means you don't have to learn the basics - good luck with that.
And for the record I am nowhere near 40, sorry to disappoint you.
Pray tell, what nightclubs are open amid the posh farmland up where you live - on a Wednesday night?
The back room of an old man's pub doesn't count as "playing out" you know...
i was in town on wednesday, i spent fucking years learning vinyl, i can do that and it's still fun, but it's a bit annoying not having every sound you can get ahold of at your fingertips
but good luck with it...
pk
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Ninjaboy said:
As a substitute for a walkman, yes.
As a main club system, no.
It's a gimmick, playing off laptops, especially in the DIY scene.
Vinyl is a safer bet... for now.
Less liable to break or get ruined when some pissed up Geordie twat spills a drink over the system.
pk
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Ninjaboy said:
Oh I see. I thought you meant using mp3 as a sample station, for those effects and stuff.
I'm used to dark sweaty venues, with all kinds of squat juice dripping off the ceiling.
I'm not about to subject £2500 of pristine Apple laptop to that kind of punishment any time soon.
The vinyl, just give it a wipe with your sleeve when you're done, good as new.
Johnny Canuck3
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pk said:
Can't you afford a good wine?
So the thread descends into a bunfight AND a row about mp3s, neither of which really relate to the OP.
Yeh, i still buy music - not as much as i download but then I download a lot.
Ninja - yeh, the 'business model' is changing, but nonetheless most of the music you like wouldn't have got made unless someone was getting paid and that isn't changing in a hurry. Why shouldn't people get paid for it?
Yeh, i still buy music - not as much as i download but then I download a lot.
Ninja - yeh, the 'business model' is changing, but nonetheless most of the music you like wouldn't have got made unless someone was getting paid and that isn't changing in a hurry. Why shouldn't people get paid for it?
ska invita
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Id buy it if I could afford it - when/if I ever get a decent wage again I will go back to blowing money on tunes for sure.
CD's are a rip of in Britain - thats for sure. 12" aint cheap either, but Id rather give my money to little independent producers anyhow - not that they'll see much of it.
CD's are a rip of in Britain - thats for sure. 12" aint cheap either, but Id rather give my money to little independent producers anyhow - not that they'll see much of it.
ska invita
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I know a pretty big DnB dj and he plays some mp3s, some vinyl - you can tell when its an mp3 though cos it sounds shit in comparison.pk said:
yes i still pay for music, generally. whether it be on vinyl, cd or download. if i can get a tune easily for 79p i'm not gonna try and spend ages looking for a copy that i can download for free. seems a bit tight to me. and i don't get this romantic notion that some people seem to have that "music should be free" - why should it? why should people who spend a lot of time and effort into producing something for others to enjoy not be able to try and make a living from it?
generally the only time i don't pay for music is from mixes that i download, but that can often lead to me buying particular tunes or stuff by a particular artist that i've heard on a mix. and if someone burns me a CD of stuff by someone that i've not heard before, if i like it i'll buy more.
generally the only time i don't pay for music is from mixes that i download, but that can often lead to me buying particular tunes or stuff by a particular artist that i've heard on a mix. and if someone burns me a CD of stuff by someone that i've not heard before, if i like it i'll buy more.
milesy said:
also, if people can't make money from it, it'll be those who can afford to make it who can continue, not those who are best.
Ninj - you're talking from a fairly arrogant and narrow viewpoint as someone who pretty much just likes electronically generated music. Whilst these people still deserve to make a living out of it if they're any cop, different rules apply to a folk band, a rock band, a reggae band, an orchestra or a jazz outfit.
Cue your inevitable tiresome "yeh, but all that sucks and Kid Hideous pwns them all" childish response.
I download out of sheer necessity - in China with no way to pay online for stuff since I got rid of my credit card.
Will definitely buy again when I return to Britain. Downloading actually takes the fun out of music to some extent. When I buy a new CD, all my attention goes on that one CD. When I download 10 albums, it's just not the same.
Will definitely buy again when I return to Britain. Downloading actually takes the fun out of music to some extent. When I buy a new CD, all my attention goes on that one CD. When I download 10 albums, it's just not the same.
pk
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I bought a few things in the legal way via iTunes a few months ago.
Turns out the files are restricted, and I only want mp3 files not protected AAC files that I can't convert without resampling.
So the legal way means less flexible music, not exactly a plus point.
And I've spent thousands on music so I'll feel no guilt getting it for free when I can.
Turns out the files are restricted, and I only want mp3 files not protected AAC files that I can't convert without resampling.
So the legal way means less flexible music, not exactly a plus point.
And I've spent thousands on music so I'll feel no guilt getting it for free when I can.
So the legal downloaded files you can't put, say, on an IPOD?
editor
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Recording costs are down (FYI, I was using high end drum sequencers years ago), but the costs of being on tour haven't changed much if you're a 'proper' live band.pk said:
You still need to transport around big drum kits, amps and equipment, you still have to pay a sound engineer/roadies, you still have to buy strings and sticks and you still have to find accommodation and pay for your petrol costs, food and al the other stuff that comes up when you're away from home.
The one thing that certainly hasn't gone up over the years is what bands are paid 'on the circuit' and the notion that bands are somehow going to be able to survive solely on tour earnings is way off the beam.
I buy vinyl very occasionally these days, ditto CDs. I have yet to pay for a download (and anyway all of my MP3s are robbed of mates' hard drives).
Nice little bitchfest btw
Nice little bitchfest btw
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