I agree that short like 30 second - 1.5 samples are too short (esp for dance
music) but I think a 2-3 minute sample gives a good idea of what a record
sounds like. And unfortunately it seems a LOT of people are content with the
quality of MP3--if it means they get the music for free.
Dirk van den Heuvel (dirkv@groovedis.com)
Groove Distribution
http://www.groovedis.com
Your Guide To The Underground
-----Original Message-----
From: aspeitia axel arturo barcelo [mailto:abarcelo@indiana.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 1:50 PM
To: Dirk van den Heuvel
Cc: Elson Trinidad; B. Allison; Jazz Acid
Subject: RE: Nappies
I used to think the same as Dirk (in the following remark):
On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Dirk van den Heuvel wrote:
> . . . Give people a taste of the song
> (or the record) not the whole damn thing. I think labels should put more
2-3
> minute samples of tracks out there, but whole songs? I think not.
However, partial samples of tracks fail to capture the real feel of the
tracks. On the other hand, mp3s and real audio files still sound so crappy
compared to wave files (and even more to listening to a real vynil
record!), why would someone be content with them?
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