on 4/26/00 2:35 AM, R. Scott at framboise@mindspring.com wrote:
> While I agree with 2/3 of that, 45's are still made. Just not in the
> mainstream market.
all I can say is "long live Desco"!
on 4/26/00 2:49 PM, aspeitia axel arturo barcelo at abarcelo@indiana.edu
wrote:
> 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?
I agree that the sound quality leaves much to be desired, but it seems the
vast majority don't really care one way or another, they're just happy to
have some choons to listen to. As I've said in the past, I just hope
artists don't start releasing MP3 only albums and such, cause it would be a
damn shame for them to record their music using high quality audio equipment
and studios, only to release a dodgy sounding MP, which I would not pay for.
I would, however, pay for a 16 bit CD quality 48khz sound file, but that
won't be feasible until high speed internet access is available to everyone
(and faster than Cable modems and ADSL I might add).. Hopefuly MP3 is just
a passing fad until we get faster access.. THEN the labels better listen up,
cause there will be absolutely no argument to pay exorbitant prices for a CD
from a store when you can get the _exact_ same thing online for a fraction
of the price..
By the way, has anyone checked out the Reset (Miles Hollway and Elliot
Eastwick) single called Pickpocket on Paper Recordings? It was an MP3 only
release and it's available at
http://paper.state51.co.uk/backcatalogue/sounds/pickpocket.mp3. Not bad
either..
Adam
P.S. The singles market is dead? Someone must have forgotten to tell me
this, or any of the record stores I shop at for that matter.
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