From pHlow Sent Tue, Mar 2nd 1999, 22:53
From pHlow Sent Tue, Mar 2nd 1999, 22:53
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 03:15:15 -0500 (EST), szalemandre <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> said: >> Why mp3s are really the way to go: > >i completely support this idea of "media-less" content. (it's not really >media-less since it sits on a hard drive, which is a medium.) but the >problem with mp3's is bandwidth. so far it's the best solution i suppose, >but there's another interesting format that has a lot of potential: >headspace's beatnik. http://www.beatnik.com. it offers cd-quality audio, >and the file sizes rarely exceed 100k. > beatnik really does offer a lot of potential for digital distribution, especially for electronic based music like idm. check out the headspace site for many examples of what kind of interactive music can be created on this platform. >go here for a look at what the future of music distribution can look like: >http://home.earthlink.net/~phlow/file01.htm >it's a link to the 4-song compilation ep called 'file01', first in a >series called 'kromode', featuring bochum welt and kim cascone. > case in point, the 4 tracks on FILE01 total 16 minutes and are only 161KB in total. truly emailable music. and for only $6! - support the concept if nothing else. realizing that content is something i appreciate between my ears, not in my hands (geez, i sound like a freakin' m&m's commercial) NP: lowfish: martin c. martin peeeeeeece, -- Jeff Davis xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx fn:216.533.6303 fx:216.266.2310 text:xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxx pHlow.linx: home.earthlink.net/~phlow/ Bochum Welt: www.bochumwelt.com Rotator Locator: hyperreal.org/music/rotator/