From Jeff Waye Sent Tue, Mar 2nd 1999, 18:35
From Jeff Waye Sent Tue, Mar 2nd 1999, 18:35
Hey All... >if media for music must remain, the most logical next of kind would be a >rewritable dvd since it holds much more data than a cd yet is still readable >by regular cd players. for the next recordable media to become >standardized, it should probably be accessible by those who wont throw away >their cd players. look at minidisc. great product but who wants to put a md >player on the stereo rack and start collecting all over just to expect some >other new media to replace it two years from now? I agree, and figure DVD is a way more exciting format. Someone was telling me about a King Crimson DVD where you can replace the different players in King Crimson tracks, ie. if you really preferred Bill Bruford's drumming on '21st Century Schizoid Man' from a earlier concert vs. someone else's on another concert, but Levin's bass playing was just so sweet in that other version then you can put Bruford with Levin, etc... I havn't seen/heard it, but in theory it sounds wicked. I figure audio/visual artists over time will be able to come up with amazing stuff with this much room on a disc to work with. ....and well again, it satisfies my need to 'own'. >Why mp3s are really the way to go: > >assuming most on this list have pcs, would you buy mp3 files that have video >streams for each song, the tracklist and cover art too? (encrypted mp3s from >the web, purchased directly from a label's e-commerce site.) barring sound >quality of the latest mp3 technology, all mp3s are missing is the neet cover >and the runout inscription on the vinyl, right? > >what if you could upload your mp3s to a cpu based stereo jukebox that stores >and reads mp3s? you could have acess to everything on this "music server" >when you power it up, instead of starting up your pc & os. then would mp3s >be more attractive? No. In my mind I can't get over the owning music that way thing. My computer is great for running a business, but at the end of the day after having spent 10 hours on my computer, I want to go home put on a record and read a book. I don't want to listen to downloaded music while reading something on-line. >From a label perpective, the only pratical use of MP3's that I can see is with promotion. Offering a free advance track on a web site kinda thing. Or allowing journalist to get advance copies via MP3 rather than all those last minute courier fees we pay. But that said, dont think that all those journalist aren't going to want a finished 'real' copy also. >i believe that a media free environment is a revolution for two reasons: >- nothing needs to be shipped when the music is purchased, you can just buy >on the web & download on the spot True, but this brings into play my other problem with on-line distribution. Ever tried to find something in a crowded record store? Don't you figure that if everyone has access to releasing their music on-line, it will eventually just be a glut of sub-standard music crowding up the good music. I mean sure that's kinda the case now with standard label/distribution dynamic, but I figure it would be even worse. I suppose good sites will arise like good record stores to weed it out, but I don't know. Love 'em or hate 'em, but good labels are like a big bullshit filter for the most part. Of course everyone is going to think there own music is wicked...but well, sorry, it's not always the case. Anyway, it's quite possible that you can all pull this out 10 years from now and smack me over the head with it along with a big 'I told you so', but I'm not sold on it. Jeff