Poll: Are CD's really dying? What do you think?
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MP3s are convenient only for listening to music in cars or on computers. At home, it's hard copies all the way.
1. Sound quality is vastly superior. MP3s sound flat and you can even notice the difference in the car. You get used to it, but certain music requires the full sound CDs, vinyl, etc. give.
2. The artwork. The entire release is, ideally, a work of art. If you don't have the physical booklet, inserts, etc. you're missing a huge portion of the art.
3. This argument of mp3 vs. CD occurs almost exclusively in rap/pop genres. In other words, if you see the demise of physical music releases, it will likely be in these two genres. Many other genres are so intricate and heavily layered that mp3 cannot do them justice, and like the booklets and inserts, a huge portion of the work of art will be gone.
That's my take. MP3s for convenience, hard copies for the experience. I would NEVER actually pay money for an mp3.
EDIT: One last thing, digi-packs suck. They're cheap and I've had some fall apart within weeks. I've gotten a few quality digi-packs in my day, but by and large I take jewel cases over digi-packs. Plus if your digipack is fucked up it's fucked up. If your jewel case cracks, you can just replace it.
1. Sound quality is vastly superior. MP3s sound flat and you can even notice the difference in the car. You get used to it, but certain music requires the full sound CDs, vinyl, etc. give.
2. The artwork. The entire release is, ideally, a work of art. If you don't have the physical booklet, inserts, etc. you're missing a huge portion of the art.
3. This argument of mp3 vs. CD occurs almost exclusively in rap/pop genres. In other words, if you see the demise of physical music releases, it will likely be in these two genres. Many other genres are so intricate and heavily layered that mp3 cannot do them justice, and like the booklets and inserts, a huge portion of the work of art will be gone.
That's my take. MP3s for convenience, hard copies for the experience. I would NEVER actually pay money for an mp3.
EDIT: One last thing, digi-packs suck. They're cheap and I've had some fall apart within weeks. I've gotten a few quality digi-packs in my day, but by and large I take jewel cases over digi-packs. Plus if your digipack is fucked up it's fucked up. If your jewel case cracks, you can just replace it.
^^true I forgot that. What is the average bitrate of an mp3 you download? Im going to vote for 128-192kbps. Here is some good info regarding the two formats. The quality is lost big time.
"Uncompressed audio as stored on an audio-CD has a bit rate of 1,411.2 kbit/s,[note 2] so the bitrates 128, 160 and 192 kbit/s represent compression ratios of approximately 11:1, 9:1 and 7:1 respectively."
"Uncompressed audio as stored on an audio-CD has a bit rate of 1,411.2 kbit/s,[note 2] so the bitrates 128, 160 and 192 kbit/s represent compression ratios of approximately 11:1, 9:1 and 7:1 respectively."
CD'S ALL THE WAY,I'M A COLLECTOR,MOST ALBUMS IF NOT ALL ARE UNDERGROUND ALBUMS AND I RATHER HAVE THEM AS ACTUAL CDS,I THINK ITS BETTER THAT WAY,LIKE OLD SCHOLL SHIT THAT CAN'T BE BOUGHT NO MORE....MP3'S IS WEAK ONE HIT SINGLES THAT'S FOR MAIN STREAMERS ONLY,UNDERGROUND SHIT SHOULD ALWAYS STAY AS ACTUAL CD'S CAUSE MOST UNDERGROUND MUSIC WE CAN ALWAYS PLAY THE WHOLE CD.
CD'S ALL THE WAY,I'M A COLLECTOR,MOST ALBUMS IF NOT ALL ARE UNDERGROUND ALBUMS AND I RATHER HAVE THEM AS ACTUAL CDS,I THINK ITS BETTER THAT WAY,LIKE OLD SCHOLL SHIT THAT CAN'T BE BOUGHT NO MORE....MP3'S IS WEAK ONE HIT SINGLES THAT'S FOR MAIN STREAMERS ONLY,UNDERGROUND SHIT SHOULD ALWAYS STAY AS ACTUAL CD'S CAUSE MOST UNDERGROUND MUSIC WE CAN ALWAYS PLAY THE WHOLE CD.
CD'S ALL THE WAY,I'M A COLLECTOR,MOST ALBUMS IF NOT ALL ARE UNDERGROUND ALBUMS AND I RATHER HAVE THEM AS ACTUAL CDS,I THINK ITS BETTER THAT WAY,LIKE OLD SCHOLL SHIT THAT CAN'T BE BOUGHT NO MORE....MP3'S IS WEAK ONE HIT SINGLES THAT'S FOR MAIN STREAMERS ONLY,UNDERGROUND SHIT SHOULD ALWAYS STAY AS ACTUAL CD'S CAUSE MOST UNDERGROUND MUSIC WE CAN ALWAYS PLAY THE WHOLE CD.
all my shit is digital.. stereo in the house.. set up in the whip.
but very rarely do i buy a mp3 album.
i prefer the actualy case/packaging. cuz when u buy a mp3 album your just buyin space and not gettin anythin in the physical.. even tho when i buy physical copys.. 1st thing i do after slappin in the whip.. is rip em and put em on the hard drive.
kinda a contradiction.. but cds is better imo.
but very rarely do i buy a mp3 album.
i prefer the actualy case/packaging. cuz when u buy a mp3 album your just buyin space and not gettin anythin in the physical.. even tho when i buy physical copys.. 1st thing i do after slappin in the whip.. is rip em and put em on the hard drive.
kinda a contradiction.. but cds is better imo.
I love music. To me its good to walk in the store N actually buy the CD, as to open it N look through the art work/photos N credits. I give a fuck to read peoples listed who made the CD happen.
Aslo I dont know nothing about Mp3 N ipods but thinkin of gettin one since I dont like to bring a whole case of CDs for a lil trip then get scratched. Looks easy to rip the CD on them ipods carrying them in your hand though. So I can see digital is a new way of the future.
Aslo I dont know nothing about Mp3 N ipods but thinkin of gettin one since I dont like to bring a whole case of CDs for a lil trip then get scratched. Looks easy to rip the CD on them ipods carrying them in your hand though. So I can see digital is a new way of the future.
I only bump CDs. I download a bit now and then if that is the only thing available just to have it, but to be honest I don't listen to them. mp3s in general are of poor quality which means that the download file has to be of some lossless format like FLAC or similar.
I ain't got a mp3 player. It's just an old fashioned thing by me that I haven't bought it yet. In some time I got it too because I see the pros with it.
I've checked what I've bought the last few years and 99% are CDs from the 90s/early 2000, which means that the physical copy is available, sometimes very cheap sometimes hella expensive.
Until now, if an artist only makes the album available as a download file, unless it's a very special thing I don't bother downloading. Go ahead make it available as a download file -anything else would be stupid. but also make a limited edition CD pressing to us collectors that still like to have that physical format.
And yes, I collect vinyl too. Been collecting rap since 85 so I grew up on music in physical formats.
I ain't got a mp3 player. It's just an old fashioned thing by me that I haven't bought it yet. In some time I got it too because I see the pros with it.
I've checked what I've bought the last few years and 99% are CDs from the 90s/early 2000, which means that the physical copy is available, sometimes very cheap sometimes hella expensive.
Until now, if an artist only makes the album available as a download file, unless it's a very special thing I don't bother downloading. Go ahead make it available as a download file -anything else would be stupid. but also make a limited edition CD pressing to us collectors that still like to have that physical format.
And yes, I collect vinyl too. Been collecting rap since 85 so I grew up on music in physical formats.
Thanks for typing all that shit, as I agree with everything quoted above.
Even though I'm a CD collector, I DO USE mp3s for convenience purposes. When I walk or drive I do not need a clear, perfect quality of the cd. Plus its weight, fragility and all of that.
However at home it's shelves filled with cds all the way through haha.
Going 100% digital is a step backwards in my opinion. Just like you had all your books on kindle / iPad or some other retarded type of shit. Come on, in 5 years we'll talk (maybe not we, but you know) about iPads vs. normal books. I mean, it looks like a generation conflict, I just CANNOT IMAGINE paying for a non-physical product; with an exception of computer applications (but they are meant for computers exclusively).
As long as we live in physical world (without copying our minds into digital on some science fiction shit) I'd rather own regular DVDs (if I were a movie fan), books, magazines and CDs.
And yes, I'm looking forward to seeing improvement in CD quality - with an enhanced surface or something.
Even though I'm a CD collector, I DO USE mp3s for convenience purposes. When I walk or drive I do not need a clear, perfect quality of the cd. Plus its weight, fragility and all of that.
However at home it's shelves filled with cds all the way through haha.
Going 100% digital is a step backwards in my opinion. Just like you had all your books on kindle / iPad or some other retarded type of shit. Come on, in 5 years we'll talk (maybe not we, but you know) about iPads vs. normal books. I mean, it looks like a generation conflict, I just CANNOT IMAGINE paying for a non-physical product; with an exception of computer applications (but they are meant for computers exclusively).
As long as we live in physical world (without copying our minds into digital on some science fiction shit) I'd rather own regular DVDs (if I were a movie fan), books, magazines and CDs.
And yes, I'm looking forward to seeing improvement in CD quality - with an enhanced surface or something.
Thanks for the feedback. Good point!
Thanks for the comp. ratios. I like mp3s for convienence, but CD's for the quality.
Ha Ha. Good point.
Ha Ha. I feel you.
I know, RIGHT! A lot of the good CD's are out of print
Thanks for all the input everybody. It is very interesting to see everybody's opinions.
Now that would be a cool idea. Just make sure that you have 2 BACKUP copies of the hardrive with your mind on it!
Thanks for the comp. ratios. I like mp3s for convienence, but CD's for the quality.
Ha Ha. Good point.
Ha Ha. I feel you.
I know, RIGHT! A lot of the good CD's are out of print
Thanks for all the input everybody. It is very interesting to see everybody's opinions.
Now that would be a cool idea. Just make sure that you have 2 BACKUP copies of the hardrive with your mind on it!
First off, I want to concur with Venom about this being a solid thread. Very rarely seen here.....hahaa
The one aspect very few hear about is the fact that physical cd`s have actually entered into the digital world. We`ve all heard the majors crying like little bitches that they`re losing money from downloads and stores closing because cd`s "just aren`t selling". BULLSHIT.
Physical cd`s continue to sell just as before. The only difference now, physical cd`s are purchased more online. I was reading a report about this late last year that spoke about "retail" cd`s declining by 31%, but at the same time physical sales online had risen by 36%.
Don`t let the mainstream media corrupt your thinking. The physical hustle continues. It`s just moving online by more percentage points every qtr.
For any artist who complains that their shit isn`t selling,........ it`s time to look in the mirror and make better shit. PERIOD.
The one aspect very few hear about is the fact that physical cd`s have actually entered into the digital world. We`ve all heard the majors crying like little bitches that they`re losing money from downloads and stores closing because cd`s "just aren`t selling". BULLSHIT.
Physical cd`s continue to sell just as before. The only difference now, physical cd`s are purchased more online. I was reading a report about this late last year that spoke about "retail" cd`s declining by 31%, but at the same time physical sales online had risen by 36%.
Don`t let the mainstream media corrupt your thinking. The physical hustle continues. It`s just moving online by more percentage points every qtr.
For any artist who complains that their shit isn`t selling,........ it`s time to look in the mirror and make better shit. PERIOD.