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beatport lossless? where does the extra $$ goto?
do artists make more if people were to buy the more expensive lossless tracks from beatport? or does all of the extra $$$ goto beatport
artists get a percentage of sales (scale) so yes.
now what is the lame performer name you chose, inquiring minds would like to know.
are you sure?
i'd think that (in part) the extra $$ goes to storage and server costs
from the few release contracts that i have had the chance to see, payment is made on a scale basis. (after costs.) These contracts mean sell more, get paid more. I don't pretend to know it all, but I am pretty sure the server space does not cost beatport what you and i or the average joe blow would pay.
Beatport are a bunch of crooks with their wav charging.
I've always wondered this too but recent statements i've got from beatport seem to show that the artist does not get any $ from the wav handling charge...wouldn't make sense that we would anyway. I do think the price of the wav handling charge should be adjusted to reflect todays current server/bandwith/storage prices...or have some sort of way to upgrade your account for a flat fee and you can download wav's instead of mp3s at the same cost...that would be alot more fair and current than $1 per wav file.
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| Originally posted by THE_Chris Beatport are a bunch of crooks with their wav charging. |
What Blake said sounds right. I certainly hope the artist isn't getting paid less for someone buying an mp3 vs a WAV...that's just illogical.
Dealing with WAV files does increase storage and bandwidth needs and expenses. However, it's probably not as much as $1.00 per track.
Having said all that, 320kbps MP3 is perfectly fine for any environment.
i agree, until you play on a sound system that is not garbage.
big systems you can tell, the sony headphones, not so much.
50% is 50% whether its mp3 or wav or 20mb or 90mb
Are the WAV really WAV ?
I heard of some transcoded MP3s (~128 to 320 transcode) being sold at Beatport.
Do any of you check for transcoded MP3s ?
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| Originally posted by elFreak i agree, until you play on a sound system that is not garbage. big systems you can tell, the sony headphones, not so much. |
Audition = the standard software to check for transcodes.
I was just asking if ppl took the time to check for transcodes. I mean, paying for a transcoded MP3 sucks !
edit: audiochecker is also cool, but i prefer actually seeing the spectrals
I would like beatport to institute an upgrade facility of some sort. I buy a lot of mp3s which I later want in wav format for mixes or general listening pleasure, and it bugs me that I have to pay the full cost again.
There should be an option to pay the extra dollar and then get the wav.
Beatport are crooks anyway, yeah.
The fact that a lot of the stuff coming out on Beatport and these other online only release places is usually of lower mastering quality than a lot of older tracks makes some of the 320 vs WAV argument moot.
I have got some pretty shite sounding WAV tracks and MP3 tracks on Beatport.
I think there is a different mentality to people when they essentially do not have to put down any sort of money to get a track out there besides licenses and such. Things pressed to vinyl and CD took a significant investment of money and material.
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| Originally posted by Joss Weatherby I think there is a different mentality to people when they essentially do not have to put down any sort of money to get a track out there besides licenses and such. Things pressed to vinyl and CD took a significant investment of money and material. |
I'm sure I read somewhere the other day that the wav handling charge gets split between beatport and the label, I'll try and find my sauce
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