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Originally posted by Spirit5 I know Beatport can send you WAV files in the mail, but that gets expensive with shipping and the whole point to downloading is so you can have the tunes right now, instead of waiting days to a week, which is really no differen't than buying a vinyl record.

wav files by mail.... wayyyyy cheaper than buying vinyl

lets say 2 tracks per vinyl... say $10 US each
45 vinyl to get 90 tracks... $450 US plus shipping to canada (for me) $70 approx

wav files off of beatport...
90 tracks at 1.99US each is like $180 plus wav handling and shipping say another $100

so $280 vs $520 and with vinyl you are not going to like all the songs on all of the vinyls i am willing to bet but with digital... you hand pick all of your fav tracks

and it gets shipped with next day shipping so like 1-2 days

AND........ beatport is going to offer wav downloads...which will make it even cheaper

i personally prefer wav files as they are the highest quality and deliver that richness in the sound that we all love...but this isn't about that... this is about digital wav over vinyl as far as price is concerned.... wav files = much cheaper

i rest my case

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Originally posted by fr3sh wav files by mail.... wayyyyy cheaper than buying vinyl

true, but it almost defeats the purpose of a digital download store. you can't beat the fact that you can listen to a track and have it in your possession within seconds. and 320kbps is definitely bearable, sound-quality wise. damn elitists.

I <3 beatport

haha

i am sincerely flattered that you refer to me as an elitist...lol

made my day
hahaha


thanks bud... U R the best!

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue true, but it almost defeats the purpose of a digital download store. you can't beat the fact that you can listen to a track and have it in your possession within seconds. and 320kbps is definitely bearable, sound-quality wise. damn elitists. I <3 beatport

as i said... beatport will be offering wav downloads soon

they announced this in their forum

I must say I'm really happy. 1) Because I'm saving tons of cash. 2) I don't have to get those tracks that I don't want (i.e. the B-Side of a vinyl). 3) It takes one day for it to ship to my house and I'm not using overnight <3 Fedex.

This also has really changed my attitude towards CD's in terms of me actually using them, because now I can get a lot of tracks on CD with top quality.

Anyway, I'd get 320kbps mp3 if I could stand them, but I just can't for some reason. Personal preference I guess.

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Originally posted by ieko Anyway, I'd get 320kbps mp3 if I could stand them, but I just can't for some reason. Personal preference I guess.

we have a new member to the elitist alliance haha

Well that is good news then, but now that i've spent about $100 on MP3s (most I don't have on vinyl, once I get better recording equipment and buy a new turntable I'll do that), and now they are gonna offer Wav files. If only they would have done this before. And I agree with Omega_Blue, that the mail order thing doesn't make sense. Also, I really don't think 320 Kbps MP3s sound bad either, I mean how good to you guys really want? Sure WAV might be better at a club, but I'm just a hobbyist, and I don't really even consider myself a DJ since I don't play for people right now (till I get really good, get my CDJs hooked up to the internet and get some better recording stuff like monitors). So unless you are a pro, I doubt you should be that concerned.

is it bad to convert mp3's to wav?

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Originally posted by fr3sh we have a new member to the elitist alliance haha

Eh? How's that elitest, I don't like them... it's a personal preference. Has nothing to do with me thinking I'm better or anything...

You can convert mp3 to wav, it won't hurt it at all. Although I think you might lose some volume? I'm not sure.

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Originally posted by dmagik is it bad to convert mp3's to wav?

No there should be no signal difference in theory.

Personally I dont really see the need for mp3 cds for the cdj. I mean, if the song you want to play next is on the cd that is currently playing, it doesnt do you much good now does it. Id rather just put 10 or so songs on one cd and be done with it.