cds do wear out, perhaps less than an hard-disk, but aren't forever

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Originally posted by paranoik0 As for the quality of tracks, I don't think it has anything to do with the online sale of mp3s, but rather results from the huge avaiability of prodution software and the general desire to fit certain musical standarts so certain dj's can play the tracks.

i think it's down to both. the latter caused the first wave of so-called quality decrease, and the former will probably cause a 2nd wave... which in turn could lead to a positive backlash? perhaps older more established artists will pull their fingers out and start aiming to stand out by raising the bar for quality & innovation, leaving the software kids behind?

who knows. though even saying all that, i'm not the kind of person who moans about music getting worse (even if alot of it is) providing there's enough around to satisfy me. so this whole digital movement doesn't bother me in the slightest, whichever way it goes

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Originally posted by trancedanne Digital labels are both good & bad but im to lazy to write more.. One thing for sure that i will never buy for a mp3, never. I rather spend money on real cds which i can have all my life instead of a file which can go lost just if the computer crashes..

i don't think so, if anything, you just have to be selective, as there is more available. i'm doing just fine with my music.

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Originally posted by DJFreaq wtf Ygrene is energy backwards

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Meneedit? Are you posting posting under Mr.Mystery's name again?

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Originally posted by Zombie0915 just because you dont like what somebody has to say, doesn't mean they don't deserve to have a voice

What if Stephen Hawking started bad-mouthing you?

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ah this old chestnut.

Trance music has always been based around the vinyl ethos as a method for quality control and (imho) as a way for the superstars and labels to control the stylistic change of the music.

For a long time it seems labels have been resisting the change to the digital medium. Only in the past year or two have you been able to download half decent trance releases from digital networks. CD releases have always been and still are a bit of a joke. Sure you can get promos and hunt for cd singles, but most releases never see cd. This lack of drive towards cds or digital downloads has left a massive power vacuum that is currently being filled up with a lot of generic, worthless shit. Basically the internet is a free medium and producers or labels can make of it what they choose to.

Compared to psy and progressive, which is 99% based around digital, Trance seems to lack the understanding that sort of freedom and diversification is the key to growth. Look at the never ending stream of similar music being pumped out by the big labels. They are controlling the sound by limiting how and when it can be released. At the end of the day digital networks will diversify the sound and be good for the growth of the trance, but in the meantime, there is a complete lack of respect for digital from established labels, hence there is no quality control over it.

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Originally posted by Axolotyl ...there is a complete lack of respect for digital from established labels, hence there is no quality control over it.

But can there ever be quality control, save for the real shit just not being bought? Can labels match the powerful word-of-mouth that the internet thrives on? There are people I've never met listening to my music, and I've never even seen a contract from a label, and that was back when I was putting out pure shit. If labels are to get any semblance of control over digital, they need to be faster than the internet, and more omnipresent, and Microsoft can't even do that.

Personally, though, I can't see much harm in it. You just have to dig deeper. I highly doubt the most edm fans are the type to be used to having their music fed to them anyway, otherwise they'd be listening to the local continuous hits station.

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Originally posted by thoughtlessjex But can there ever be quality control, save for the real shit just not being bought? Can labels match the powerful word-of-mouth that the internet thrives on? There are people I've never met listening to my music, and I've never even seen a contract from a label, and that was back when I was putting out pure shit. If labels are to get any semblance of control over digital, they need to be faster than the internet, and more omnipresent, and Microsoft can't even do that. Personally, though, I can't see much harm in it. You just have to dig deeper. I highly doubt the most edm fans are the type to be used to having their music fed to them anyway, otherwise they'd be listening to the local continuous hits station.

If established labels are there offering tracks along side digital labels and their product is superior, it will bring the bar up. People will expect more for their download dollar. Increasing the expectations of people is a form of quality control.

I agree you have to dig deeper though. A lot of the best trance I've heard is unreleased stuff. At the end of the day, more people producing and releasing is good creatively for the sound I think.

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Originally posted by Spacey Orange Meneedit? Are you posting posting under Mr.Mystery's name again?

No nonsense, please.

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