Hooj are now selling WMA files of the hooj adn lost language tracks!

Is it me or is this a good idea in respect to us and a bad idea for them. Once someone has downloaded it once, it will be all over the net/hub etc etc, meaning free music for us.

I hope this means they dont discontinue their CDR's, id rather have something more official/hands on than a computer file.

What do you guys think!?

p.s. each track is £1. I wont be buying any!

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EDIT:

UPDATE:

All files are encoded at 128kbps which is the equivalent sound quality of a 160kbps MP3.

We will be offering back catalogue Airtight, Prolekult and most Hooj releases from Hooj050 onwards.

Please remember that a WindowsMedia Audio is a lot, lot better quality when compared to MP3. Remember that MP3 is an aged and inefficient format.

We use the same bitrate as BuyMusic.com (the biggest download store in the world with 300,000 files), iTunes and all the other digital music stores. DX3, the company that deals with the backend of our media serving have sold more than 100'000 downloads through their partners and they have not had one single complaint.

So in short - all of our files sound CD quality. We guarantee that you will not be disappointed. If you buy a download from us and you are not happy with the audio quality, we will burn you a digital copy from the original master Audio CD and send it to you.

Christian from Hooj (in charge of CDR's)
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imo thats even worse, fucked if im buying 128kbps files. ill be ringing up for my replacement copies of the audio mastered cds everytime i buy something.

Also what do people think about the re-selling of scarce/limited material that sold out along time ago. i spose its good for those that didnt get it first tiem round, but it sux fo rthose of use that thought we had something unique (although we still ahve original sleeves and printed disc/vinyl)

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Last edited by Nell on Aug-16-2003 at 03:26

Here is an excerpt from Hooj:

"None of us got into this business in the first place for career purposes - we all started off just wanting to live the acid house dream etc, but we've all had to face economic reality over time and for us to carry on doing what we do, the simple fact is we have to charge a fee to provide music. Or else we have to go off and do something else.

We think £1 per track is a reasonable fee for half-decent music, delivered via the best quality digital format straight to your PC; We hope you do too."

That makes sense to me, and I don't mind paying a nominal amount to get the CDR's electronically.

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Originally posted by Nell Hooj are now selling WMA files of the hooj adn lost language tracks! Is it me or is this a good idea in respect to us and a bad idea for them. Once someone has downloaded it once, it will be all over the net/hub etc etc, meaning free music for us.

No its not bad for them. There tracks will get out either way, so leechers will leach anyway. But the people who didnt buy them only because they didnt own turntables will start buying, so they'll probably make more money.

bah, wma???

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yeah but, firstly it WMA format, not WAV, so its compressed. Secondly, Once one person has downloaded it, it will be availible for all vai the hub or some sor tof direct download. I think most people here, including myself would download for free rather than paying £1 when given the option. Id rather have something in my hand, that is official and can sit on a shelf etc. And in an uncompressed format.
What happens if your hdd crashes, do you still have the right to go back and download the track or do you pay again!? I can't see if being a big success. It's a novel idea, but i dont think it will work.

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Originally posted by Nadi No its not bad for them. There tracks will get out either way, so leechers will leach anyway. But the people who didnt buy them only because they didnt own turntables will start buying, so they'll probably make more money.

you dont need TT's to play a CD. and everyone here has a cd player or cd rom drive. just my opinion.

are you seriously telling me you will pay £1 for a DL when you can get it for free elsewhere?

HOOJ PLZ KEEP THE CDS!!!

/me emails hooj

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Yeah i agree. First off, i wouldn't pay for wma anyhow, horrible format, second, it isn't tangible, there is no proof i bought it/i can't physically hold it in my hands..

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ive dreaded this day. soon vinyl and cd will be fazed out. downloads only burned on to cd or final scratch. no bookcase full of cds or milk crates full of vinyl.. the time is comming i fear...

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is there a list they got of what they'll sell yet?

its up and running!!

all there previous releases are availible in WMA format now!
There are some exclusive new mixes, accapella's previously unreleased i see. I'll be DLing mine for free!

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Originally posted by Nell its up and running!! all there previous releases are availible in WMA format now! There are some exclusive new mixes, accapella's previously unreleased i see. I'll be DLing mine for free!

What acapellas precisley?

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• Space Tribe Vs Electric Universe - Rabbit Hole
  
• CPU - So It Begins
  
• Too Short & Mistah FAB - The Sideshow
  

go look for yourself

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