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| quote: | Originally posted by Generation X
Okay, so how does this whole thing work? Did you talk to Armin himself about it? I know that Armin has (or at least had signed) a deal with DI.FM for internet broadcasts, as was announced way back in the day when he was finding a new home for the ASOT show online. Thus, I assume any other online broadcaster licenses the rights to the show from DI.FM as well (or re-broadcasts at a later time). |
No, the usual conditions in earlier times were that DI got the exclusive rights for "internet only" broadcasts. But - you know - a contract is limited in time and the conditions can change - especially when a show is so popular. From what I know DI.fm still has the "1st right" to do the broadcast and all other stations have to broadcast after that. That is still valid and I do not think that this will change. For a LIVE event that is not possible as you will unerstand so all stations are broadcasting simultaneously.
| quote: | Originally posted by Generation X
So, tell me then why DI.FM would broadcast in 192kbps for its paying subscribers and give out the original 256kbps quality file to a random station? Even if DI.FM didn't have exclusive rights to the full quality broadcast files, who does? Does one of us Armin's agents send the show around to every online broadcaster and FM station? I don't think so. |
DI.FM could broadcast in 256kbps if they want to. They do not. DI.fm subscibers apparently do not ask for it often enough so why should DI offer 256k streams... ? Apart from that, DI has nothing to do with the licensing and distribution channels of ASOT, I am quite sure about that. There is only one licensing agency for ASOT, the radiodepartment...
I also can't believe that they have 2nd class radio stations with 2nd class listeners being only allowed to broadcast at a low bitrate. That would be completely new. Typically, for popular radio shows there exists an easy to acccess but otherwise password-protected webpage rooted directly in the studio (so for ASOT probably on one of Armada's / Armin's servers) with all necessary infos (show, banners, announcements, trailers, sometimes tracklists, etc.). This webpage keeps the show available in different lengths - or example, radio stations with commercials every 20 minutes require up to 6 files for a 2h show. Each file then starts with the radio show jingle. You could hear that for fresh.fm broadcasts of ASOT, just as an example... Otherwise the files on these webpages can be freely chosen by the radio stations.
In the past often also CDs were sent to the radio stations but I think these times are over now.
| quote: | Originally posted by Generation X
I do admit I don't know exactly what the process is, but I have a hunch the original encoding is not 256kbps OGG and this .cz station is somehow the only one that has it/is allowed to play it. I also fail to see how it's relevant that danceradio.cz has a large FM listener base. You do know that there are no high bitrates for FM radio station broadcasts right? In fact, most audiophiles are amazed FM and even AM radiowaves are still so popular. |
You miss the point. FM as such has nothing to do with "bitrate". In fact, analog FM broadcasts are not as by definition "lossy" as digital broadcasts will be. Nothing can beat a very good FM reception.... And - at least in the past - if they used digital music for FM broadcasts - they used WAV files from CD / tape or followed the MPEG specs and asked the artists to deliver music in MPEG-Layer-II (also known as MP2). The normal bitrate for these files to be sent to the radio station was 384kbps 48kHz... It is still the case that this is the industry standard in Europe (for example for all SAT / DVB - broadcasts). Nowadays many radio stations also accept MP3 @ 320kbps @ 44.1 kHz... It is simply a "standard" quality that is offered.
damn, what for a long post this has become.... :nervous: |
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