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Hairball
Good to hear.
I've never owned an mp3 player, and have never paid for a digital download.
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kowalski
According to new data revealed by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), more money was spent on vinyl album sales than digital album downloads in the UK last week.
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LieB
Here's another, somewhat differing, survey:
Radio 35%
CD 20%
Free streaming 19%
Download 15%
Paid streaming 6%
Vinyl 2%
Other 2%
[www.emarketer.com]
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frankotero
Still pretty cool records are out selling downloads. Didn't think that would happen these days.
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frankotero
Still pretty cool records are out selling downloads. Didn't think that would happen these days.
I wonder if streaming services are included in these numbers, as there really is no point in buying downloads anymore. You can get everything with the same quality on Spotify etc.
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frankotero
Still pretty cool records are out selling downloads. Didn't think that would happen these days.
I wonder if streaming services are included in these numbers, as there really is no point in buying downloads anymore. You can get everything with the same quality on Spotify etc.
Not quite true. If you buy HD downloads (24-bit) you won't have this quality on streaming services (or on CD).
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Deltics
"Downloads have been in sharp decline as consumers switch to streaming services.
The ERA has suggested the surge in vinyl sales could be attributed to the popularity of vinyl as a Christmas gift and the growing number of retailers - including supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Tesco - which now stock vinyl."
[www.bbc.co.uk]
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Chacho
I sure am glad that they came up with the mp3 !
Now my music collection weighs one gram rather than 150 kilos, and takes up less than 1 cubic centimeter, rather than 2 cubic meters.
Plus: NO MORE SCRATCHES !
And I am very happy with the sound quality. Mp3 sound is just fine with me.
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Spud
So for the unimitiated like me who haven't as yet dabbled in it .
How does streaming work in terms of sales & paying for it ?
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Spud
So you pay your subscription and may then stream anything the vendor has available ?
So what happens with artist royalties etc ?
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frankotero
Still pretty cool records are out selling downloads. Didn't think that would happen these days.
I wonder if streaming services are included in these numbers, as there really is no point in buying downloads anymore. You can get everything with the same quality on Spotify etc.
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Spud
Thanks Dandy.
What resolutiuon are the typical streams on offer these days ?
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frankotero
Still pretty cool records are out selling downloads. Didn't think that would happen these days.
I wonder if streaming services are included in these numbers, as there really is no point in buying downloads anymore. You can get everything with the same quality on Spotify etc.
If you don't have a subscription to Spotify then, bizarrely, on a phone you can not listen to what you want to listen to, it's only shuffle. On a PC it's different.
So maybe a download would make sense in that aspect. How many people store music on their device? I don't.