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Lots of things are changing! New technology can bring comfort to some and pain to others. The ones who are still buying the CDs are the ones who are not computer savvy and or do not own a computer.

Well, not exactly.... I may not be real savvy, but I get by. I WANT the hard copy of the CD. I want to be always able to have the original. I want the liner notes. I want the photos on the CD packaging.... and for about $3 more than a download, that is at lower quality, I'll take the CD every single time if I like the CD.
 
What a depressing article! :(

I remember shopping at Tower Records before I was even old enough to drive. I bought my first CD there when I finally had the money to make the switch from using a cassette walkman to using a CD walkman.

There also used to be a Virgin Megastore in the Disney Marketplace. I'm sure that's closed now. It's too bad. I also discovered that they closed down the Disney Pleasure Island nightclubs, but that's another rant. :(
 
Lots of things are changing! New technology can bring comfort to some and pain to others. The ones who are still buying the CDs are the ones who are not computer savvy and or do not own a computer.

Not true. I just don't like them for DJing. I prefer to use CDs for many reasons that a lot of folks who use computers (especially those who starting DJing with the aid of a computer) will never understand. However, I do know my stuff when it comes to computers, thanks. :sqcool:
 
Lots of things are changing! New technology can bring comfort to some and pain to others. The ones who are still buying the CDs are the ones who are not computer savvy and or do not own a computer.


Or how about people buying cds just flat out perfer them to mp3's? For the record, I'm pretty good around a computer and I've owned more than a few.

I once owned an mp3 player, it was an old roxio (only had 256K of memory), it died and I never bothered to replace it. Sorry but I see too many of the iPod zombies walking around every day to be one.
 
Whats old is new again, kinda. Back in the day you would get a 45 record with 1 song and some obscure b-side. Then there was the "Casingle"( cassete single). Online downloads is the "single" for the digital generation. A lot of the 50's early rock and roll were released as singles before the albums followed. Record labels back in the day had more patience with artists like Bruce Springsteen. It took more than 1 album before he scored big. Back in the day that was the norm, the artists were built up. Now, its just a lot of useless filler on CDs as labels chase that elusive 1 hit. No point in buying 10 songs if only 1 is serviceable.


On that note, I still use CDs at gigs even though I have my whole Library ripped as MP3. I use the computer to locate requests on the fly.
 
I have 1000's of CDs in my basement collecting dust. I get 2 cd's a month from promo only.

I have probably bought 3-4 cd's in the last 5 years in a store. All because I couldn't find a dang song online.

I would much rather pay 99 cents and have a song right now that have to drive to a store, buy a whole CD so it can collect more dust.

How come the environmentalists are not pushing people to avoid cds and buy mp3's? All of that those plastic cd cases for the landfills? The trees to make the paper for cd jackets?...oh the humanity.

As far as quality goes, I have not seen any evidence that some listening at a show can detect ANY quality difference between a CD and a quality ripped mp3.

Maybe, if they were comparing the 2, same song, back and forth with some headphones and they knew one was a cd and one was a mp3....maybe someone could pick the cd.

But to be out in a crowd, with ambient noise, over loud speakers, to be able to tell the current song playing happens to be a cd or a quality mp3? I doubt it. Which makes the quality issue...not an issue.

So, if given the choice to buy 1 or 2 songs at a dollar a piece in your house, or drive somewhere to spend $15, is anyone shocked that most people are choosing option #1
 
Okay, yeah going to Best Buy to get cds isn't biggest thrill in the world, but it is something to get out of the house for and since our Best Buy is shrinking their cd section, you can find some pretty good deals.

For me going into JL (the local store) and finding what I need...the thrill of the hunt. Also, I like human interaction. Its a good feeling when the guys who work there know you by name and trust you enough to tell you to "watch the front" while they go in back to see if they have a cd you're looking for.

Oh, and for all the environmentalist issues, everything but the cd is recycleable...the plastic, the paper.
 
Lots of things are changing! New technology can bring comfort to some and pain to others. The ones who are still buying the CDs are the ones who are not computer savvy and or do not own a computer.

Nope, neither... :sqwink:

Cd's just sound better and allow more options. I can rip a lossy quality MP3 from my cd... I can't get an uncompressed quality file the other way around. I just haven't had the time or inclination to transfer my entire library to a lossless digital format yet!:sqlaugh:

I'm gonna skip over the whole MP3 fad entirely, thank you very much!:sqwink:

I think the only compelling argument for mp3's above was Scotts "Green" argument. That's a great observation, and one that would be hard to overcome.
 
Even then, only the cd isn't recycleable, everything else is.
 
Record labels back in the day had more patience with artists like Bruce Springsteen.

Even Bruce Springsteen isn't as big as Bruce Springsteen anymore.

Ironically, it's the DJ and music purists who've managed to keep vinyl vital. The CD, although skip-free and convenient, had too much going against it from day one. Smaller artwork, too much packaging waste, high prices... record companies forgot that the actual music was only part of the product.
 
Well apparently with vinyl, record labels must see that there is still a nice market for them since they're pressing vinyl again and at a higher quality.
 
I'd heard from someone once that there is research going into putting songs onto DVDs, instead of CDs. It would be at the same number of songs, but at a much higher quality. Until that happens, though, I know that there will never be anything cleaner-sounding than a song from a CD. The MP3s that I sometimes have to download from Amazon come at a close second, but I can still hear the difference and must make the adjustment on my mixer accordingly.
 
I'd heard from someone once that there is research going into putting songs onto DVDs, instead of CDs. It would be at the same number of songs, but at a much higher quality. Until that happens, though, I know that there will never be anything cleaner-sounding than a song from a CD. The MP3s that I sometimes have to download from Amazon come at a close second, but I can still hear the difference and must make the adjustment on my mixer accordingly.

Drunk wedding goers and bar hoppers don't listen that critically..... sorry but it's true.

Side by side I would be hard pressed to tell the difference between Vinyl, CD or high quality MP3... even through quality headphones....

Not a dig but who other than a studio producer really listens that critically to a dang party tune.
 
Drunk wedding goers and bar hoppers don't listen that critically..... sorry but it's true.

Side by side I would be hard pressed to tell the difference between Vinyl, CD or high quality MP3... even through quality headphones....

Not a dig but who other than a studio producer really listens that critically to a dang party tune.


We get enough people who do pay attention. The difference is especially noticeable when they want us to crank up the volume so they can rock out. I've found that I have to work more to prevent any distortion in the sound when it comes to playing an MP3 versus a CD.
 
We get enough people who do pay attention. The difference is especially noticeable when they want us to crank up the volume so they can rock out. I've found that I have to work more to prevent any distortion in the sound when it comes to playing an MP3 versus a CD.

I've never had problems cranking it up... and getting distorted with MP3's..... But, I encode to the highest bit rate and never use VBR and also use the slowest read speed possible... maybe that's why.

Sorry, just don't buy that argument that "it must be the MP3 cause my CD's never do this."

Now the difference more than likely is the output of your computer or other mp3 device vs. the CD Player.... now that I could buy into... and the need to compensate would be there.... if your output is less than steller (not saying this is in your case) then it's no wonder you dislike mp3 vs CD....

I for one use the best possible sample rate when ripping and then the highest sample rate for playback.... sound cards built into computers are notoriously bad and I would not rely on it unless it proved to sound good. As luck would have it the sound card on my Asus is outstanding at 24 bit 192k my music is crystal clear. So ripped directly from CD by me I can not hear a difference.... from other sources that's a different case.
 
Drunk wedding goers and bar hoppers don't listen that critically..... sorry but it's true.

Side by side I would be hard pressed to tell the difference between Vinyl, CD or high quality MP3... even through quality headphones....

Not a dig but who other than a studio producer really listens that critically to a dang party tune.

Please note I said "High Quality MP3" and not the crud you get from Amazon or iTunes.... I meant directly ripped from a CD you own.