Re: [microsound] the great depression of experimental music?

[john saylor <js@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i said:
> >i said that the network is the best way to distribute music.
> >i still think so.

( 04.09.24 11:01 -0700 ) chthonic:
> i prefer the sound of CDs over mp3s, 

as you should- mp3s are a lossy compression algorithm. i'm a big fan of
flac [http://flac.sourceforge.net/], but this discussion [cd (wav) vs.
mp3] is not about distribution, it's about audio formats.

> i just like having music centered on something *other* the the goddamn
> computer.  

i can relate. just because the music is distributed via computer network
doesn't mean you have to play it there.

> if digital distribution meant that the files downloaded are full, 
> uncompressed audio files, and complete artwork is printed at the 
> point of purchase on offset-quality printers, that might seem like an 
> option to pursue. 

i'm thinking more of a world where you can get the files [audio, image,
text, whatever] and you can do with them what you will: view on screen;
transfer to disc, paper; modify to use in your own creation; and so on.

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