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I’ve also been thinking about quitting Spotify. But I don’t think switching to Apple, YouTube, or Tidal is the answer. I’d rather go back to buying the music I listen to and actually getting the files, so I can download them and play them on whatever music player I want

I’ve also been thinking about quitting Spotify. But I don’t think switching to Apple, YouTube, or Tidal is the answer. I’d rather go back to buying the music I listen to and actually getting the files, so I can download them and play them on whatever music player I want

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1000%. It’s unfortunate too, but honestly they keep it up for much longer & they’ll completely write themselves out of existence.

That's what happens when you shit on your artists/fans/users. Spotify and these other companies are not aligned with creators. They are extractors first imo

Saw a YouTube video with the title that released this week that said “the rise / return of pirating” ￼😂😅

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It’s really hard to ditch YouTube. All music videos live on there. But I agree with you, Bandcamp and maybe something like Catalog for crypto payments is the way to go. Would be nice if Bandcamp added crypto payment option

Good call, I think. Since I came of age before the rise of streaming, buying and downloading the files (and/or ripping them from my CDs) has always been the norm for me. I use Roon to organize my music library.

I've never used Spotify and I'm certainly not about to start now. Tried Qobuz for awhile but they didn't have much of the music I'm into.

Bandcamp is my mainstay, and I use YouTube for things I can't find on Bandcamp.

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Big fan of Bandcamp! Also like what catalog.works is doing, seems like they are well positioned to become the web3 Bandcamp

Bandcamp has been a good place for us, can sell digital songs & albums / physical / merch and do listening sessions with the community

I’m a crypto noob but I really don’t get this obsession with collection. To normies it will always feel gimmicky at best. It needs to have obvious value. And honestly, if it was going to take off in a serious mainstream way, it would have done so during the NFT boom. 

Tipping/micropayments/programmable IP seem to have a lot more mainstream potential to me than creator coins and most NFTs

I like catalog.works but they don't pay per stream. You collect each song or album via debit, credit, usdc, or paypal. I believe artists set the price

Are there any web3 streaming apps that are any good? Seems like a perfect use case. Fill up a wallet with X stablecoin tokens and they get automatically micropaid out per stream.

Of course the problem is backcatalog/labels demanding huge cuts. But surely there could be a better SoundCloud?

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Ahaha this album was at DSD128 format. This one at DSD512 is more huge. For indie artists, it doesn't make much sense to convert PCM audio to DSD. Usually the conversion make the sound worse with inferior transients but there're some albums that benefit from a good conversion like those of Susan Wong. Also to mention: if you're listening with low performance headphones, you don't get improvement with these formats and they will sound dull. Of course better if the recording was recorded in DSD or from master tape.

11289 kbps 🤯 

Is it easy for indie artists to convert music to DSD format, or it has to be recorded with DSD-capable equipment?

Yeah I’ve been using YouTube for the time being but it is a bit annoying. A decent CanCon playlist there would be ideal imo.

I love CDs. They’re still the only format that actually makes me feel like im buying and owning music. Im thinking about getting an external CD drive for my PC. The car is great for listening on the go and I guess for everything else, there’s always YouTube

Highly recommend. I’m currently thinking I’m headed back to CDs, but can’t find a decent portable disc player anymore so thats a bit of a problem. Thanks for the article share - checking it out now.

As an ‘old head’ from the mid-seventies I never stopped. I always got something for my money - even for live shows, because that was the cost, buying merch was a souvenir, extra love to an artist I listened to often. Hasn’t changed for me really, except newer artists have a tougher time vying for my attention.