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Audio Lunchbox: Music with no DRM

Posted by michael on from the tanstaaflb dept.

An anonymous reader writes "MacCentral just posted an article on Audio Lunchbox, an online music store dedicated to music by independent artists and labels. ALB offers all of its music in DRM free MP3 (192 kbps) and Ogg Vorbis (Q6) formats with iTunes style pricing and a completely web based and platform independent delivery system."

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  1. Quick! by chia_monkey · · Score: 0, Funny

    Quick! Somebody re-title this article "Apple iTunes Killer"!!!

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  2. Re:Yay OGG! by gricholson75 · · Score: 3, Funny
    After the clamouring for ogg support that all other stores outright reject, I can see big things for these guys

    Yup, they will capture that huge Ogg Vorbis community. And it's mountains of disposable cash.
  3. Opening my Audio Lunchbox by The+I+Shing · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'm opening my audio lunchbox right now...
    Awww... ham and cheese again?
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  4. Let me be the first to proclaim by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let me be the first to say that this company is dead!

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  5. Re:$0.99 ?? by Rick+Zeman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one not busting a nut at the chance of paying $0.99 to download one song? Or $9.99 to download an album? To me this is hardly an improvement over current pricing. Maybe it's just that the stuff I listen to isn't typically available (live trance sets)

    Get yerself in enough of a trance and you won't notice....;-)

  6. Crap! by r00zky · · Score: 3, Funny

    All MP3s are encoded at 192 kbps variable bit rate (VBR). Ogg Vorbis files are encoded at a variable bit rate (VBR) "quality 6"

    4. Can my cousin in Italy buy songs from you?
    Yes. Anyone in the world can download tracks from us.

    Damn I'm running out of excuses for not paying for music :'(

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  7. 1 dollar Canadian by Darth23 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that's like a buck fifty American now?

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  8. Re:$0.99 ?? Not if I have to DL it myself. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My computer is an ENIAC replica, you insensitive clod. It's current draw is 1500 Amps, and it costs me a thousand bucks to download an MP3!

    I mean, geez, have some thoughtfulness!

  9. AudioLunchBox is Dying! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Far too expensive.

  10. Who are these guys? by Call+Me+Black+Cloud · · Score: 1, Funny

    I looked at the audiolunchbox site and the only band I recognized was "Various Artists".

  11. Re:Yay OGG! by Golias · · Score: 4, Funny
    Too bad you can't get the files in AAC. I might be interested in buying some of this music if it was.

    (Actually, if I wanted a song from this store, it would not be a factor. 192 VBR MP3 sounds just fine on my iPod... but there's at least one of you OGG cheerleaders saying the exact same thing about your favorite codec on Every Single God-Damned iTunes Music Store and/or iPod Thread, so I figured I should return the favor.)

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