Whatever storage, processing, memory you have you can never have enough. I used to write tracks that fitted on floppy disks (from the sampler and computer). Now they don't fit on CD-R anymore and I even give DVD-R a run for its money sometimes.
Basically as you realise you can so something (ie use a whole 48Mb track to record just the hihat say) you push it more. I think that is a good thing as it means less compromise on silly techy issues and better sounding music.
Computers are at last getting big enough to handle things without the pathetic error of not enough disk storage to perform that operation.
I say roll-on the 1 Terrabyte DVD!!!
(Well so long as the write rates go up, DVD-Rx2 is a little on the slow side)
Seems to me time for Liquid Audio to die. There is no point throwing good money after bad and the shareholders can then invest in something new (if they aren't too scared off the Stockmarket;-)
But then turkeys don't vote for Christmas and I'm sure that managers won't vote to sack themselves...
The future lies not with the majors. Lets face it they are clueless, conservative and have absolutely no idea about innovation, whether in music or technology.
Many of the smaller labels are now experimenting with Open Media licenses as this allows them not only to release music without all the IP problems that the legal system has created but more importantly if the band are into it they are for the music, rather than the huge cheque. The can only be good for music.
We at LOCA and others are committed to releasing music that you can rip onto anything you like. Sure try it first and if you like it hopefully you'll buy a CD (or maybe a download if its cheap enough).
Trying to strangle innovation will fail. And result in staid music and no exciting new sounds. So try to support indie labels and give majors a wide berth.
Seems a bit useless to me. Much cooler if it projected onto the glasses so that you could get a cool 3-d image to supplement our normal vision. Who would need television or monitors then?
Also combined with the cool no-hands eye typing (see http://www.economist.com) that would be a wicked HCI system.
We are currently experimenting with an OpenMedia policy in our record label to try to break more musicians and also to let the music be free. No idea how it will go but would really appreciate support and comment from Slashdotters...
We prevent drives writing faster than 8x because we have found the disks cause problems further down the line when sent as demos (unplayable) or to CD pressing plants where there are errors found on the disks.
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Whatever storage, processing, memory you have you can never have enough. I used to write tracks that fitted on floppy disks (from the sampler and computer). Now they don't fit on CD-R anymore and I even give DVD-R a run for its money sometimes.
Basically as you realise you can so something (ie use a whole 48Mb track to record just the hihat say) you push it more. I think that is a good thing as it means less compromise on silly techy issues and better sounding music.
Computers are at last getting big enough to handle things without the pathetic error of not enough disk storage to perform that operation.
I say roll-on the 1 Terrabyte DVD!!!
(Well so long as the write rates go up, DVD-Rx2 is a little on the slow side)
locarecords.com
Seems to me time for Liquid Audio to die. There is no point throwing good money after bad and the shareholders can then invest in something new (if they aren't too scared off the Stockmarket ;-)
But then turkeys don't vote for Christmas and I'm sure that managers won't vote to sack themselves...
www.locarecords.com
The future lies not with the majors. Lets face it they are clueless, conservative and have absolutely no idea about innovation, whether in music or technology.
Many of the smaller labels are now experimenting with Open Media licenses as this allows them not only to release music without all the IP problems that the legal system has created but more importantly if the band are into it they are for the music, rather than the huge cheque. The can only be good for music.
We at LOCA and others are committed to releasing music that you can rip onto anything you like. Sure try it first and if you like it hopefully you'll buy a CD (or maybe a download if its cheap enough).
Trying to strangle innovation will fail. And result in staid music and no exciting new sounds. So try to support indie labels and give majors a wide berth.
Locarecords.com
Seems a bit useless to me. Much cooler if it projected onto the glasses so that you could get a cool 3-d image to supplement our normal vision. Who would need television or monitors then?
Also combined with the cool no-hands eye typing (see http://www.economist.com) that would be a wicked HCI system.
LOCA
We are currently experimenting with an OpenMedia policy in our record label to try to break more musicians and also to let the music be free. No idea how it will go but would really appreciate support and comment from Slashdotters...
locarecords.com
Faster is not necessarily better.
We prevent drives writing faster than 8x because we have found the disks cause problems further down the line when sent as demos (unplayable) or to CD pressing plants where there are errors found on the disks.