Weekly survey: Do you still buy digital music files?
The introduction of iTunes in 2001 was a game-changer for the music industry. Steve Jobs was able to convince everyone involved that this was the future and the way to combat the piracy
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If you’re an artist and you’re ignoring your metadata, you’re screwing yourself
I’ve long whinged about the lack of metadata with digital files. There’s one major label that long insisted on distributing digital files to radio stations with only the artist and title included, meaning
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If you’ve ever thought about digitizing your record collection, here’s how the Internet Archive does it
There are many reasons why you might want to digitize an analogue music format: storage, preservation, distribution, and so on. But it’s a laborious process that needs to be done in real time.
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CDs, Vinyl or Downloads: What Influences Our Choice of Format?
Most of us are probably pretty ecumenical when it comes to choosing a format for listening to music. Digital files are just way too convenient to ignore. CDs offer excellent sound, as does
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Looking for Better Sound from Your Digital Files? This Might Help.
Slowly–very slowly–people are coming around to the benefits of better sound for their music: cleaner highs, firmer lows, more depth and sense of realism, greater definition. Once you hear music how it was
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Introducing Qleek. This Could Bring Music Back to the Future.
It’s called Qleek, a product from Ozenge, a tech start-up based in Paris. At first glance, this looks like a doomed attempt to return people to the days of having to handle vinyl
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Is This App the Solution to Our Liner Notes-Less Digital World?
It’s called Rap Genius which notates your digital files, allowing you to browse for things like lyrics, news articles, history on the artist and more. And hey, it’s free.
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New Service Called 3plet Wants to Bring the Album Experience to Digital Music
While I still buy CDs and vinyl, the vast bulk of my music purchases are digital files. It’s convenient, but I really miss the liner notes and artworks that come with the old
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