rockeratheart
Well-known member
I had a lengthy conversation with a friend recently who is an educated musician, thinker, and otherwise scholarly individual. This began as a conversation about the music business in many facets, and ventured into the audiophile realm.
Our main topic was about the recording process. With major recordings, and I would argue a huge percentage of them, catering to mixing and mastering with mp3 downloads in mind, new "good" recordings are harder to find. Many articles have been written of interviews with musicians who are frustrated with the recording process and how it is becoming more common for nuances and stylings to be lost.
I'm wondering how long record companies are willing to pay for a recording that so few people will pay for when the "dollar download" market is the biggest.
I know many people here use old recordings, and download lossless formats, but honestly, new music, even lossless files, are going to be gone, IMO. Don't get me wrong, I'm sad to think that, but I do.
Thoughts?
Ben
Our main topic was about the recording process. With major recordings, and I would argue a huge percentage of them, catering to mixing and mastering with mp3 downloads in mind, new "good" recordings are harder to find. Many articles have been written of interviews with musicians who are frustrated with the recording process and how it is becoming more common for nuances and stylings to be lost.
I'm wondering how long record companies are willing to pay for a recording that so few people will pay for when the "dollar download" market is the biggest.
I know many people here use old recordings, and download lossless formats, but honestly, new music, even lossless files, are going to be gone, IMO. Don't get me wrong, I'm sad to think that, but I do.
Thoughts?
Ben