Make your own CD media booths...good idea?

dak · 11-20-2002, 08:40 PM

If each major record label had digital booths which stored all their signed bands songs would you pay $8 to select 15 songs from a touchscreen list and have those songs and all their artwork and lyrics sheets burned onto a CD?

Sorta like a Photo booth/Juke Box Hybrid ;p

That way prices could be lower since the companies wouldnt hafta pay for packaging and shipping. They would also not hafta worry about risky overstocking on new bands. Adding new bands would be as easy as uploading new stuff to their booth via internet.

I know you can do pretty much the same thing for free now with Kazaa and a home CD burner but its "not ethical" see gn0mes pirating MP3 post

Its so hard for a band to produce an entire good CD these days, record companies should really consider treating all songs as singles....honestly if you practice burning MP3s to CDs in your own home how often do you actually use every song from a single CD? Hardly ever.

Fender · 11-20-2002, 10:25 PM

To Hell with the music industry.

After hearing that the big record companies settled out of court, thus ADMITTING to price fixing CDs..I don't feel sorry 1 bit for pirating their music.

Marack · 11-20-2002, 10:33 PM

I say no for the reason that I don't usually like singles. I like albums, and the good bands make good albums. There is a sense of continuity, even if it's not prog rock, it really does go together. I think keeping it so that a band must make an album is important to the integrity of a given artist, and is a filtering process in and of itself. Sure, anyone can throw together some chords and lyrics and have a decent song on their hands, but its only the talented that can make a whole record well.

Also, to have something like this be the norm would just invite the instant-gratification, need to stuff all of your music in 3-5 minute blocks type of mentality. Some of my favorite musicians don't make specific singles, they make entire albums. I'm sure Radiohead wouldn't fly well with this idea, as they make their music in context with the album. It's not the strength of the song thats solely important, but how it fits with the music they design to have around it, and as it relates to the album as a whole that is more important.

At least thats where I stand... sorry if this sounds like a flame, I don't intend it to be. Just trying to state my reservations with this type of idea.

Eomer · 11-21-2002, 07:27 AM

Two things:

1) I wouldn't do this because I like the continuity of an entire album from song to song. I buy all my CD's and feel the price is worth it if the CD is halfway decent.

2) The record industry would never do this because of two things. One, I would wager that the majority of CD sales are to people who are buying a CD after hearing one single, and then end up with a CD with a bunch of tracks they don't like. Allowing people to just download the singles they want would really hurt record sales.

Also, the price is way too cheap. If anything, the record company would want to charge MORE than what you would pay for a normal CD.

dak · 11-21-2002, 11:59 AM

This is more of a comprimise on the music industries part rather then a clever marketing scheme Eomer.

With the growing ease of getting a broadband connect and CD burner paired with their inability to regulate PtP software the music industry is gonna hafta bend over and take it sooner of later.

11-20-2002, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
dak My sig will turn you wicked gay. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: France Posts: 4,027	Make your own CD media booths...good idea? If each major record label had digital booths which stored all their signed bands songs would you pay $8 to select 15 songs from a touchscreen list and have those songs and all their artwork and lyrics sheets burned onto a CD? Sorta like a Photo booth/Juke Box Hybrid ;p That way prices could be lower since the companies wouldnt hafta pay for packaging and shipping. They would also not hafta worry about risky overstocking on new bands. Adding new bands would be as easy as uploading new stuff to their booth via internet. I know you can do pretty much the same thing for free now with Kazaa and a home CD burner but its "not ethical" see gn0mes pirating MP3 post Its so hard for a band to produce an entire good CD these days, record companies should really consider treating all songs as singles....honestly if you practice burning MP3s to CDs in your own home how often do you actually use every song from a single CD? Hardly ever. __________________ Iran != Threat This forum sucks and so do you. Last edited by dak : 11-20-2002 at 08:44 PM.

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dak My sig will turn you wicked gay. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: France Posts: 4,027	This is more of a comprimise on the music industries part rather then a clever marketing scheme Eomer. With the growing ease of getting a broadband connect and CD burner paired with their inability to regulate PtP software the music industry is gonna hafta bend over and take it sooner of later. __________________ Iran != Threat This forum sucks and so do you.

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11-20-2002, 10:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fender Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 302 -1 Internets	To Hell with the music industry. After hearing that the big record companies settled out of court, thus ADMITTING to price fixing CDs..I don't feel sorry 1 bit for pirating their music.

11-20-2002, 10:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Marack Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18 -1 Internets	I say no for the reason that I don't usually like singles. I like albums, and the good bands make good albums. There is a sense of continuity, even if it's not prog rock, it really does go together. I think keeping it so that a band must make an album is important to the integrity of a given artist, and is a filtering process in and of itself. Sure, anyone can throw together some chords and lyrics and have a decent song on their hands, but its only the talented that can make a whole record well. Also, to have something like this be the norm would just invite the instant-gratification, need to stuff all of your music in 3-5 minute blocks type of mentality. Some of my favorite musicians don't make specific singles, they make entire albums. I'm sure Radiohead wouldn't fly well with this idea, as they make their music in context with the album. It's not the strength of the song thats solely important, but how it fits with the music they design to have around it, and as it relates to the album as a whole that is more important. At least thats where I stand... sorry if this sounds like a flame, I don't intend it to be. Just trying to state my reservations with this type of idea.

11-21-2002, 07:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eomer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,445 +29 Internets	Two things: 1) I wouldn't do this because I like the continuity of an entire album from song to song. I buy all my CD's and feel the price is worth it if the CD is halfway decent. 2) The record industry would never do this because of two things. One, I would wager that the majority of CD sales are to people who are buying a CD after hearing one single, and then end up with a CD with a bunch of tracks they don't like. Allowing people to just download the singles they want would really hurt record sales. Also, the price is way too cheap. If anything, the record company would want to charge MORE than what you would pay for a normal CD.