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Does anyone distribute 24bit content anyway? iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc. I don't think any of them do.
by rythie 16y ago
Does anyone distribute 24bit content anyway? iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc. I don't think any of them do.
- Bud 16y agoNot yet. That's the idea; they will begin to. Apple is apparently already talking about doing so. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/02/22/apple-reportedly-looking-to-offer-24-bit-music-files-in-itunes-store/ http://www.macrumors.com/2011/02/22/apple-reportedly-looking... http://venturebeat.com/2011/02/22/apple-24-bit-music/ http://venturebeat.com/2011/02/22/apple-24-bit-music/ http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-22/tech/24.bit.music_1_higher-quality-music-online-music-stores-music-catalog?_s=PM:TECH http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-22/tech/24.bit.music_1_highe...
- rythie 16y agoInteresting, the hype around 24bit could kill off the CD, since CDs can't really compete with that and DVD-Audio and SACD failed to reach the mass market. As a bonus to Apple they will take more space, especially if they use FLAC, so people will buy bigger iPods and iPhones.
- wladimir 16y agoSACD failed to reach the mass market, partly, because most music customers didn't really care about 24 bit audio. At least, not enough to pay more for it. I don't think it's different this time. Music quality is not an issue for most people. If it was, low-quality mp3 and players with crappy headphones, and crappy computer speakers wouldn't be that popular.
- rythie 16y agoIt doesn't have to reach critical mass this time though, people who care about quality can download the better version, people don't care don't have to.
- Bud 16y agoBut people with lots of money find it to be an issue. Or, they at least pretend to. And they will pay for the right to pretend to. :) And once the rich do so, we have a long tradition in our society of imitating the consumption habits of the rich.
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- rythie 16y ago24bit, 96khz, 2 channels, 4 minutes * 0.40 (60% compression) = 55Mb per track. At $1 per track that's, $579 on a 32GB iPhone/iPod Touch assuming no apps, games, videos, iOS or formatting etc. (i.e. it's actually lower)
- sp332 16y agoUgh, I totally spaced on the FLAC bit, I was still thinking in MP3.
- dmbaggett 16y agoYes, see www.hdtracks.com for a pretty big selection. (I am not affiliated with them, but am a happy customer.)
- MichaelGG 16y agoNo, this will be the next way to attempt to resell the same music to same people. Bought the tapes, CDs, and MP3s? Now buy the HD MP3s!
- geden 16y agobleep.com sell 24bit audio for selected artists who request it, ie Autechre