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Collectors, DJs, artists and music enthusiasts all still have a great need for actual files. For the average user it might seem dumb, but to me, my Spotify/Appl
by dt2m 4y ago
Collectors, DJs, artists and music enthusiasts all still have a great need for actual files. For the average user it might seem dumb, but to me, my Spotify/Apple Music/YouTube Music libraries all seem frail and there are multiple instances of songs being remastered and replaced, as well as artists changing the final versions after initial release (Kanye West comes to mind for one).
- hajhatten 4y agoDJ's should be paying for the music they're playing. There are streaming options for them to use nowadays aswell. Take Beatport Link as an example: https://link.beatport.com/ https://link.beatport.com/
- NaughtyShiba 4y agoAlso, using .mp3 as DJ is unwritten crime.
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- senko 4y ago> > DJ's should be paying for the music they're playing. They are, separately from obtaining the material. Look up "performing rights" (which is specifically for songs; it's analogous for recordings, can't remember the exact name now). > Also, using .mp3 as DJ is unwritten crime. I would like to meet the person who can hear problems with well-encoded 320kbps mp3 when played in a crowded and noisy club.
- charcircuit 4y agoThe venue is responsible for acquiring performance rights. Not the DJ.
- senko 4y agoAuthors get paid. The point stands, unless you want to argue that both the venue and the DJ should pay.
- scns 4y agoTL; DR: Music quality > Sound quality for me. One DJ, Errorhead IIRC, recorded a track from a taxis stereo in colombia, crowd goes bonkers every time he plays it. I once had a DJ spinnin vinyl bore me to death, made me sad to think about how much he spent for those records. I much rather have bangin tunes in mp3 than that. Physically there might be a difference, mp3 filtering out stuff you "can't hear". Should affect the deep bass you can only hear and feel on a clubs PA. I discovered awesome music in the worst quality you could imagine, midi files via a cheap soundcard. Even with plastic guitars, Led Zeppelin still sounds awesome.
- fleaaa 4y agoI doubt you can tell the difference with lossy and lossless with a constantly clipping club sound system.