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I beg you, can you please not fucking ruin it? It's perfect as it is. Artist uploads music, people pay for music and download it. Don't change anything. Don't a

I beg you, can you please not fucking ruin it? It's perfect as it is. Artist uploads music, people pay for music and download it. Don't change anything. Don't add new features, don't enshittify existing features, don't make design changes, don't do anything. Bandcamp is done, no need for any further changes, just put it in a cabinet and let it run. Thanks, Someone who've spent thousands of dollars on Bandcamp

doublerabbit 3y ago
Greetings and thank you for expressing your valued concern. We wish to emphasize our commitment to customer feedback in our ongoing enhancements. Allow us to assure you that you will enjoy our latest AI music generation suite as well as an cutting-edge state-of-the-art next-generation AI album cover generator. In tandem with these remarkable enhancements, we will be sprucing our algorithms allowing you to expand your ears to the emerging artists at the forefront of the industry. Furthermore, we are introducing a suite of premium subscription options, enriched with the ability to curate offline playlists, meticulously optimized at a pristine bit-rate of 32kbps. Drawing inspiration from the insights garnered from record labels these enhancements epitomize our pioneering advancements, we eagerly anticipate your enthusiastic feedback of these remarkable transformations. Sincerely ~ out of touch CEO
- meindnoch 3y ago
  I chuckled. But you forgot audio watermarks and 1.5x price for FLAC.
- climb_stealth 3y ago
  I appreciate the effort but this was terrifying to read. I think at this point I try to just not care anymore. Software and businesses that are currently great will go to shit and there's nothing I can do about it. Try to enjoy it whilst it lasts and don't get too attached or involved. Sincerely, someone who has been bitten too many times.
- Dwedit 3y ago
  Surprisingly, 32kbps is actually somewhat listenable with Opus.
- Nition 3y ago
  You forgot to mention that you're ending the DRM-free direct download option, don't worry because you can listen to any of the music you've purchased any time in our newly updated website or app! It's now EVEN EASIER to take your music anywhere! No more copying files or worrying about backups!
- kaeruct 3y ago
  This reads like chatgpt
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dijksterhuis 3y ago
> Don't add new features, don't enshittify existing features, don't make design changes, don't do anything. Bandcamp is done, no need for any further changes, just put it in a cabinet and let it run. * after adding a browser player volume slider
deng 3y ago
> It's perfect as it is. Artist uploads music, people pay for music and download it. Don't change anything. Coudn't agree less. Listen: I love Bandcamp and buy a lot of music there. However, it could be so much better. It is far from perfect. For starters: the collection view. It's as barebones as possible, just a simple grid of stuff you bought. No way of separating albums and tracks (which is why I don't buy single tracks anymore because it just clutters my collection). No way of sorting according to different criteria. No possibility for more compact views (list view, anyone?). I get that lots of people just download stuff and use their own music management software/app, but in that case: why is there no way to download stuff in bulk? Sorry, but it's simply bad. Another thing that has annoyed me for years is if artists release through labels: If I click on an artist, I want to see their music, not all music from the same label so that I have to painfully look through the whole catalogue to find more music from the same artist. Also, if I want to be notified for new music from that artist, I can only follow the label, so I get notified for everything they release. What kind of insanity is this? With very few exceptions, I don't care about labels (sorry label owners, but that's just how it is). Another point is discovery: Through Bandcamp, I have discovered way more new music than through any other service just by browsing through new releases and the daily picks. However, there's so much more potential here. There already are fans you can follow and artist recommendations, but it's just all extremely clunky and discovering people with similar taste in music is basically impossible. Bandcamp has so much information about my musical taste and which artists I like, it should be able to do much more with this.
- thirdsun 3y ago
  > Another thing that has annoyed me for years is if artists release through labels: If I click on an artist, I want to see their music, not all music from the same label so that I have to painfully look through the whole catalogue to find more music from the same artist. Also, if I want to be notified for new music from that artist, I can only follow the label, so I get notified for everything they release. What kind of insanity is this? With very few exceptions, I don't care about labels (sorry label owners, but that's just how it is). What you describe only happens if a label uses an artist account. Bandcamp introduced label accounts years ago, encourages using them and to my knowledge offers a way to turn artist accounts into label accounts. With a label account both entities, labels and artists, are separated. The label catalogue merely links to the artist's release page while the artist's account can feature releases on several different labels. Of course the release/album page still offers a way back to the label page. It all works as one would expect. Here's an example for a release by Matthew Halsall on Gondwana Records using a proper label account: https://matthewhalsall.bandcamp.com/album/an-ever-changing-view https://matthewhalsall.bandcamp.com/album/an-ever-changing-v... - notice the link to Gondwana Records in the upper left corner.
Mashimo 3y ago
> It's perfect as it is. Hell to the no! I primarily use bandcamp for my music, but it's most definitively not perfect. I think I use about 3 browser addons for simple quality of life improvements. Sometimes the player is on the top left, sometimes it's bound to the bottom, sometimes it's inlined and you can only press play without fast forward. I think by default there are no or only a few shortcuts? Playlist only from your collection and mobile only, not on desktop? I lowkey had high hopes for bandcamp when epic bought it. I though the cash would make them rework the UI into a more consistent experience.

doublerabbit 3y ago

Greetings and thank you for expressing your valued concern. We wish to emphasize our commitment to customer feedback in our ongoing enhancements. Allow us to assure you that you will enjoy our latest AI music generation suite as well as an cutting-edge state-of-the-art next-generation AI album cover generator. In tandem with these remarkable enhancements, we will be sprucing our algorithms allowing you to expand your ears to the emerging artists at the forefront of the industry. Furthermore, we are introducing a suite of premium subscription options, enriched with the ability to curate offline playlists, meticulously optimized at a pristine bit-rate of 32kbps. Drawing inspiration from the insights garnered from record labels these enhancements epitomize our pioneering advancements, we eagerly anticipate your enthusiastic feedback of these remarkable transformations. Sincerely ~ out of touch CEO

meindnoch 3y ago
I chuckled. But you forgot audio watermarks and 1.5x price for FLAC.
climb_stealth 3y ago
I appreciate the effort but this was terrifying to read. I think at this point I try to just not care anymore. Software and businesses that are currently great will go to shit and there's nothing I can do about it. Try to enjoy it whilst it lasts and don't get too attached or involved. Sincerely, someone who has been bitten too many times.
Dwedit 3y ago
Surprisingly, 32kbps is actually somewhat listenable with Opus.
Nition 3y ago
You forgot to mention that you're ending the DRM-free direct download option, don't worry because you can listen to any of the music you've purchased any time in our newly updated website or app! It's now EVEN EASIER to take your music anywhere! No more copying files or worrying about backups!
kaeruct 3y ago
This reads like chatgpt

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dijksterhuis 3y ago

> Don't add new features, don't enshittify existing features, don't make design changes, don't do anything. Bandcamp is done, no need for any further changes, just put it in a cabinet and let it run. * after adding a browser player volume slider

deng 3y ago

> It's perfect as it is. Artist uploads music, people pay for music and download it. Don't change anything. Coudn't agree less. Listen: I love Bandcamp and buy a lot of music there. However, it could be so much better. It is far from perfect. For starters: the collection view. It's as barebones as possible, just a simple grid of stuff you bought. No way of separating albums and tracks (which is why I don't buy single tracks anymore because it just clutters my collection). No way of sorting according to different criteria. No possibility for more compact views (list view, anyone?). I get that lots of people just download stuff and use their own music management software/app, but in that case: why is there no way to download stuff in bulk? Sorry, but it's simply bad. Another thing that has annoyed me for years is if artists release through labels: If I click on an artist, I want to see their music, not all music from the same label so that I have to painfully look through the whole catalogue to find more music from the same artist. Also, if I want to be notified for new music from that artist, I can only follow the label, so I get notified for everything they release. What kind of insanity is this? With very few exceptions, I don't care about labels (sorry label owners, but that's just how it is). Another point is discovery: Through Bandcamp, I have discovered way more new music than through any other service just by browsing through new releases and the daily picks. However, there's so much more potential here. There already are fans you can follow and artist recommendations, but it's just all extremely clunky and discovering people with similar taste in music is basically impossible. Bandcamp has so much information about my musical taste and which artists I like, it should be able to do much more with this.

thirdsun 3y ago
> Another thing that has annoyed me for years is if artists release through labels: If I click on an artist, I want to see their music, not all music from the same label so that I have to painfully look through the whole catalogue to find more music from the same artist. Also, if I want to be notified for new music from that artist, I can only follow the label, so I get notified for everything they release. What kind of insanity is this? With very few exceptions, I don't care about labels (sorry label owners, but that's just how it is). What you describe only happens if a label uses an artist account. Bandcamp introduced label accounts years ago, encourages using them and to my knowledge offers a way to turn artist accounts into label accounts. With a label account both entities, labels and artists, are separated. The label catalogue merely links to the artist's release page while the artist's account can feature releases on several different labels. Of course the release/album page still offers a way back to the label page. It all works as one would expect. Here's an example for a release by Matthew Halsall on Gondwana Records using a proper label account: https://matthewhalsall.bandcamp.com/album/an-ever-changing-view https://matthewhalsall.bandcamp.com/album/an-ever-changing-v... - notice the link to Gondwana Records in the upper left corner.

Mashimo 3y ago

> It's perfect as it is. Hell to the no! I primarily use bandcamp for my music, but it's most definitively not perfect. I think I use about 3 browser addons for simple quality of life improvements. Sometimes the player is on the top left, sometimes it's bound to the bottom, sometimes it's inlined and you can only press play without fast forward. I think by default there are no or only a few shortcuts? Playlist only from your collection and mobile only, not on desktop? I lowkey had high hopes for bandcamp when epic bought it. I though the cash would make them rework the UI into a more consistent experience.