5 ms·
Does anyone know the size of Bandcamp's catalogue. I'm just wondering about hardware costs (storage) would be for prospective competitors who intend to swoop up
by datenwolf 3y ago
Does anyone know the size of Bandcamp's catalogue. I'm just wondering about hardware costs (storage) would be for prospective competitors who intend to swoop up Bandcamp's customers (artists and listeners). Audio is a lot less demanding than video, and since there's no DRM it's basically just static files with some access control.
- crtasm 3y agoTheir API reports 52,774,875 tracks. https://bandcamp.com/api/mobile/24/serverinfo?platform=android&version=1 https://bandcamp.com/api/mobile/24/serverinfo?platform=andro...
- brian626 3y agoAnother factor to consider is that BC makes files available to download in a variety of formats (MP3, FLAC, AAC, etc.) Presumably they're transcoding on the fly from a lossless format and not storing all those extra files...
- crtasm 3y agoYes, there's often a wait on the download page while the transcoding is done.