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In all fairness, the MP3 format is not really intended as an online, bandwidth-friendly format. It's supposed to replace the bricks and mortar music distribution system of the last 60 years or so. RealAudio, on the other hand *is* geared toward online use, however, with a compromise in audio quality. - Larry -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Goodman <sgoodman@earthlight.net> To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com> Date: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 3:51 PM Subject: MP3 posting (was: music) >I have to agree on the size of our files at least. I'm sure we all have our >short pieces from :02 to 1:15 or so, but they don't constitute the >majority >of our work, such that posting the short ones wouldn't do justice to the >long pieces... My version of The Star Spangled Banner is in the neighborhood >of 7 minutes, and is nearly as many MB to listen/download, thus >prohibitive >to most folks as we know. > >The downloading and use of MP3s is brought to our attention a good deal by >the established music biz, via the "news" media, as if legions of people are >buying Rios and other units to play the songs posted online. Think of >this >perhaps, that the so-called "threat" of MP3 posting might be just a hook >of >understanding for many music biz oldsters, upon which they hang the blame >for less-than-super sales of an increasingly mediocre Product. This has >happened with other technologies and the established Entertainment Biz >before: remember the Beta and ultimately VHS Wars? Or perhaps the Biz' >attempts to keep DAT from US consumers in the 80s? > >Perhaps MP3 is a way to snub the old, corrupt methods of selling music. >Perhaps it's a subterfuge designed to distract these legions of potential >thieves and pirates (us, that is) from really being able to compete with the >established Biz. Perhaps it's just another file format that the Biz has >gotten upset about, and not an issue in reality. > >I have to admit I like MP3 right now as it develops, but I wouldn't rely >upon it for music posting because of the sheer size. I imagine better >compression will be available in the future, and I wait for a chance to stop >using Real altogether for my music posting. In the meantime I'm >experimenting with On-Demand Producer to produce ASF files that compete with >the RMs on basis of compression and sound quality, as well as video >processing. All one needs is the already-present Media Player to see this >stuff, which is available and free - and doesn't include come-ons or >hidden >installations for someone's Messaging Service in its upgrades. > >> >I don't know about the rest of you, but my music tends to be anywhere >> >from 10 to 20 minutes per piece, and often has accompanying video. >This >> >means large, slow to download files. > >L Tremblay <ltct@concentric.net> put forth: > >> Not a bad idea but only folks with killer computers and a >> megabit connection to the Web would be able to enjoy such a >> high-bandwidth site. > >It remains to be seen just how many people actually have a higher-than-56k >access to Das Infobahn - and having a 350MHz, 128MB K6-2 doesn't help, if >the pipeline is still so small. This relegates the MP3 material we >produce >to a limited market, potentially, and one we know relatively nothing >about, >beyond the shrill announcements from the music biz. > >Then again, Comdex (or as they call it this year, ".COMdex") is with us >again. What outlandish stuff awaits those who go? Is anyone from this list >going? If so, please give us a report of what you see in the above >regard! > >Stephen Goodman * It's the free Loop Of The Week! >EarthLight Productions * http://www.earthlight.net/Studios.html >* >(Hear NEW music 11/1 here!) > >