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Download and/or CD? What way would you prefer?
I think by now most artists prefer to release their work on digital platforms, plus maybe a small batch of CDs for promo, friends, and family. But what’s the better way if the music is, in a sense, outdated - a niche that today’s generation and the next barely know anything about?
Tbh, I wouldn’t be too happy seeing my work only on download platforms, where they throw it out per download for a few cents. Even worse with streaming, where you get a fraction of a cent per X streams.
That concept makes sense if you have a huge output, dropping an album a month (with AI doing the heavy lifting), but by the time I finish my current project, roughly two years will have passed. It’s really not about the money, whether download or CD, but this download/streaming approach just doesn’t smell like appreciation for all the effort that goes into the album. Meh...
So the question for me now is; if you want to reach more people, is CD really the way to go? On the other hand, those who might actually be interested in what I do are more likely an older generation, still fine with CDs. I’m torn.
Yes, my stuff is old-fashioned, “outdated.” I even prefer vintage-style mixing and a bit of “dirt” on the final master. But that’s how records from the ’70s sounded, and that’s how I enjoy listening to longer works. Isao-Tomita style, for those who wonder ( example 1 / example 2 ). I doubt anyone from the “download generation” would even listen to a 77-minute album in full, so why buy a CD? Not to mention that, after a short time, the whole album would pop up “for free” in every corner of the www.
So, am I wrong in my thoughts regarding download vs. CD, given that my niche is a bit “special” and your experiences might be different? I’m curious.
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I'm for the cd+download. I'm older and have a love of the physical formats. I don't think having cds will get you more listeners, but as a cherishable artifact it has the disposable download beat. Also if you ever play out live, I think selling cds would be a much better way to reap profits from your niche music (well versus spotify payout anyway... bandcamp is much more artist friendly). To be fair I mostly listen to stuff streaming now, but I absolutely love buying a cd at a show to support the artist.
Tbh every time I need to listen to a cd I have to dig something out of the closet to play it. Most cars don’t have cd players these days. None of my modern computers have it built in. Kind of a shame but I was also the target demographic when the iPod came out.
Just bought a new discman and still collect cd’s.
The problem with physical formats is they’re always being superseded by new formats. Over the years I have owned music on various formats, and seen music released on formats that I didn’t buy and that didn’t really take off.
I no longer own any physical media, and if I did it would prove for sentimental reasons. I’m good with digital formats now, but try to still support artists in any other way that I can.
I’m mid fifties and still collect CDs, I still collect records too. I also download loads of new stuff as most of it isn’t available on physical formats or if it is, it’s prohibitively expensive to post overseas (I’m in the UK, from the EU isn’t too bad but the rest of the world is ridiculous).
I’ve just finished an EP and though it’s great having it up on Bandcamp, it doesn’t feel “complete” somehow, I feel like I owe the music (and myself) a physical edition. I’m looking into having a handful of records pressed, just enough for me and a couple of mates. That feels like I’m doing the effort and time I put into the music some justice.
I’m not looking to sell anything so my case differs from yours. If I was, I think CD and download is the way to go - download for the convenience, CD for those who want physical, easier to deal with, cheaper to make and distribute than vinyl.
Thanks to all for the feedback. So I will go for the CD and as a compromise maybe after a year or so I will provide the download. This way I have both options without them colliding right away on the market. But I will make at least one vinyl for myself, to hang it to the wall.... 😂
Just been to Amsterdam and Berlin. Both full of record shops - and customers buying vinyl.
Same in Australia, where I live.
No CDs in sight AFAICT.
Where in the world are people buying CDs in any quantity? Genuine question!
There a local record and cd shop here where I am in the states. I feel like CDs are still big enough here. You still see them at box stores like Walmart.
There’s a lot of ways to play them via older laptops, cd players in cars, dvd/bluray players. I’ve got one in my setup for practicing guitar with tracks from old Hal Leonard books and to play CDs from local bands I’ve seen over the years. Most of them are on burned disks with sharpie as the label.
Well I have hundreds of CDs, but the only CD player I still have is in my car (it’s an old car) and even there the other day I pushed another CD when one was already inserted so now I need to find some really thin pliers to extract it.
But yeah, CDs are a thing of the past. Vinyl seems to be making a comeback though, and you can get a decent turntable for like 50 bucks, portable and with a usb output if you want to sample records
Old school records for me. Lol 😆 still amazed how much more they last than cds or dvds. Even cassettes lasted more.
Same here in the US - I think the only place I have seen CDs is Walmart, but that part of the store seems to only exist in the larger stores and is only chart CDs.
However, there still seems to be a number of online outlets, so the format certainly isn’t dead yet.
I still prefer to stream my music. It's much more convenient. I like Spotify for commercial releases, and I prefer Soundcloud to Bandcamp for checking out the great music created here.
One great thing about cds is the ability to rip them locally. It’s a decent way to get cheap music you actually own vs streaming which can pull artists.
I generally buy CDs from artists at shows, mailorder from labels or distributers, or as a CD+Bandcamp code on Bandcamp. And right now I am listening to a cd that some guy gave me after I struck up a conversation with him last night at a noise festival.