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revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3859 North Atlantic	Posted on Apr 13 2021 10:04 AM I have both a CD player and a turntable. I will buy whatever is available from the band. Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25697 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Apr 13 2021 10:59 AM I just got a new truck, no CD player, Was the one thing I didn’t like about it. Now I need to find a good portable to plug into the Aux input. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
websurfer Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1753	Posted on Apr 13 2021 11:36 AM I occasionally buy vinyl for the packaging, artwork, and collectablity of the physical object. Until recently I had built the full home stereo system--receiver, multi disc changer, e.q., and turntable which I never used because I still needed speakers and never got around to adding them. I donated it all and just have my little old school boom box cd player. I just felt like downsizing and streamlining. My cds are important but I have a few cool records and 45s I've never spun. Sometime I will probably pick up one of those stand alone turntables with built in speaker and bluetooth. Things have come a long way since those big behemoths. Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Apr 13 2021 03:55 PM Samurai wrote: Thats funny, cause I ain’t got any cd player for some years. No cd player at home, in car or notebook. DVD players and computers with DVD writers also play CDs. — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Top
Todd_Kelp Joined: Mar 27, 2013 Posts: 3 Santa Barbara/Lompoc	Posted on Apr 13 2021 07:10 PM We still sell CDs at our shows. As much as I appreciate the ability to listen to music on Amazon and other platforms, it sounds better on CD. Hell, it sounds better live, but we'll have to wait a little longer for that. My daughter is a fan of K-Pop girl groups. They will put out a CD with 5 to 7 songs, but package it in a box with photo cards, stickers, posters and more. And then sell it for $30 to $50. Seems ridiculous for 5 songs, but the packaging is really well done. Maybe that will be the future of CDs here someday. — Todd Buranen Top
Instroverb Joined: Dec 06, 2008 Posts: 97 Denver	Posted on Apr 13 2021 09:09 PM Squid, Please don’t call them vinyls they are records they were never called vinyls that’s something on millenials call them. You should never hear popping or noise from your vinyl record I have records that are 50 years old and their noiseless played many times you’re doing something wrong or the tracking needle is wrong are the records were damaged when you bought them. Top
Instroverb Joined: Dec 06, 2008 Posts: 97 Denver	Posted on Apr 13 2021 09:10 PM Oh I have several CD players they turntable cassette decks and CD recorder, I only stream when I’m on the go Last edited: Apr 13, 2021 21:10:54 Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on Apr 14 2021 04:55 AM CDs are dead. It's just that they won't lie down. Getting CDs made is a whole lot easier than a vinyl record ((here in the UK, anyway). A vinyl record can take months and costs significantly more. I think it's easy to get wrapped up in the vinyl bubble as a musician, then you meet an ordinary person who considers a CD as the norm. I once tried selling download cards, with a download code from Bandcamp on it. I tried to make them look cool, and each one had a unique number on it, but they absolutely failed to sell. It seemed the ideal solution for people with no CD player, or vinyl player. Those silver discs still sell. — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2291 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on Apr 14 2021 05:37 AM Squid wrote: Samurai wrote: Thats funny, cause I ain’t got any cd player for some years. No cd player at home, in car or notebook. DVD players and computers with DVD writers also play CDs. but I ain’t got any) we use Smart TV instead, and Macbooks do not have any disc slots for years) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on Apr 14 2021 05:40 AM Samurai wrote: Squid wrote: Samurai wrote: Thats funny, cause I ain’t got any cd player for some years. No cd player at home, in car or notebook. DVD players and computers with DVD writers also play CDs. but I ain’t got any) we use Smart TV instead, and Macbooks do not have any disc slots for years) I bought the last model of MacBook that featured a CD/DVD drive, which was a Mid 2012 model. I'm still using it, it's an excellent machine! — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2291 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on Apr 14 2021 06:30 AM da-ron wrote: Samurai wrote: Squid wrote: Samurai wrote: Thats funny, cause I ain’t got any cd player for some years. No cd player at home, in car or notebook. DVD players and computers with DVD writers also play CDs. but I ain’t got any) we use Smart TV instead, and Macbooks do not have any disc slots for years) I bought the last model of MacBook that featured a CD/DVD drive, which was a Mid 2012 model. I'm still using it, it's an excellent machine! cool! I switch em every 4-5 years) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Apr 15 2021 02:48 PM da-ron wrote: I bought the last model of MacBook that featured a CD/DVD drive, which was a Mid 2012 model. I'm still using it, it's an excellent machine! Da-ron please say what you did to keep it running excellently. I have a mid-2012 model MacBook with internal CD/DVD but it has gradually slowed its operations to become truly bad. Could making videos with it have slowed it? Thanks in advance for your advice... — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on Apr 15 2021 02:55 PM Squid wrote: da-ron wrote: I bought the last model of MacBook that featured a CD/DVD drive, which was a Mid 2012 model. I'm still using it, it's an excellent machine! Da-ron please say what you did to keep it running excellently. I have a mid-2012 model MacBook with internal CD/DVD but it has gradually slowed its operations to become truly bad. Could making videos with it have slowed it? Thanks in advance for your advice... Mine is the 2.3GHz Intel Core i7. I use Sierra 10.12.6 with 16GB RAM. Upgrading the ram made a big difference. Trying to keep at last 10% of your hard drive free also helps. That's about it. I use Opera as a browser, Safari got so slow it was unuseable. — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jun 14 2021 10:21 AM "83% of recorded-music revenue in the U.S. last year came from streaming, compared with less than 7% in 2010, when paid downloads and CD sales still drove the bulk of the industry’s revenue," according to the Recording Industry Association of America. — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Jun 14, 2021 10:21:56 Top
da-ron Joined: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 1307 The original Plymouth, UK.	Posted on Jun 14 2021 10:52 AM Squid wrote: "83% of recorded-music revenue in the U.S. last year came from streaming, compared with less than 7% in 2010, when paid downloads and CD sales still drove the bulk of the industry’s revenue," according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Is that quantity or cold hard cash, because when we sell a CD or a track, we get cash, but with streaming we seem to get something close to zero. It literally takes millions of streams to make the amount we get from a download. We don't get millions of streams - as a niche music genre, i wouldn't expect to. Downloads to individuals make us money, streams to the masses don't make us anything. — http://thewaterboarders.bandcamp.com/ Top
Vince_Ray Joined: Aug 26, 2015 Posts: 252	Posted on Jun 14 2021 03:16 PM I bet we're heading for a CD REVIVAL! I don't think they're that bad. Plenty of options for creative packaging. I sometimes buy cdss just cos I know they have a substantial booklet. Just bought a Hasil Adkins comp including a Nic Tosche bio. Always have a bunch of cds ready for the return journey on the school run. Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1019 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jun 14 2021 05:20 PM da-ron wrote: Is that quantity or cold hard cash Cash it is. — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2137	Posted on Jun 14 2021 05:44 PM I'm a cd guy. I know the bandcamp purchases help the musicians more than any streaming that I'm aware of. I'm also aware that many are not issuing cd's anymore. The double edge sword has surfaced again. Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25697 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jun 15 2021 01:21 AM I went to 6 stores trying to find a portable CD player to use in my new truck. No dice. Had to order from Amazon. Wish me luck. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
LosVenturas Joined: Feb 10, 2011 Posts: 443 Antwerp, Belgium	Posted on Jun 15 2021 04:25 AM Good luck, Jeff. Cheers, Andy — www.LosVenturas.be Top

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