Klarinet Archive - Posting 000445.txt from 2010/08

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] survey: all digital vs CD release
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:04:28 -0400

Of the choices you present, either is ok.

The following strays a bit from the specific questions you asked, but
follows the general theme I put some specific answers in the quoted
message:

Regarding a preference for a CD or downloadable music files:

I like to have both options.

3) Picking and choosing:
I definitely like to be able to pick and choose among the songs on a
CD, so downloadable is nice in that respect.

My CD player hasn't worked for the past two days and I can't figure out why.

1) The need for a CD:
On the other hand, I do like the aesthetics of being able to look at
liner notes. Having a tangible piece of plastic and liner notes
printed with nice graphics helps me to keep track of the music. My
printer paper is rarely as nice or unique as CD liner notes. The
graphics on the CD don't have to be any more than the album title and
titles of a few of the pieces it contains. But fancy liner note paper
that fits a theme of the album (esp. following the lucidity
principles; keeping overall patterns consistent with the deeper
meaning, or "superficial patterns consistent with deeper patterns")
Having that specific piece of plastic and liner notes provide a
tangible element that is more unique than a keyboard and thereby is a
tangible piece of data, an interface of sorts, to help keep things
straight mentally. At least, that is how it is for me; I am pretty
concrete.

I agree with the note regarding the ephemerality of downloads. It is
a bit like reading a journal article on the computer; it is mentally
easy to lose which page you are on with an electronic article. With a
printed paper article there is the added help of individual leaflets
of paper.

Downloadable music is much more accessible, especially given that I
live in on the other side of the country. I would be more likely to
buy a CD from far away if I had first heard the music.

I am not particularly keen on CD Baby alone because you can't listen
to much of the tracks first. Short clips can be nervewracking. If
that route was taken, I would like sample tracks on YouTube or
something like that. I figure that would allow one to keep people
from obtaining copies without first purchasing the CD.

To put it another way:
If one wishes to earn money for one's music, such that people have to
buy the CD in order to obtain a copy of the music for their use, it
would be nice to have sample tracks or recorded live performances on
YouTube or something like that to hear the music first. That seems
like a sensible solution to me, since many YouTube videos are not
downloadable. One would be able to listen to the piece of music and
decide whether they want to invest in a CD. Sort of like the
bookstore Borders Books and Music did in their stores in the United
States; they would have certain CDs up for sale with headphones that
you could listen to for a while to see if you like the music.

I am not familiar with digital download cards, but I do like nice
liner notes; so packaging does go into my decision of whether to buy a
physical recording (LP, CD, Tape, "digital download card").

-Jennifer

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 3:04 PM, <p_marcus@-----.net> wrote:
> I am helping my husband, composer Edward Marcus, work through a release of
> some of his chamber music for clarinet with a label in New England. =A0We=
have
> a choice of releasing it as a traditional CD with digital downloads
> available on Amazaon, etc., or simply releasing it in purely digital form=
at.
> If we do digital only, we get digital download cards that we can sell or
> give away, which allows for the download of the entire album. =A0The artw=
ork
> online is pretty much the same as would be done for a physical CD, but you
> may need to be directed to a different page for more details on players,
> etc. =A0 I believe it would be available as mp3, wav, or lossless files,
> depending on your preferences.
>
> 1. =A0How do you feel about the need for a physical CD?
> 2. =A0How important to you is the the availability of a physical CD?

It is important to have some sort of physical component available, be
it CD or digital download card.

> 3. =A0Do you prefer to simply download the tracks and works you are most
> interested in, =A0and leave the rest?

Sometimes.

> 4. =A0Does the physical CD and packaging make a huge difference to you in
> whether you would listen to the music?

Hearing the music first is more important.

>
> Thanks for your help!
> Penny Ward Marcus
>
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