Where Do you get your Music?

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by henryadam

definitely from internet , i get all my music from internet and i am doing this from almost three or four years .

Do you mean like downloading from iTunes or from *ahem* "less costly" sites?

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Juho L

Do you mean like downloading from iTunes or from *ahem* "less costly" sites?

I for one refuse to pay the Apple Tax on music, and I do buy my music from legal but dirt-cheap overseas shops.

If it is legal and ethical for a USA company to manufacture their product overseas at lower labor costs, then nobody can tell me I don't have a right to legally purchase music from a foreign website at prices that reflect the cost of music in that country.

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by MBTC

I for one refuse to pay the Apple Tax on music, and I do buy my music from legal but dirt-cheap overseas shops.

If it is legal and ethical for a USA company to manufacture their product overseas at lower labor costs, then nobody can tell me I don't have a right to legally purchase music from a foreign website at prices that reflect the cost of music in that country.

I was referring with to PirateBay and other p2p sites. Hoho.

Since Spotify came along I've focused my music purchases there. When I find music I really like, I buy it as a download even I don't have any concrete reason to since I have Spotify with me where ever I go. I just make sure the artists I like get bigger share from the music because even I have premium subscription the royalties from Spotify plays are lousy. Too much "freeloaders" I guess. All Twisted Records related purchases I buy from their own webshop.

[haydancrome]

I prefer a good old CD. I have never downloaded digital music, unless it is a ring tone on my phone. Therefore, I prefer to buy CDs that I want something tangible for my money and I like to read the subtitles while listening to music.

[FSTZ]

I get my music from other producers, a lot of them I have known for many years.

I run a couple of labels and have a radio show, so I am never starved for fresh unreleased music.

if I purchase music, I buy from digital-tunes.net because they offer wav files for the same price as mp3's

[cl516]

i buy CD's. i refuse to pay for less than 16bit 44.1khz quality unless it's 1 song that i know i won't buy the full album. with a good DAC and nice headphones, it's still worth it for a good listen. can't afford to re-buy everything in vinyl.

lately i buy all my CD's off Amazon. if hip indie music stores were friendlier i'd still buy the discs in person, but sadly not so.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

I can hand on heart say...I don't think I've ever downloaded music illegally.

I'm a music lover and collector....and there is no pride of ownership or enjoyment out of acquiring something for nothing. I just like having something tangible...preferably vinyl because it sounds better...or CD.

I guess I'm different from most people. I look at others in the street playing with their phones...listning on their iPod...and I just don't get it. What is the appeal listning to crappy compressed audio on a noisy bus/train? Obliterating your ears in the process.

The way forward is high end audio...prefarably turntables and CD. Yeeehaaaw!

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

I guess I'm different from most people. I look at others in the street playing with their phones...listning on their iPod...and I just don't get it. What is the appeal listning to crappy compressed audio on a noisy bus/train? Obliterating your ears in the process.

The way forward is high end audio...prefarably turntables and CD. Yeeehaaaw!

Matter of preference and priorisation. The quality of the recording is mainly just a bonus. I like to listen to the music itself: the composition, lyrics, sound design, etc. If I'd stick to only listening to music with high quality equipment, I would have missed lots of great music that's poor in production wise, but total greatness in musical aspect.

[Innovine]

grooveshark.com has lots more artists and songs than spotify, and is fee with no annoying audio ads

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by Innovine

grooveshark.com has lots more artists and songs than spotify, and is fee with no annoying audio ads

But it's also illegal, so...