The Rise and Fall of the CD

[Neoma]

[jeepnstein]

1. I kind of see this as a good thing.

I'm really liking the concept of downloading as a distribution model. It cuts out tons of money tied up in production and distribution. This "should" mean more money for the artist but we all know the music business is a cruel and shallow trench.

[guitar man]

2. Now to the next step

To come up with a downloadable format that downloads as fast as mp3 and doesn't sound like shit

[funkhowser1]

3. Love the graph!

And how 8 tracks and cassettes eventually go away. Have loads of both still around. Wish I had the equipment to play some of them, especially concerts recorded off the radio during the 70s-80s. Time marches on.

[Lizzie Poppet]

6. /this

Of course, one of the reasons for the fast download is because there's simply less information there...and thus the inferior sound. FLAC or ALAC sound a lot better, but still download a lot faster than a .wav or AIFF. I'm pretty content with 'em...

[ascrodin]

4. 000

I'd have thought the percentage for vinyl would be higher for 2010 than what the graph says. Is the whole "vinyl resurgence" really just a niche/cult/"indie" thing? Or does graph only represent sales of "new" discs? I'm sure sales of used vinyl are UP!

[juliazoe4]

5. musicians

I'm really liking the concept of downloading as a distribution model.