I'm really enjoying this discussion and the varying viewpoints. I must say that, even at age 55, I still like to have physical media. Interesting point, though, about the longevity of CDs and CDrs. I had archived an out-of-print LP to CD for myself approximately 10 years ago, went to play the CD a few weeks ago, and it was un-playable. Fortunately I had made extra copies, and one was good enough to be able to extract the tracks in SoundForge and re-burn the CD. But, who wants to have to do that on a regular basis? I've been told that the motion picture industry, which stores movies on hard - drives, re-archives these drives every year to prevent data loss. We DO already have a fairly reliable archival medium with some built in copy protection: it's called the LP. But, except for a few purists, I don't see that being the media of the future. Will it be DVD? MP3? FLAC? 24bit 96KHz ? Who knows? One thing is for sure: the BIG music companies would rather not have to manufacture hunks of plastic and ship them by rail and truck to sales outlets They would much rather simply control the content and sell online. I think the death knell for cassettes was when the big auto-makers stopped putting cassette players in vehicles. Ford has announced that they are phasing out CD players in cars. They will be superceded by XM / FM radios with an iPod dock and / or USB port for a flash drive. So, while I and other luddites will hold on dearly to their CDs, I think the writing is on the wall. Will my grandchildren stare in wonder at them like I did 78s? Still, the big question in MY mind is, what will THEY be listening to? Thanks all, Tom
Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistrymusic.com/artists/tom.html 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362 > It's a shame that there are a lot of people, mostly over 60, who > haven't the faintest idea about downloads, ipods, docks and > suchlike. This business of getting a download on their computer (- > many don't possess a computer - ) is bemusing to them. I have a > good friend (a luthier in his 80s) who, when his virus checker > comes up for renewal, refuses to download the latest version, but > goes to the shop and buys it on a CD, which leads to all kinds of > clashes in his account - but he understandably wants something he > can hold and put on a shelf rather than a thing that apparently > springs from the ether and could just a easily spring back again. > Talk about a 'lost generation'? Bill From: Edward Mast > <nedma...@aol.com> To: Karl Wohlwend <kwoh...@gmail.com> Cc: > lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 20:37 Subject: > [LUTE] Re: New post As long as I can go on line and find the CDs I > want, I consider the medium still alive (but it is ironic that CDs > may ultimately pre-decease vinyl). I prefer having my music stored > on discs (or records) that I can browse, and including notes that I > can read away from a computer. Of course, this being my preference > means nothing in terms of which way the industry will go. But at > least I have a substantial library that will sustain me musically > for years to come. Ned On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:28 AM, Karl Wohlwend > wrote: > CDs still have a place in the world for those of us who > play concerts. The digital revolution hasn't yet found a way to > satisfy those audience members who want to take a souvenir home > with them, and performers always need gas and food money. They also > make fine business cards. Now, profit is another story > altogether... > > Karl Wohlwend > 503 E Weber Rd > Columbus OH > 43202 > 614.405.2300 > > Classical Guitar Performance and > Instruction > www.columbusclassicalguitar.com > > > > To get on or > off this list see list information at > [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > Tom Draughon Heartistry Music http://www.heartistrymusic.com/artists/tom.html 714 9th Avenue West Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9362 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
