Ken,
You're probably right about that and once we can afford to make the
change, it wouldn't hurt to offer the option for those who want it.
It's nice to know that the increased effort we've put into delivering
well produced songs is matched by people's desire to have the best
sounding version they can get their hands on. I think we're getting
better with each release and one of our goals is to reach a level of
quality that stands up to anything out there, regardless of budget or
genre.
Boyer
On Apr 19, 2007, at 9:24 AM, Odeluga, Ken wrote:
Hi Brian. Taking aboard what you say in terms of logistics and
feasibility but we can still say that in fact in Europe (I know I can't
speak for regions outside of here) boradband 'penetration' (as it's
called) outstrips dial-up usage by some majority which I forget.
However I definitely know that's true. The other thing of course is
that
you are likely to have a particularly techy audience - definitely
favouring higher band-width rather than lower and not having any qualms
about larger file sizes if it means better quality. Imho.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 19 April 2007 14:03
To: robin
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: (313) New Strand Release - Soleil
Thanks again for the compliments, Robin. We don't pay you nearly enough
for that...I mean...you raise an excellent point. Buying a Strand song
costs less than many checkout counter impulse items. They're less than
some packs of gum and the flavor lasts a lot longer.
As for the .wavs, after the ecommerce portion of the site was finished,
it dawned on me that I shouldn't have been so fixated on mp3s and
should've at least allowed for AACs and possibly uncompressed .wavs.
That functionality is going to have to wait, however, because making
the change isn't exactly cheap. A five minute, uncompressed, stereo
audio file weighs in at about 55MB and the FLAC version is about 35MB,
and you need special software (most are free) to decode them. I know
some other services are offering uncompressed formats, but I wonder how
well they sell given the large file sizes. This is really only a
concern for people with dial-up and inadequate DSL connections, but if
I'm not mistaken, the majority of people connect to the internet using
the slower methods.
Boyer
On Apr 19, 2007, at 5:22 AM, robin wrote:
Lovely mellow techy vibe on that new track Brian.
Props for the provision of a remastered 'Intact' (the last Strand
track) for free to previous purchasers too.
UK people, as the dollar is so weak buying these tracks off the
Harbonder site is stupidly cheap now (99c=50p!). Though I'd like to
see .wavs for maybe $1.49 (Brian?).
robin...
On 17 Apr 2007, at 22:37, Brian Boyer wrote:
Today, Strand released the second single on harbonder entitled
"Soleil". If you fancy, you can hear it in its entirety on our
myspace page for the next month or so. This and all other Strand
material is available for download from the harbonder website. There
are no plans for vinyl at this time, but when that changes, we'll let
you know. As always, don't be shy about what you think. We welcome
the feedback.
Cheers,
Boyer
http://www.harbonder.com
http://www.myspace.com/strand313
