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
>>>
>>
>
