Would High street music sales be boosted if it were sold in USB format?

I actually have a fratellis single on flash drive that I bought for the fun of it. Was slightly more expensive than normal, but it doesn't have any real advantages over CD that I can think of. You still have to go to the shops to get it or have it delivered, it has to be manufactured, you have to rip it to your PC/media player etc.

EDIT: To clear it up, the song was on the drive (with some flash menu etc and vid) as an mp3 in about 192kbps IIRC, so not even as good as you could potentially have on a CD, though to most of the modern world this would make no difference.
 
dangerstat said:
Again IIRC the song (I think it was a single) was in MP3 format (not sure at what bit rate). It also had a music video on the stick too.
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but that's the thing. it's just mp3s! so the whole concept of some fantastical device into which one would plug one's new dongle is completely flawed :p
 
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Despite facepalm, I think a good underlying theme to the thread is:

1) Walk into music store
2) register details
3) choose tracks
4) copy tracks to USB flash drive that you plug in to the console
5) walk away with DRM-free, high quality (192kbps+) media

That would work extremely well IMO.
 
Like number five will happen! USB media would just make it easier to copy the music than a cd I reckon. Though this is not an invitation to rant about piracy.
 
2bit said:
[can of worms]
Me too. But if I'm after the best sound quality I buy vinyl.
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Good for nostalgia value, but let's face it, not best for dynamic range :(

I have so much vinyl, I'm tempted to buy a USB deck and encode it all then sell it (loads of 89-93 house/hardcore/jungle)
 
Reality|Bites said:
staying in on a Saturday is fun isn't it :)
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at least you made me smile eventually, although i suspect that was out of despair :o

Solari said:
Despite facepalm, I think a good underlying theme to the thread is:

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That would work extremely well IMO.
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i don't see the point though. either download the tracks at home or buy the CD, which you can then rip to high quality compressed media for your listening pleasure
 
I've bought vinyl for sound quality, but being perfectly honest about it, the tradeoff between how useable vinyl is now (most music I listen to is on my pc or mp3 player) and the quality isn't worth the effort, when the percieveable difference to most people is quite small. (Now to roundoff with a nice comment so nobody can start ranting tooo much) I can see why an audophile would go for it though.
 
mjt said:
at least you made me smile eventually, although i suspect that was out of despair :o



i don't see the point though. either download the tracks at home or buy the CD, which you can then rip to high quality compressed media for your listening pleasure
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If the tracks are cheaper than the physical CD (no production costs) then I don't see why not? I like to buy music becaus it supports the artists I like - a digital medium *should* ensure that more of, if not all of my money goes directly to the band, not some scumbag record company.

I do like to collect physical items though - I'm guilty of having well over 1000 CD albums here :(
 
Solari said:
Good for nostalgia value, but let's face it, not best for dynamic range :(

I have so much vinyl, I'm tempted to buy a USB deck and encode it all then sell it (loads of 89-93 house/hardcore/jungle)
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You're saying that vinyl has less dynamic range than CD????
 
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