john

Member since: May 11th, 2005

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VoiceNotes vs. iDicto vs. Recorder vs. Record (TUAW.com)

Oct 23rd 2008 6:53PM there is one up now that is made by Bias, makers of a lot of really high end mastering and recording software called iProRecorder and its one of the most well featured of all the ones I've tried on the iphone. I know there are a million or so recording apps now but I thought this one was worth mentioning. When I bought it it was selling for just a dollar which I thought was a great deal..

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 11:09AM yes, touring is where you make money, its true and its why many smaller artists live on the road. cd sales do make up for the income in the downtime though and allow them to continue to make more.

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 10:33AM "seriously, i'm tired of hearing about how "overpaid" and "undertalented" big label artists are... "

this is true, there are plenty of artists that did make it into the spotlight and manage to work their way to the top and a lot of them got there because, yes, they are great musicians and the people who produced the albums are often the ones who make them sound the way they sound and they are amazing at what they do. it is wrong to make this argument about how much top 40 music these days sucks because its not ALL bad. we are all entitled to listen to whatever we ant to listen to, thats why there is VARIETY and CHOICE in this world.

the only thing i could add to this side of the argument is that more often than not, the smaller musicians are often the ones who drive music forward and are often not the ones who get credit for it. but then you just get into endless name calling and a big pointless argument about who did what first so maybe i shouldn't say such things around here...

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 7:42AM "And some one said something about being an artist and not wanting music to be worthless.
Isn't the point of music to get it to the people?
No matter how hard any one tries to stop it, people are always going to get the music for free."

of course as a musician you would want your music to get out there but artists have to eat too. its hard to be creative and make music to the best of your ability with a full time job along side your creative career.

and of course there is no way to stop it. i dont think its right for anyone to try and stop it, im not calling for file sharing to be illegal, it can be a great tool to get your music out there to people that may not hear it otherwise. these comments go out to the people that get it free, really honestly enjoy it and listen to it and then buy the album to support the artist. a musician does not come to your place of work and ask for your services free or come steal from the product of your labor do they?

probably the best way you could support an artist would be to buy directly from them either through their site or through a live show...

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 1:36AM its true, there are a ton of over paid, under talented artists out there, i just hope you guys are not refusing to help out the smaller musicians out there actually trying to push music forward. its one thing if you want to listen to cheesy top 40 pop and big label artists and want to rebel and all that but do you actually like ANY of the musicians you just insulted? why even listen?

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 1:31AM again, its just sad to see i guess but things change and its clear that there is no way to please everyone in this digital world. if its not drm then its the "lossless" formats which is even debatable if you think about it. id like to see 32bit uncompressed audio files start being sold... would this please people crying for lossless audio? and would paying 5 dollars for an album with a lower quality encoding be worth it or would there still be the people looking for sometime to moan about.

its all relative when it comes down to it, where some people are not willing to spend much to buy music, other people think its worth more to support things they love. i guess im just trying to imagine a scenario where everyone would be happy.

yes, you may sell more at a lower price but what low is low enough? if itunes cut their pricing in half in a year wold people be wanting it cheeper still? where is the line ever drawn?

an to the defensive bunch that seem to pop up and jump all over posts like this. im not saying ive got an answer, who does? maybe 6 dollar albums are the wave of the future, the hell if i know.

and to the odd commenter with the tired argument, if your not making enough money as a musician get a higher paying job.. i do have a higher paying job. but without new musicians to innovate in music then where will it end up? without the ones crazy enough to tough it out where would we be? (no, im not saying im a brilliant musician, and no im not trying to start another endless argument...)

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 12:58AM even less when the albums drop to barging bin prices. totally depends on the label. smaller labels often have a much higher payout to the musicians, even the bigger indies.

in the end there may be no real win win solution but being a musician, id just hate to see music end up being so worthless.

Apple's Next Big Thing: tiny prices for iTunes albums (Engadget)

Jul 6th 2007 12:45AM "want a great way to keep your music business popular and relevant? Offer more music for less money."

want to actually stay in business as a musician and be able to make enough to support your carrier? offer music at prices that keep you making the music and dont drive the standard lower and lower for other musicians out there... a sale is one thing and is nice from time to time but its a tough enough life as a musician without having to give away your music for nothing just to sell it. is 10 bucks really that unreasonable for an album?

5 Things You Might Not Know About an Unactivated iPhone (TUAW.com)

Jul 1st 2007 11:51PM you can also dial all sorts of pointless numbers and once the phone is activated you will see these numbers you attempted to call in your call history.

Utah lawmakers condemning open WiFi networks (Engadget)

Apr 21st 2007 7:08PM say it aint so utah! i was out there for a month traveling among the canyons and i actually had better luck finding a loose internet connection than i did finding phone service in may cases! skype and ichat kept me in touch with the outside world and the trip would not have been the same without it...