Am I the only one who is starting to get sick of "classic" pop/rock?

The Batlord · 08-23-2018, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

could be total ignorance on my part but I just can't recall a single artist who self recorded primarily by CD before you could just go digital

90's independent bands still used tape and then went to distributors for CD same way Vinyl was indie released

Do you not remember the entire 90s (I guess you don't actually)? Cause CDs were by far the primary format throughout the decade and even past filesharing in the 00s. It's only really in the last decade or so that they've become less relevant.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Yeah but not if you were gonna self record

You'd still send a demo tape and someone else made the CDs

So tapes are better than CDs because tapes help you rely on corporations to succeed?

**Frownland** · 08-23-2018, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

wut

because you could actually self release entirely by tape for cheap

So the non-elite are doomed to poorer quality.

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by the time you could do that with CD you could release by internet anyway so why bother

Outside of a few examples, you couldn't get popular on the internet until about 2008. So gitchu a time machine, go to 1995, and tell the guy considering getting an affordable recording setup to wait 13 years and he'll just be able to put it out digitally for free.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2018, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

it was super expensive to record CDs in your home studio in 1995 according to everything I could find about this

which is why bands still used tape

Cheaper. More feasible.

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Originally Posted by elphenor

You dont even need a "studio" of any sort to record to tape that's why it rulez

You actually do.

Plankton · 08-23-2018, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I somehow assumed there wouldn't be direct compatibility with the connectors on my PC.

1/8" jack to RCA is about $5

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Yeah but not if you were gonna self record

You'd still send a demo tape and someone else made the CDs

I made my own CD's, and still do. It's cheaper to have them made in bulk by a company that offers the service though.

The Batlord · 08-23-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Yeah but not if you were gonna self record

You'd still send a demo tape and someone else made the CDs

That's a pretty arbitrary point to make to call CDs irrelevant.

Key · 08-23-2018, 12:04 PM

I still have tons of CDs

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-23-2018, 12:08 PM

Like I've said before, I don't buy CDs because it makes much sense. I just like having them and playing them. It's my thing.

Key · 08-23-2018, 12:08 PM

I remember having to use iTunes or Windows media player to get music onto CDs. I didn't know you could release it through the internet at that time. I think I had AOL around then. I don't remember.

Plankton · 08-23-2018, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

You dont even need a "studio" of any sort to record to tape that's why it rulez

You don't need a "studio" to record on any medium, O'Doyle.

08-23-2018, 12:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I still have tons of CDs

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Like I've said before, I don't buy CDs because it makes much sense. I just like having them and playing them. It's my thing.

08-23-2018, 12:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I remember having to use iTunes or Windows media player to get music onto CDs. I didn't know you could release it through the internet at that time. I think I had AOL around then. I don't remember.