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Record labels and SanDisk team up for new music format
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article published on 22 September, 2008
SanDisk and the major record labels have announced a new physical music format which they have called SlotMusic and will begin sales this upcoming holiday season.
Backed by EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group, the "new" format will basically be an entire album on a MicroSD card. The large retailers Wal-Mart and Best Buy have already agreed to begin selling ... [ read the full article ]
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22. September 2008 @ 11:37 |
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If thats the price I'm in! Sick of paying 10-15+ for a CD
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lxfactor
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22. September 2008 @ 12:06 |
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mp3 drm free =] for 10 dolla.. ill buy it =D
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13thHouR
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22. September 2008 @ 12:31 |
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here comes the future of media distribution.
this and downloaded content that you are allowed to copy from your HD and keep is the way forward.
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beanos66
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22. September 2008 @ 12:52 |
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and of course when it comes to the U.K. we will be expected to pay £10
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22. September 2008 @ 12:54 |
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cards will be 7-10 and the music will be 7-10 more, just you wait and see :P
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22. September 2008 @ 13:56 |
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Not interested, as I want cd quality and not compressed mp3
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22. September 2008 @ 14:31 |
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22. September 2008 @ 15:01 |
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Speaking of new formats, when are we getting a better than CD quality format.You know for those of us who want high qaulity sound. Not compressed music
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22. September 2008 @ 15:03 |
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I will buy music again if they start selling it in SlotMusic "format".
If its $7-$10 I assume that means it will depend on how many songs are on the card. Plus, at 320Kbps that is good enough for me, as well as most others, as long as it is encoded with a decent encoder such as LAME.
Plus, the ability to copy it to your computer means that you can enjoy it there as well as on any MP3 compatible device that doesn't support MicroSD cards.
Another crazy thing is maybe Sony, EMI etc. are learning a lesson.
If they are offering their artists music DRM-Free for $7-$10 it shows that they know that the RIAA's business model is going to either have to adapt or die.
Hopefully this will turn out as well or better than its sounding.
A big increase in sales due to this new "format" would be good, other than it wouldn't reduce their noise and fight against "piracy".
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22. September 2008 @ 15:06 |
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Originally posted by cjdevesa:
Speaking of new formats, when are we getting a better than CD quality format.You know for those of us who want high qaulity sound. Not compressed music
The masses do not care about super high quality, however if this format holds they can double the storage without changing the size much, this is will lead to better quality music all around... that is if they do not charge 20$ a slot....
With this you can go to a kiosk buy the card for and fill with the music you want, say the card is 4$ and the songs are 50cents a pop (12 songs for 11$).
All in all this has promise if they do not screw the price up.
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22. September 2008 @ 15:11 |
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Originally posted by Pop_Smith:
I will buy music again if they start selling it in SlotMusic "format".
If its $7-$10 I assume that means it will depend on how many songs are on the card. Plus, at 320Kbps that is good enough for me, as well as most others, as long as it is encoded with a decent encoder such as LAME.
Plus, the ability to copy it to your computer means that you can enjoy it there as well as on any MP3 compatible device that doesn't support MicroSD cards.
Another crazy thing is maybe Sony, EMI etc. are learning a lesson.
If they are offering their artists music DRM-Free for $7-$10 it shows that they know that the RIAA's business model is going to either have to adapt or die.
Hopefully this will turn out as well or better than its sounding.
A big increase in sales due to this new "format" would be good, other than it wouldn't reduce their noise and fight against "piracy".
True true they have to realize that price ad portability are the main issues, buy the card for 4$ then 50cents a song for alacart or 25cents a song for whole albums or song packages, and you can listen to and weed out the songs you don't want at least at a kiosk station, the card has a tag its scanned into kiosk and then a price is tallyed with your songs you get alil paper receipt that has the price on it but also the price is sent to registers so you want need the recite to buy it with they can just scan the card's tag.
This dose have real promise, if they understand they can not charge more than 50 cents a song.. with a 3-5 dollar charge for the card itself.
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22. September 2008 @ 15:25 |
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I can see these rigs getting lost in a hurry by the youngsters. This won't help those of us with Blackberries that require removal of the battery to get to the microsd slot either. And what about packaging with song titles etc? I prefer the tried and true CD format. It's not the media format that is killing sales it's the download and file sharing that is the culprit.
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22. September 2008 @ 15:49 |
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Why in the HELL would I buy mp3 format when the cd can be had for same or less price? And STILL be able to rip to HD!? Another failed attempt in the making. Those who pirate off the net surely aren't going for this. Who is? I'd hardly call a trip to a brick & mortar store convenience!
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22. September 2008 @ 16:31 |
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Originally posted by 1bonehead:
Not interested, as I want cd quality and not compressed mp3
Full CD quality or NO DEAL!
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22. September 2008 @ 16:52 |
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Originally posted by 1bonehead:
Not interested, as I want cd quality and not compressed mp3
I agree. They could at least go with FLAC or something lossless. The biggest reason I never buy music online (aside from the vanishing DRM) is that the quality is inferior to audio CDs.
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22. September 2008 @ 17:53 |
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Speaking of new formats, when are we getting a better than CD quality format.You know for those of us who want high qaulity sound. Not compressed music
What about the "Super Audio CD" that came out some years back that supposedly delivered higher than normal CD quality sound? I guess it never really took off with the public all that much or just wasn't supported by the labels a great deal. I'm guessing the majority of people either didn't know about the new format, were pleased with what they had, or couldn't afford to invest in the discs or compatable players.[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD][/url]
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22. September 2008 @ 17:59 |
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The press release did not say the bitrate of the music, but it will be DRM-free and in MP3 form.
This got me i am in when it comes to OZ.
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ivymike
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22. September 2008 @ 18:10 |
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Perhaps using MP3's is a start...It would be nice if they offered songs & albums in 5.1 .dts format.
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22. September 2008 @ 18:37 |
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Originally posted by BludRayne:
Originally posted by 1bonehead:
Not interested, as I want cd quality and not compressed mp3
Full CD quality or NO DEAL!
We stand united !
The BPI Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The RIAA Soundexchange Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, EMI.
The IFPI Are: The same anti consumer lot as listed above!
The MPAA Are: SONY, UNIVERSAL, WARNER GROUP, DISNEY, PARAMOUNT, FOX.
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23. September 2008 @ 04:40 |
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Originally posted by ivymike:
Perhaps using MP3's is a start...It would be nice if they offered songs & albums in 5.1 .dts format.
why? in and out of phase works far superior at setting a sound stage and sounds far more realistic than any 5.1 pie in your ear set up.
@ 1bonehead & others.
a lossy format will be important to customers but the studios do not like giving out perfect quality now do they, they would rather squander their entire business at the expense of losing a few sales to piracy by forcing a downgrade to media you own.
Just as HDMI SPDC DRM has in-store for us all. keep purchasing that crippled equipment guys.
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23. September 2008 @ 08:40 |
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First the price, AM I MISSING SOMETHING! If they sell music at a $1/tune what makes you think they will stop? This is going to be higher quality to boot.
I will be surprised if you can copy the music off the chips.
The reason most encoders do not go above 320 BR is humans can't hear even what is in a 320. MP3s ignore frequencies they only a child can hear. By 25 humans can't hear 18 KHz tones. Faithfully reproducing tones above 20KHz take up most of the storage on a CD.
I know plenty of persons that claim they can hear a difference but I am convinced most lossless advocates can't hear the difference between 260 and 320 BR music let alone lossless. It reminds me of the old wine tasting snobbery. Persons claiming to be able to tell the vinyard, the year and even what side of a certain hill the grapes were grwon, really could not tell the difference between that wine and Californian wine. They had just been bribing officials so they knew what they were tasting.
I have yet to heard some one claim they have X-Ray eyes. Oh, I forgot, that is easily tested. All my friends that claim they can hear the difference refuse to be blind tested. I have one friend that only listens to vinyl because he can hear the difference between vinyl and a CD. I can hear the difference there because of the vinyl hiss.
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ematrix
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23. September 2008 @ 16:19 |
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This is the way I see it... consumers pay $1 a song from iTunes and other online stores, most of them in MP3 format and in some cases with DRM, and pays $7-10 for a full album, yet SlotMusic offers you to get a full album in MP3 format, DRM-free at an equal price, but you get it preloaded on a micro SD, USB adapter included, therefore you don't have to worry about where to store your music nor invest money on that.
Anyone that's already buying music from iTunes and other online music stores, and anyone that listen music on portable devices (iPod, MP3 players, cell phones) even on PCs, laptops, car auto stereo and home recievers with USB, will find SlotMusic an easier and more attractive way to purchase music, and will recognize the benefits from investing on this physical music format.
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23. September 2008 @ 16:22 |
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To me it sounds like a Compact Disc replacement, which means it will come with album art, in a case et cetera. It won't work if you buy one SD card and load it with music at a store, I can do that from my couch, minus the SD card with the internet.
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23. September 2008 @ 16:25 |
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DarkJello
Not everyone has the internet, the personalizing kiosk idea is 2ndary to having full albums on the card for 5-12$ that is what they will do first to replace CD.
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23. September 2008 @ 18:09 |
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Are we interested when it can be had for nothing?.. I doubt it.
I just bought one of MY lp's online for £1.99.. less than it cost in the few shops it was stocked in on release. I will upload it under the creative commons as soon as I receive it.. because it's mine.. I wrote the songs.. and I own the publishing rights. They have tried to tell me I don't own my own IP.. but I have never ever joined the BPI or RIAA, yet they think they are entitled to collect my royalties.. MY ARSE!!!
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