I would like to find out what format people would prefer the next tribute CD download to be available as.
The 2 options are:
SHN or FLAC - more people are familiar with SHN but FLAC is picking up steam and for those unfamiliar with FLAC you will have 5 months to find out more, also the file size will be smaller in FLAC format. So I think we should let the people decide. What do you reckon folks?
Volume 2 download format.
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As FLAC is not as easy to use as SHN this is a constraint to supplying people with useful copies of the finished work.
If the objective is to distrubute useful copies to as many people as possible then, introducing the constraint of "new technologies" in the form of FLAC will go against that objective as the cost of pushing the boundaries of this relatively new technology.
I guess the question is, how much potential lost distribution will result from us pushing a new technoogy?
The people who will want FLAC or SHN will have one of more of the following characteristics: 1) they will have broadband or 2) they are interested in lossless compressed audio.
If they have either of the 2 aforementioned characteristics then I guess a positive point will be the lost distribution will be reduced by the fact these people are technologically aware and could probably pick up the idea of FLAC with a short tutorial.
On the other hand, there is the inertia to change and inertia to steep learning curves. A lot of people will not be bothered with some fan produced thing in something called FLAC! What is FLAC??? lol
So, how much potential lost distribution will result from us pushing a new technoogy?
If the objective is to distrubute useful copies to as many people as possible then, introducing the constraint of "new technologies" in the form of FLAC will go against that objective as the cost of pushing the boundaries of this relatively new technology.
I guess the question is, how much potential lost distribution will result from us pushing a new technoogy?
The people who will want FLAC or SHN will have one of more of the following characteristics: 1) they will have broadband or 2) they are interested in lossless compressed audio.
If they have either of the 2 aforementioned characteristics then I guess a positive point will be the lost distribution will be reduced by the fact these people are technologically aware and could probably pick up the idea of FLAC with a short tutorial.
On the other hand, there is the inertia to change and inertia to steep learning curves. A lot of people will not be bothered with some fan produced thing in something called FLAC! What is FLAC??? lol
So, how much potential lost distribution will result from us pushing a new technoogy?
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