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End of the CD coming...

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riccostar:
I, personally, would be extremely sad if the CD phased out of use.  I realize that mediums come and go but I've lived with them all my life and when I think of music a CD is one of the first things that comes to mind.  I love the packaging too, the gem case and art along with the lyrics booklet and the design on the disc itself really makes CDs something I love to have.  The age of mp3 downloads may be looming but I really hope that CDs can hold onto a spot in the music industry. 

IDMG:
End of the CD?

I haven't bought a CD in 5 years.

Patrick:
CDs are still the single best option for any startup band to have a properly sellable medium (come on, who the fuck *buys* mp3s) at shows. For one: you can rip them to your computer and take them with you on the go with whatever playback device you choose.

For two, and this is the important one: you can sell it to somebody at a show and they will INSTANTLY be able to shove the CD in their car's dashboard hole and suddenly your songs come on, which increases the likelihood of your music getting stuck in their head. Not only that, but the customer then has a non-intrusive way to find your website info, lyrics (if you printed em; then they can sing along at the next show), song names (so they can request things at shows and make you look cooler than you are), even your BAND NAME. You're literally selling people an advertisement of your band.

CDs may eventually be phased out in favor of USB sticks, but I don't see that happening just yet. The term "universal serial bus" is somewhat misleading in the respect that you still can't plug one into your car and play the songs on there. What if the file type isn't compatible? What if it got wet? Can't just wipe it off like you can with a CD.

Physical formats still provide a very important degree of legitimacy to a band's image as well.

Idk, we here at Troubador! Inc. GmbH. et Filles, Co. have spent countless hours poring over this very topic, and that's pretty much the condensed version of it. I don't think CDs are dead, not when independent artists like us are kudzuing the industry.

idontunderstand:
Well yes, but bands used to sell tapes. And now no one uses tapes.

leftandleaving:
CDs are made from non-renewable, non-biodegradable plastics (made from crude oil, natural gas) and aluminum (mined from the earth and shit, by humans with machines), and I guess I just don't think it's worth it to have them mass produced just so that people can put a couple songs into their computer, load the songs into an iPod, and put the cd into a box for the rest of their lives.

Plus, jewel cases are made from PVC, which is super bad for the environment, too (and I know a lot of bands are switching to paper cd cases, which is great!). The question stands: why mass produce something that most people aren't going to actually use more than once? Isn't there some way to get music to people that can be practical from both an environmental standpoint AND a musician standpoint?

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