CD's officially over next year.

[ThatsAgood1jay]

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I am very saddened by this, I strongly prefer buying a physical medium for music than some download, i like cover and book art and disc art.

RIP CD

 

[JMD]

Agree - if this is infact true. All this random play/100000000songs on the mp3 player thing is something I've enjoyed.....but it leaves you a little empty. I know how much time I've put into deciding the order of songs, how many, - and have even written songs to go with the 'flow' of an album (sorry - CD....I mean playlist....or is it 'release?').

I have a question for ya'll:
How many of you tend to listen to a release, in the order the songs are listed as decided by the Artist - when using a digital media player (i.e. Mp3, Mp4, etc - but not a physical CD)?

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I am very saddened by this, I strongly prefer buying a physical medium for music than some download, i like cover and book art and disc art.

RIP CD

 

[73h Nils]

This saddens me. I still buy them As long as the new Tool album comes out in a physical form.

 

[Colin]

reminds me of when 8track went, then cassettes, LP, minidisc, adat......

 

[Spudmurphy]

Phew - thank goodness I kept all my vinyl.

 

[davidespinosa]

If we can still download music in 16/44 quality, I don't mind losing the physical medium...

 

[Colin]

If we can still download music in 16/44 quality, I don't mind losing the physical medium...

there is talk of 24 bit files being released. it would involve re-mastering and devices to play them back on though

 

[slukather]

Are there still Major Record Labels around, gee who knew. I predict those labels will be dead before CD's are. CD's will still be available for a couple more years.

I do prefer to buy CD's than use Itunes or any program like that, i like to look at the booklet while listening to the music.

Scottie.

 

[Beat Poet]

CDs won't die I don't think, they'll just become collectors items like vinyl. Who would have thought that vinyl would have a mini-resurgence nearly 30 years after CDs first appeared?

 

[Ross Rifle]

Seems as good a time as any to make my introduction. I really really really hope this isn't true. I own over 900 albums on vinyl, cassette, and cd, and have never purchased a song on itunes. I can't risk losing my entire music collection to a faulty external hard drive or something like that. I have an iPod for when I go out, but I rip all my cds onto that. I'm already having difficulty finding cds. I don't want it to get harder.

 

[DrKev]

there is talk of 24 bit files being released. it would involve re-mastering and devices to play them back on though

Yeah, and everyone will listen to that wonderful 24 bit glory on the crappiest little earbuds that came free with their telephone.

 

[Jimmyb]

Yeah, and everyone will listen to that wonderful 24 bit glory on the crappiest little earbuds that came free with their telephone.

But they'll listen to it at such volume, they'll blow all of their high frequency sensitivity right out of the window, so all will be good with the world!!!