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Stu · 20-03-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Smithy

they dont though, youdownload them and convert them to mp3, they sound just as good as a normal iTunes download.

Free Studio Manager, does it all

Bah, iTUNES downloads and MP3 are trash too. I know, I'm being a complete audiophile here. Special meniton goes to the bellends who use iTUNE's soul destroying sound enhancer function.

Me and Arista are in the back with a record player and sub woofers.

Enid · 20-03-2010, 01:58 PM

Of course it's theft. The question should be: Do I care?

Smithy · 20-03-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

Bah, iTUNES downloads and MP3 are trash too. I know, I'm being a complete audiophile here. Special meniton goes to the bellends who use iTUNE's soul destroying sound enhancer function.

Me and Arista are in the back with a record player and sub woofers.

I saw a TV show once, where they were rating Vinyl, CD's and MP3 on quality of music (they did it blindfolded) and MP3 came out on top (Which they were really surprised by too

)

Smithy · 20-03-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Enid

Of course it's theft. The question should be: Do I care?

Ok, Do you care? and justify your answer.

Enid · 20-03-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Smithy

Ok, Do you care? and justify your answer.

No I don't care. I steal music all the time. Why? Because 1. the music I like is usually difficult to find. 2. I don't like paying for anything if I know I can get it for free and 3. I'm a thieving bastard.

Stu · 20-03-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Smithy

I saw a TV show once, where they were rating Vinyl, CD's and MP3 on quality of music (they did it blindfolded) and MP3 came out on top (Which they were really surprised by too

)

I would have to call bollocks, but a lot of it depends on the genre of music and changing production and mastering techniques. A lot of newer artists would obviously produce to sound good on newer audio formats. To this end a lot of records these days by artists like the Black Eyed Peas have absoloutely no definition of depth in the sound, with piss poor dynamic range. All they care about as pure loudness in order to get radio airplay and stand out to internet afflicted, ADD kids.

Harry! · 20-03-2010, 02:08 PM

I rarely download music anyway. I buy CD's mostly and listen to songs on the web and not downloding them. I only download a few remixes and only a few.

Smithy · 20-03-2010, 02:16 PM

I just found this

Youtube video

Enid · 20-03-2010, 02:20 PM

^ horrible website. What if you wanna download albums? Many of those tracks could be infected. Nah, stick with torrents.

Smithy · 20-03-2010, 02:22 PM

Theres more than one site oin the vid

GypsyGoth · 20-03-2010, 02:23 PM

I am a criminal.

arista · 20-03-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Smithy

I was reading the paper earlier and saw an article which said something like 60% of people who illegally download music didnt see it as theft.

So just wondering if you do, and if not, why not?

Yes it is Theft
They should have there Internet Cut Off for a year

Smithy · 20-03-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

I am a criminal.

You stole my clothes hoe

GypsyGoth · 20-03-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Smithy

You stole my clothes hoe

And they suit me better

Smithy · 20-03-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

And they suit me better

Touché

MeMyselfAndI · 20-03-2010, 02:36 PM

no it obviously isnt and anyway i buy all my albums from town i got sugababes sweet 7 and its really good

Mrluvaluva · 20-03-2010, 02:37 PM

It doesn't affect the bigger artists as much as they make their money from tours, merchandise etc and generally sell sh.it loads of CD's anyway. However, for musicians with smaller fan bases, they need the revenue to keep going. They can't make that from gigs etc, so they rely on income from their album sales. I generally support the independent artists I like and buy their CD's or pay for downloads. I don't download free stuff very often, but when I do, it's mainly older stuff that's not available in the shops anymore. If it's not available for sale, and I have to buy it second hand, I am not paying money to the artist in that case. They get nothing from it, so why not download it for free?

Beastie · 20-03-2010, 02:39 PM

Yeah but some people can't afford cds or albulms!

MeMyselfAndI · 20-03-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thebeast

Yeah but some people can't afford cds or albulms!

like who

they r cheap i get like 2 a week

Twilight · 20-03-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MeMyselfandI

like who

they r cheap i get like 2 a week

Like me

Mrluvaluva · 20-03-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thebeast

Yeah but some people can't afford cds or albulms!

There are a lot of things people cannot afford. I just bought several CD's off HMV website for £2.99 each. There is a lot of cheap stuff out there.

MeMyselfAndI · 20-03-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Twilight

Like me

ohhh im allowed to get 2 albums a week bacicly £15

Twilight · 20-03-2010, 02:48 PM

Cds aren't cheap if you need them importing from the USA.

Princess · 20-03-2010, 02:49 PM

I only illegally download if I can't find the song anywhere else. Usually I buy cd's and if I can't find the cd I download and if I can't find a download I'll illegally download. So yeah it's their own fault for making it so difficult to get in the first place.