tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post7663528719662209164..comments2024-03-26T19:32:01.151-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: Pandora And The CDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-59635121680796347732010-09-17T16:26:38.092-07:002010-09-17T16:26:38.092-07:00The need to have a physical shiny disc in hand is ...The need to have a physical shiny disc in hand is certainly understandable. It is tangible and this aspect provides meaning to many due to its physical nature. However, I sense that this is a fleeting condition. As time goes on, the need for a physical object to create reality in the mind of people will fade as trust and faith grow. Just as my college age kids think that a text-via-cellphone "conversation" took place with me, new ways of getting data across to others will migrate to more efficient lines of communication and older (more meaningful means) of data transmission will not be required. The romance will be lost to efficiency. It happens all the time. I see soon that the days of tactile proof of existence of "real music" will fade as the the dinosaurs of yester-control die and the new-gen takes over. After all, it's just a playlist, man.tomschultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903029073896833646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-78629691192653809372010-09-13T10:48:23.053-07:002010-09-13T10:48:23.053-07:00CD's aren't going away anytime soon, Camer...CD's aren't going away anytime soon, Cameron. There are certain genres of music like metal, Christian, country, where there are still a lot more CDs sold than downloads.<br /><br />That's going to change over time, but as of now, it doesn't make sense not to have one for a release.Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-89606413419528964172010-09-13T08:29:29.772-07:002010-09-13T08:29:29.772-07:00Bobby, I agree with you, but I'm starting to w...Bobby, I agree with you, but I'm starting to wonder whether the trend is going to start changing after Paste Magazine announced it is ceasing it's print edition. Digital only. It would seem almost hypocritical to need a physical product to be taken seriously by a publication that ditched it's physical form for the same reasons. Yet many blogs have earned clout without ever printing anything, and eventually a band is going to come along and get a lot of people's attention without making CDs.<br /><br />The reasoning behind requiring CDs seems to be that if you make CDs, you must take your music more seriously than those who don't. Do you think that reasoning will hold up much longer? Do you think there are other reasons?Cameron Mizellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987462748395371502noreply@blogger.com