Alright Denver, I have a question… Botsoul is finishing up our album and curious if people think CDs are even worth printing? Or should we invest in vinyl and download cards?
Replies:
Paul Kathol: I think its worth it to have some on the merch table, but no need to get thousands of them.
Paul Garrett: Depending on what the minimum order for printing CDs is. A lot of people still like a physical CD – I personally do. But most people will be satisfied with a digital download. I think that vinyl and CDs would appeal to the same crowd, but CDs would sell better than a vinyl.
Bootz Leigh: I think cassette or vinyl is a better way to go. Tapes def more the affordable vinyl def cooler
Brettonius Dutchmaximus Seyfarthius: $7.50 USB (edit: or mini USB?) flash drives with your band logo silkscreened on the outside with your new album on it + band photos as digital files inside.
Jher Seno: The problem with vinyl is that you usually have to master it differently, too. But way cooler than cd’s
Todd Divel: That’s not really a true statement. If you have a good master, you have a good master. Just trying to keep things factual. Whole lotta mis-information about mastering out there. I encourage people to talk to great mastering engineers and what it really takes to do. Really a lot of extra time and well… money are what’s needed to do vinyl.
Michelle Childers: And vinyl has a much deeper, richer sound. It has way more MB’s of “info” than an MP3. Vinyl is definitely making a comeback
Todd Divel: USB is a cool idea. Do you have 4 or 5 months to wait for vinyl?
Kimberly Helton: We usually only buy vinyl that usually has downloads on it. If we had the choice from both on the table… we go vinyl
Joe Roessler: You should print it on USB drives. computers rarely come with CD players anymore and I don’t know many people who use home stereos in their living rooms.
Miles David: CDs suuuck. Download cards and USBs. I love the USBs, they’re reusable and work on basically everything.
Jacob Andrew Del Moral: Download cards!
Damien McCarron: Yes, CD’s get in the way of a good spring cleaning.
Malerie Volano: Vinyl and Download cards
Rick Shaw: A USB/flash drive attached to a good old-fashioned 12″ x 12″ piece of cover art.
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Damien McCarron: I’m watching a Fats Domino documentary on PBS – Just one studio existed in New Orleans and recorded direct to disc, no dubbing, no do overs.
Ryan Chipps on Facebook, 2/27/16