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lapisnev
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You're getting a lossless PCM copy of the music, and you're getting it as a physical object that cannot be taken away from you except by force. You can copy and convert it whenever and however you like.

I rip my CDs once on a Linux for a FLAC copy I can convert to Vorbis as needed for my Android and Sansa devices, and again on a Mac for an ALAC copy iTunes can convert to AAC as needed for my iPod and iOS devices. And if I need an MP3 to share something with a friend, I can make that too, and I can decide if I send them 128k or 320k.

It's worth the hassle of paying more up front one time, to get an object you physically own, that you rip yourself into a digital library you control, that doesn't stop playing if your internet goes out nor rack up a cellular data bill, in order to not have to subscribe to multiple streaming services to make sure you can listen to all the music you like as the licenses change hands amongus them.

And if you don't have the space or time or spoons to do this yourself, you can ask around with your music and data hoarder friends. Surely someone can hook you up.

If you wouldn't go through all this trouble for its intrinsic value, you can at least do it to not give any more money to all the labels and streaming services deciding when and how and under what stipulations you're allowed to enjoy music.


MxSelfDestruct
@MxSelfDestruct

nearly every CD you see here was purchased for $5 or less. many were less than a dollar, or even free. perfect audio can be yours for practically nothing.

hell, I can probably name each CD I paid more than $5 for.

• Pigface - A New High In Low and The Best Of Pigface: I think $8 each? not bad for double albums
• Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park and Last Rights: $6 and $7 each, both new in shrink.
• Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks (Deluxe Edition): I think like $6?
• Death Grips - The Money Store: a staggering $11, the most I've ever spent on a CD.


MxSelfDestruct
@MxSelfDestruct

there will come a day when all of your playlists, albums, et al. are unceremoniously stripped from you without recourse. your "saved" music isn't safe, either - once those authentication servers go offline, all of those DRM-encrypted audio files will almost certainly become irrecoverable digital noise. so have fun with that.

EDIT: apparently the DRM that a few services use actually has been blown open (@lexi says deezer, tidal, and qobuz have been trivialized) so you may be in luck on that front


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in reply to @lapisnev's post:

I thoroughly enjoy album cover art, and vinyls have been a dream for my family and me. Any modern player can hook up to a computer to "rip" tracks from as well, and you get a big-ass piece of art that you can display on your wall shelves.

Yeah, the more modern ones are pricey, but there's something tremendously satisfying about trawling about through record stores finding shit from before you were born, and being able to play it no problem. I picked up a Doctor Zhivago OST for like five bucks not too long ago.

(any physical media is great, though, and if you can't get it physically, M-Discs exist. Be the change you want to see in the world)

i'm not sure what your situation is (especially with apple devices) but i'd suggest using opus instead of aac or mp3 where you can, it compresses a lot better

if some device doesn't want to play it you can usually shove it in a webm, mkv, or ogg file and it'll work (webm works most often)

I don't have any modern Apple devices. They're all too old to support Opus! I have a PlasticBook running Lion managing a bunch of (true, non-Touch) iPods, so AAC is the best available option.

I use MP3 as a fallback to share with Normal People when I don't know what else they can read.

in reply to @MxSelfDestruct's post:

Huge agree, I have a box full of garage sale and thrift store CDs that only cost a few bucks apiece. The less mainstream stuff that isn't likely to turn up at a thrift store can still be $10-20 for a new reissue, but for me that tends to be bangers I'm gonna listen the frick out of, so it's still worth it.

in reply to @MxSelfDestruct's post:

your "saved" music isn't safe, either - once those authentication servers go offline, all of those DRM-encrypted audio files

who says i can't decrypt them :^)

/z/music/MILDRED [24-96] $ ls                                                            at 00:07:37
'01. HEART OF DARKNESS.flac'                                '07. Feasting.On.The.Guts.Of.Angels.flac'
'02. CLOSE TIES.flac'                                       '08. March of the Earwigs.flac'
'03. Walt Disney Wormdog.flac'                              '09. Opera of the Urchin.flac'
'04. Contact Your Local Liquidator.flac'                    '10. BLACK RAINBOW.flac'
'05. 1'$'\342\200\242''300'$'\342\200\242''LIQUIDATE.flac'   Cover.jpg
'06. OREGON BOYZ.flac'

also fun fact: deezer, tidal and qobuz literally do not have DRM (or implementations that are laughably bad), spotifys quality is shit so nobody rips from them and you can get stuff from apple music if you know the right people lol