cd's vs streaming
cd's vs streaming
bryan32
Understudy Joined: 5/31/17
#1cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/11/22 at 5:06pm
why are cd's not being made . I think some of the record companies have not put shows on cd's for about 2 years now. they need to listen to the people who need and what cd's and not streaming
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/11/22 at 5:11pm
We've explained this to you time and time again. It is less expensive, there is a lessor carbon footprint, most people adapt. (If sales suffered, they wouldn't continue.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#3cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/11/22 at 8:58pm
Hey sweetheart, they are kinda wasteful (they end up in landfills) and technology has improved over the years so people can just listen to digital music in their car, home, on the go, wherever. So, I would like to think they are not being made as much due to environmental concerns, but I think the demand is just waning for them. Does that make sense? I do believe you can rip CDS on many different kinds of machines. You let me know if you need any suggestions.
Love, Sutton 
chewy5000
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/09
#4cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/11/22 at 10:10pm
I’m with Bryan.
I’d hate to know how much electricity it takes to keep Spotify et al’s data centers running 24/7.
I’d love to know how many streams a ~15 track album would need to recoup the costs of laying down the album.
I’m prepared to pay a lot for the Broadway recording of Six on disc.
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#5cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/11/22 at 10:58pm
chewy5000 said: "I’m with Bryan.
I’d hate to know how much electricity it takes to keep Spotify et al’s data centers running 24/7.
I’d love to know how many streams a ~15 track album would need to recoup the costs of laying down the album.
I’m prepared to pay a lot for the Broadway recording of Six on disc."
I believe I read somewhere that Spotify pays $0.003 and $0.005 per stream of an individual track.
#6cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/11/22 at 11:27pm
chewy5000 said: "I’m with Bryan.
I’d hate to know how much electricity it takes to keep Spotify et al’s data centers running 24/7.
I’d love to know how many streams a ~15 track album would need to recoup the costs of laying down the album.
I’m prepared to pay a lot for the Broadway recording of Six on disc."
Electricty = renewable energy
Plastic = never biodegrades in landfills
But the bottom line for this thread is that Bryan wants cast recordings on CD because he is a specific type of collector and that's what he wants. Nothing else is an acceptable substitute because you cannot collect a digital album in the same way as a CD.
You can burn it at home, put it in a plastic case, and print the album art (all things I've done for things I wanted to keep that way), but it is still not the same as an actual release.
But unfortunately, Bryan, this is not going to change as much as it upsets you and I am sorry for your frustration.
#7cd's vs streaming
Posted: 8/12/22 at 2:21am
jacobsnchz14 said: "chewy5000 said: "
I believe I read somewhere that Spotify pays $0.003 and $0.005per stream of an individual track."
It's actually worse than that, if you can believe it, lol. It's around $0.0003 a stream (another zero after the decimal). I had 422 plays on Spotify alone in July and made $0.09. 
