Frank Glazer wrote:
do you use the downloader or go straight through the site? the
downloader currently gives you options for file renames and what not.
my main complaint is the hard limits on artists and labels in the
watch list, those should be unlimited but are currently topped at 100.
also not being able to stay logged in. also their search engine is
wonky.
Hi, Frank.
I do use the Beatport downloader, but find it clunky. I'd really like to
see them go the route of junodownload.com where you don't need
to launch a downloader; plus junodownload.com is simple to use
and you get the darn release graphics if you want. I'll still use Beatport
in addition to the other sites I use, but I wish there were more to
their forthcoming launch. And don't get me wrong, I LOVE vinyl
but my daughter is at the age where it is impossible to play records
(she's constantly beating at my computer keyboard and laptop, and
there's absolutely no way I'm going to have her beating at my
turntable as it is playing a treasured record! She's already run riot
through my vinyl collection before it hits a table), so I'm buying new
music on WAV now cos she can make a record skip, but she can't
skip a digital file! Andrew
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Andrew Duke <and...@andrew-duke.com> wrote:
Not sure how many people know this, but Beatport will be making some
changes and relaunching on January 21; details here:
http://thenewbeatport.com
I urge Beatport users to watch the videos about the changes and if there's
things not announced that you would like to see, that you go to "about
Beatport", then "contact", then "ask a question" and send your requests in.
Note, I'm not affiliated in Beatport in any way, I just would like to see
some
changes to it and am worried that the few things I would like to see change
(see below) might not be on the cards. My requests might not be a big deal
for some, but they're a big deal for me. For those who might be interested,
here's what I just sent to Beatport re: the about Beatport>contact>ask a
question form:
Hi.
Really enjoying seeing what some of the new features of Beatport will be
with the relaunch on January 21.
I have 2 requests that I'm hoping will be part of the relaunch:
#1: currently I have to rename any files downloaded from Beatport because
they start with a long number instead of artist name, song title, label, or
some information that I would find more useful. Other download sites that I
use do not have this issue (ie I do not need to rename tracks downloaded
from elsewhere), so hopefully this can be fixed.
#2: I'd really like the options to a) download artwork related to a
purchased release and b) have all files from a release put in a named folder
and c) have these folders be available as zips for faster downloading.
Again, these 3 things are available from some download sites I use and I
find them very helpful and much appreciated.
Again, very much looking forward to the already-announced updates to
Beatport for January 21, but hoping that the above, especially the removal
of the long number at the start of downloaded files so I will not have to
rename them, will be addressed as well.
Thanks.
Andrew Duke
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--
Andrew Duke In The Mix weekly mixshow (est. 1987), excl. DJ mixes, PAs,
interviews:
http://cognitionaudioworks.com/AndrewDukeInTheMix.html
sound design and music content provider:
http://cognitionaudioworks.com/sounddesignandmusic.html
http://myspace.com/andrewduke
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1614666166
Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks
57 Hastings Drive Dartmouth NS Canada B2Y 2C7
