One of the main purposes of releasing new music is to be able to get more performers interested in playing it. It is very exciting for us to hear that people are performing the music live and often, and that is the ultimate aim here. People don't play what they don't know about, so we are trying to send it forth.
I AM enjoying the discussion about recording and playback, though. The engineer told us he recorded in a medium that has to be condensed for current standard CD can playback. I'm not really a tech person, and I don't remember what it was exactly, but they also save it in the original format for improvements and experiments in technology down the road. (Does anyone remember 8-track?) Thank you ALL for your help with the original questions. We will definitely hope for enough funding to offer both CD and good quality downloads. Penny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Wilhjelm" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] survey: digital download vs CD release > > Well put Steve, > I am with you completely on this one. Recordings are great for study and > to pass the time in the car. If I want to hear music, I go to the > performance. > > Sousa refused to record for Edison because he felt that recordings would > be the death of live music. When you look around and see how few > musicians make their livings today performing compared to the turn of the > last century, he may well be right. Yet, now it is our loss because those > of us in the band world would benefit greatly by having a comprehensive > catalog of Sousa directed performances for reference. > > Thankfully, recordings can never replace the experience of live acoustic > music. > > Best to all > Chris > >>>> Steven Mumford <[email protected]> 9/1/2010 10:17 AM >>> > > If I want to hear good audio quality, I go to a concert. > > - Steve Mumford > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/cwilhjelm%40pascack.k12.nj.us > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/pennywardmarcus%40comcast.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
