Birdsong At Morning
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- Joined
- May 16, 2016
- Messages
- 22
Hi folks,
This group has been so supportive of my musical projects that I though I might solicit your perspectives on the immediate future of physical media for hi-res and immersive/surround audio. I'm prepping a new album for release, but the state of physical media has got me flummoxed. Atmos might be the game changer we have envisioned for decades, but it's the Wild West in terms of standards, etc. I feel comfortable with DTS-HD 5.1 and have been able to distribute FLAC downloads in this format via ImmersiveAlbumAudio. But the costs and time required to release physical product (despite my deep attachment to the experience) are harder and harder to justify.
I guess my question is - how many folks on this forum would prefer a physical product (we've been doing CD/Blu-ray packages) over a download, AND have you found Atmos a suitable replacement for other surround formats? Can you envision relying on Apple, Tidal, presumably Spotify someday soon, etc. for streaming hi-res and multi-channel?
I've conceived of this album as a CD/Blu-ray, but I also just ordered the Tears for Fears exclusive Blu-ray from Super Deluxe Edition. The fact that their label opted to assign these rights to a third-party gave me pause. Clearly, Concord decided it was not cost effective to commit to a pressing, yet SDE is confident that a market remains. From the VERY small independent position, I'm worried that of TfF can't sell enough copies to warrant a full market release, then what's the best course of action from someone in my position.
I welcome everyone's thoughts on this, and hope to get you some new music (I think it's a major leap forward, IMHO...) later this spring.
Alan Williams/Birdsong At Morning
This group has been so supportive of my musical projects that I though I might solicit your perspectives on the immediate future of physical media for hi-res and immersive/surround audio. I'm prepping a new album for release, but the state of physical media has got me flummoxed. Atmos might be the game changer we have envisioned for decades, but it's the Wild West in terms of standards, etc. I feel comfortable with DTS-HD 5.1 and have been able to distribute FLAC downloads in this format via ImmersiveAlbumAudio. But the costs and time required to release physical product (despite my deep attachment to the experience) are harder and harder to justify.
I guess my question is - how many folks on this forum would prefer a physical product (we've been doing CD/Blu-ray packages) over a download, AND have you found Atmos a suitable replacement for other surround formats? Can you envision relying on Apple, Tidal, presumably Spotify someday soon, etc. for streaming hi-res and multi-channel?
I've conceived of this album as a CD/Blu-ray, but I also just ordered the Tears for Fears exclusive Blu-ray from Super Deluxe Edition. The fact that their label opted to assign these rights to a third-party gave me pause. Clearly, Concord decided it was not cost effective to commit to a pressing, yet SDE is confident that a market remains. From the VERY small independent position, I'm worried that of TfF can't sell enough copies to warrant a full market release, then what's the best course of action from someone in my position.
I welcome everyone's thoughts on this, and hope to get you some new music (I think it's a major leap forward, IMHO...) later this spring.
Alan Williams/Birdsong At Morning