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Terra Australis 
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:13 |
I have been using Bandcamp for primary distribution of music and sound cloud because it has advantages in forums where I can embed the player easily. Have not tried reverbNation.
What do you prefer, from a listeners perspective or as a musician trying to get their music out there...
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:43 |
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Bandcamp, by far!
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:46 |
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^Any particular reason?
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:56 |
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This is from the perspective of a music listener/buyer only.
- Nicely formatted album cover and track listing
- Ability to download
- Makes it very simply to purchase the album (my pocketbook says "maybe too simple!")
- No clutter
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 05:59 |
Thanks Infocat. I looked at ReverbNation today and my first impression is it is very cluttered, but I am prepared to hear good things about it. Sound cloud integrates well with forums...
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 06:00 |
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I also prefer Bandcamp by a wide margin, same reasons as Infocat, plus it just feels more user friendly. I don't go to the other two unless I have to.
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 06:09 |
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Thanks Finnforrest. While that was my impression, it will be interesting to hear from other people on what makes the other sites good.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 06:31 |
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Soundcloud would be my second choice. Reverb Nation feels more like Myspace.
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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 06:36 |
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^speaking of the 'new' myspace I had a look at it also today, it's not at all intuitive.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 06:56 |
 infocat wrote:
This is from the perspective of a music listener/buyer only.
- Nicely formatted album cover and track listing
- Ability to download
- Makes it very simply to purchase the album (my pocketbook says "maybe too simple!")
- No clutter
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I agree. From a listener point of view, Bandcamp is the more intuitive and user-friendly of these sites!
Edited by tupan - January 17 2013 at 06:58
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:07 |
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Really nice poll, and I will go along with Bandcamp here, although I might add that I find the Progstraming website to be an excellent resource.
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:13 |
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^ did you mean progstreaming?
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:15 |
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Bandcamp is by far the best in my opinion if you want to distribute your band's music, or if you are a consumer looking to listen to or purchase music. However, as a quick and easy "scrapbook" where I can place works in progress or older recordings I want to share, I prefer Soundcloud. There are a lot of pieces I like to upload which aren't necessarily the work of my band, nor are pieces I wish to necessarily sell or even distribute, they're just like little musical snapshots of different odds and ends, or perhaps preliminary mixes of songs being worked on.
My band doesn't have a Bandcamp page yet, but we plan to do that once we have enough original recordings "in the can" to present something resembling an album. Two of the guys in my group already have Bandcamp pages of their own for their solo material (they're much more prolific than I), and they love it.
Edited by HolyMoly - January 17 2013 at 07:16
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:19 |
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^you are right about sound cloud, it tends to be a place for ideas rather than finished releases. Not helped by the upload limitation.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:26 |
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^ It's been my personal preferred medium, just because it's so easy, and because I have very few "finished releases".
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Terra Australis
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:31 |
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^Bandcamp expects uncompressed wave files as uploads reinforcing the finished product impression. While easy to upload they take longer.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 07:37 |
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Bandcamp
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 08:09 |
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Why not all 3?
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 09:17 |
Bandcamp, mainly because it is so incredibly easy to find new music, download it, stream in, and get interested in it. I can go afternoons trying out new bands on bandcamp (Bandcamp discover is great), plus they do a great job with giving exposure to underrated bands. I also love how prices are completely artist regulated. It's just fantastic.
Plus my favourite genres (ambient and post-rock) are very heavily indebted to bandcamp.
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Posted: January 17 2013 at 09:19 |
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I like the interactive ability of SoundCloud. I don't find the download capabilities to be limited at all.
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