Keith Gerling ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>I certainly wish there was a way of auditioning these works before laying
>out the hard cash.  Maybe we should unite and create an MP3 library of this
>stuff....

Surely there is an opportunity for the adventurous record companies who
*do* record contemporary music:  given that the compression ratio for
MP3s is adjustable, why not make available MP3s of new issues but with a
(deliberate) reduction in the quality of the sound? (I'm not getting into
the "MP3 as good as CD sopund" debate thank you very much).

This way you could sample the *music* while still feeling the need to
purchase the CD for the sake of the sound, if you liked the music.

Deryk Barker
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