trunkler
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Stick a fork in it. If GP is out, eMu has spent enough time in the witch's oven. Anyone care to declare that they are still in?
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So who all is still in at this point? I got out a few months ago for a reason I can't even remember, and it feels good. Of course, I'm still hanging out here, because it's important to discuss train wrecks, and because some of my favorite music co…
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The site has been down all morning for me (West coast US).
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There is a new post on the eMusic blog that provides a significant update about eMusic's current direction. It's longish, so it's worth reading there. eMusic describes the loss of labels…
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This disappearing music phenomenon is getting to be a concern, and I'm usually willing to let it go if there is at least something I can find every month that feels new. I just walked through my wish lists, and even recent picks are coming up desap…
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Hugh Masekela (and Ursula K. Le Guin). I appreciate them both.
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I'm not sure if I'm ready to watch that Theremin video all the way through. About 20 years ago I abandoned building a PAiA theremin kit. The video suggests that avoiding a complicated design should make the project more interesting, but the audio …
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The VOICE of the RUSSIAN MOON! Shows up with a greatly exaggerated number of tracks here too. I've been waiting for the new Public Service Broadcasting release to appear, but it's on a new label, so maybe it will not happen.
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Microsoft is shutting down its Groove music service and migrating users to Spotify. Blog announcement in The News Room Comment by trunkler October 2017
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Encouraging! That eMusic is publishing this result hints that they may be more circumspect on shifting focus to streaming features.
I'm a little surprised that they could say "Virtually no member indicated that they weren't streaming mus… -
It takes a lot of 1950's mechanical sophistication to get the anti-gravity working when the platter turns over! I think the next milestone here are those crazy Nakamichi physical flip auto-reverse cassette tape decks.
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@Doofy, thanks for the video, I enjoyed it. I figured I was looking at a record changer, but I couldn't visualize the action from the still photo. I'm impressed, it will rotate t…
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Interesting Vulture …
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Portland Taiko drum ensemble at the Salem, Oregon fairgrounds amphitheater. T… -
The tracks from "Now Hear This" that are dropping once a day can be scooped up all at once on the album page<…
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Pete Namlook is interesting to me ever since I ran across "Skydiver" with Bobby Bird. I'm a sucker for anything that has Gerry Anderson in its Venn diagram. The Burhan Ocal box set above appears to contain the Sultan Orhan album mentioned by GP.
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I have a hunch on what is going on with "complete album" pricing. Album pricing is discounted by pro-rating tracks you have purchased if you purchase the track *now*. The album discount doesn't work for tracks that you have purchased in the past, …
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Thanks for the update nirp! I'm glad for the report that "complete my album" is up. I spot checked my wish list, and I have an album with 6 $0.49 tracks left to purchase. The album page shows the purchased tracks and reads "Buy album $3.99" which…
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Super to hear, nirp, thanks for the update! Maybe I'm a bit quirky, but I like buying some albums on the installment plan to see if repeated listening to a growing sample of tracks keeps pulling me in.
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I think eMusic fixed the cases where it was less expensive to buy albums a track at a time. It looks like the cost is discounted by one track if you buy the whole album. I've also run across some EPs with nice prices, i.e. 5 tracks for $0.99. I w…
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Opinion: It's a game. We collectively feel it's important to pay for music. We like bargains. We enjoy the discussions in this forum. In the spirit of this, I think we should keep on posting. Plus, how many support requests do you suppose eMusi…
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On the subject of not being able to buy a full album on the U.S. lite plan, there is currently no pro-rating of the album price as you sequentially buy individual tracks from an album as there was on the old site. If this isn't adjusted, one won't …
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Yep, eythian, the download manager is no longer part of the process on the new site. Let me send sincere thanks for your great utility! It made eMusic practical for many years on my Linux system, and I have to admit I enjoyed watching the progress…
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Hi greg - I just redownloaded a 6 track album (81 MB) that I recently purchased and it took 2.5 minutes which feels a little pokey, but not that bad. Purchasing an album a track at a time to save money vs. the higher album price does seem inconveni…
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I just downloaded a 6 track album from the beta site. The site is a little pokey right now, but it works.
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More notes on the mechanics of the new site as it stands now:
Downloading a track at a time (because it's cheaper!?), one clicks on the price of the track, another click to confirm that you want to purchase, and then your browser is redir… -
I don't understand why it is less expensive to buy many albums a track at a time rather than selecting the "Buy Album" option. I was assuming this was a start up glitch, but maybe not.
Quick notes: Just my login credentials and account c… -
It looks like the next step is here. I requested to be moved when the new site becomes available. Today I received an email saying that my account would be transitioned to the beta site tonight, and starting tomorrow my account at the old site wou…
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Hi Doofy - that comes up as US$4.99 for 7 tracks, or $0.59 a track. I'm finding the price breaks are favorable for albums that have a long track that used to be "album only", but a bit more expensive overall at the moment. It seems like it might b…