In my humble opinion...

Much though we may try to deny it vinyl is on its way out for the reason illustrated below...



That and pressing tunes is stupidly expensive for producers who give up virtually everything in the way of financial income to make the music we need. This is killing it in my view and this CD deck is the answer to my prayers.

The scene in my view does need a shake up as the same names keep cropping up on flyers and records and it's hard to go to a UK club and not have heard virtually every other track if you have your eye on the ball. Fresh blood is needed and the answer is here.

I've heard some reasonably innovative ideas on how to revive vinyl but technology has finally spoken and it just aint gonna happen. I for one will be purchasing one of the above CD decks because it looks and behaves like a real deck which means I can now play my own tracks and the tracks from some of the excellent unpublished producers from this site.

SO what is needed and I would very much like to see BOA being the vehicle of this is some kind of high quality audio sales system. I would happily spend £2.50 on a single high quality MP3 especially if I knew that money would go to the artist. It's a crying shame that some of the producers on BOA don't see a penny for their effort. After all, you'd pay any other specialist.

I also think given that this CD deck will cause a surge in MP3 usage that producers should definately stop putting whole, uninterupted track up for download. If people want you music enough to download it then they want it enough to pay £2.50 for it. You deserve it, why not ask for it?

Of course this is all subject to debate and just my opinion. I would like to hear your thoughts as to how we might protect what we do. There may well have been a fall in sales of music, accross the board, regardless of genre, however this does not mean there is not still an insatiable demand for it. Let's take what we deserve. Music kit doesn't just buy itself.

Of course the anti-corporate music part of me is screaming in my ear that this music is about freedom and we should just get it out there but there has to be a limit. Being skint is no freedom at all and if DJ's are willing to spend £6 on a record then they'll be delighted to get the same for half the price surely?

The technology inside the CDX1 makes CD's sound every bit as good as vinyl and if tunes are mastered properly (usually the DJ's assessment) then it will sound good whatever. Instead of trying to revive the old market, let's plan on ceasing the next one.

Your thoughts please.