• Rose56@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Because owning music and paying once, is way better than paying every month and listening to the same popular tracks again and again.

    Yes I know, Spotify has tons of tracks available, still, I like to go through my CDs and play it right away, no internet needed, no ads, no algorithms.

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      I like Bandcamp, as I get to listen to whole tracks (a few times each), get to download and own them at $1 to $2 each.

      I don’t spend much more than a Spotify subscription and now own so many wonderful tracks I can listen to anytime.

      And most of what I spend goes directly to the artist.

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        …own them at $1 to $2 each.

        Do you actually recieve DRM free files or are they still tied to Bandcamp? I understand we still don’t own the song with physical media but a policy change or new license deal at Colombia isn’t going to make the disc disappear.

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          Normal .flac files. Playable and copyable on any computer with no need of specialized hardware or software. Actually easier to secure than CDs or DVDs.

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        +1, I use bandcamp too! Works very well and you can download or even buy a media of your preference. A win win situation for the artist and the listeners/fans.