Vector53 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 http://teaser.vinylize.it/ Quote Vinylize.it is a new startup from the QRATES team. The service hasn't yet launched, but it would allow users to choose songs or playlists from SoundCloud for custom-pressed records, FACT reports. Records would only be made available following artist approval and after users “share and rally support” for each record. There's currently no information about the sound quality of Vinylize.it records. All SoundCloud tracks are transcoded to 128kbps for streaming playback. Your thoughts on this, VC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 THE HOBBY tape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Sounds terrible. 74R and aopps42 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Vinylize.it from the QRATES team looks like a bunch of QRAP. subplotofcrows, Green Tea Papi, jack8urt0n and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 At what point do you bargain the record? OrangeJoe, Dusted_By_Space and nancy_raygun 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 minute ago, monsterrod said: At what point do you bargain the record? After you drop the i. OrangeJoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvv Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 why hasn't the bubble popped yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Derek™ said: Sounds 128kbps terrible. correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckinandsuckinandtouchin Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Derek™ said: Sounds terrible. shawnayala90 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hype Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 haha I have a feeling not only is it going to be awful sound quality which is plainly obvious from the get go but the tracks will probably be crazy inconsistent volume and eq wise. Could have been kind of cool if they worked closely with the actual artists and got the original sources then had someone that knows how to mix an album put the tracks all together. That way some of these new/lesser known artists could at least get a decent little kick back from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 128kbps, Jesus Christ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warhenrecords Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 lol at all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Limevinyl - custom made mixtape records with tracks downloaded straight from Limewire. Live like it's 2001, on a format from 1948-1980 in the year 2016. Blumplum, TheWindBlower, YesPlease and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Actually if you look at the updated Modern Vinyl article about it, it will not be the Soundcloud digital files going onto vinyl. Bassically it's just a suggestion platform where we all complain about why a particular album isn't on vinyl yet. Once it get's enough likes, then it will notify the artist to create a project on QRATES. From there, the artist will be able to select whatever media they want on the record. So yes, some could be lazy and just give them what came out of Ableton or Logic, but they can choose to go to a studio, get it mastered, and send those. Records are pressed by GZ media. So with all that said. No clue how to feel about it. Good idea, but I feel like without proper guidance artists will upload some shit digital copy anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouTwo Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I don't even get how this would work. Seems like a lot of work for a bad sounding record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitterhappier Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 You know this is going to be great when you go to the Qrates website and the first thing they show you is a person putting their fingers right on the groove docbronze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 14 minutes ago, fitterhappier said: You know this is going to be great when you go to the Qrates website and the first thing they show you is a person putting their fingers right on the groove O dear lowdy! I didn't even realize that and now I can't unsee it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 " QRATES is a new music platform for vinyl." Why does everything now have to have such a stupid name? texan4life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 OH SHIT. Don't you get it??? It's both CRATES (like what vinyl was kept in!!!) and Q-rates! Like hand CURATED vinyl. Don't you dare not appreciate this wordplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boops_popmarket Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I think these companies exist solely to serve as content to fill out responsive hero-video, parallax scrolling WordPress websites. MCDELTAT and jamdbz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 9 hours ago, Sasan said: correct I was going to remark that the idea is arguably worse than the bitrate but I'm glad you've got me covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, rooks said: OH SHIT. Don't you get it??? It's both CRATES (like what vinyl was kept in!!!) and Q-rates! Like hand CURATED vinyl. Don't you dare not appreciate this wordplay. Oh shiiiiiit This serves as evidence for my theory that 95% of all startups start by brainstorming a dumb name and working from there: next, design a logo, then register domains and Twitter handles, do a round of funding, design the HTML5-tastic splash page, then launch, then look into figuring out a business model. GradedOnACurve and Moglog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aopps42 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 This sounds so dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 This sounds like a shitty knock-off version of Vinyl Moon. If anyone was even a little bit interested in Vinylize it, then save your money and join Vinyl Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 SEO is serious business. Apparently more serious than coming up with a useful product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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