Maybe you should add that as a sub before you go any further. If you have a fan account you already have immediate access to the mobile app streaming version.
Easy.ġ) Why is the primary factor in defining the existence and nature of a release what *you* *buy*? I understand "possession" is a fine principle for physical subs, but the aim is accurate data and sensible cataloguing.Ģ) You've actually already bought it before you select the download format. The release you buy at the final click is the one you get and can submit. Seriously, people people who have some weird fetish against file releases are far worse than those who don't like repeating themselves to those who mistakenly feel that because they don t like files that the differences of their containers are in any way inferior to the difference between a 7" and 10" record which agaon is a matter of the audio container and rarely the audio itself.īut this is where the issue comes in, treating digital releases of that kind and physical releases as if they are *exactly* equivalent in all respects when they are not.īecause they don t like files that the differences of their containers are in any way inferior to the difference between a 7" and 10" record which agaon is a matter of the audio container and rarely the audio itself.Īre you joking? Because this has nothing to do with being against files. I do not get though why some users get on here to waste time saying childish stuff like. Regarding you not agreeing with it, a rational person could not arrive at a different conclusion. The physical formats are also a matter of different containers and different hard machineries to play it. The file format is just a container and the soft machinery required to play it. Why? It's not that they don't charge per format - it's because you don't buy a particular format when you buy a release on Bandcamp - you're buying the release, the issued selection of tracks. I tried to make one and regardless of my comments, i was voted entirely incorrect with not even a chance to undo anything (that was plain rude btw.).
But regardless of that users are very resistant to the submission of file bundles.
When I approached Nik about this he said that unless there is a "zip" file option then each format needs an entry.
Sites like junodownload and beatport sell format variations of a release separatelly and that constitutes a unique entry, plus they are each priced differently. In the very specific case of bandcamp and other very few merchants such 7digital when you buy a "release" you get access to it in several formats, not different releases. I tried to get that message across before but it got me nowhere. Why? It's not that they don't charge per format - it's because you don't buy a particular format when you buy a release on Bandcamp - you're buying the release