chris Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 It's only a steal if they are encoding the music better than they used to-- artifacts and distortion in a lot of the tracks were commonplace when I last used emusic (not long before they changed their rate structure), and made the MP3s largely unsuitable for listening with either good headphones or burned to CDs on a good stereo. Are they better now? Does anyone know what they are encoding with and/or what bitrate, etc. they are using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 > How easy it to quit? I believe their current plans all have no "contract" term like the previous ones -- so you could join for one month, and then quit, and start up again later. > can you monitor your account? I think there's an indication of how many tracks you have left each month; BFrank would know for sure. They also had a feature that gave you a complete list of all of your downloads. > Does anyone know what they are encoding with and/or what bitrate, etc. they are using? Most of the stuff I downloaded in November was encoded variable-bit rate (VBR), using the LAME encoder. If I recall correctly, they used the "--alt-preset standard" option in LAME, which encodes at 128kbps min/320kbps max. The sound on most of these was pretty good, but there were still quite a few that were 128k only. I don't thing anything has changed since then, except possibly some of the 128k stuff being re-encoded with VBR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyd4 Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 I for one am a fairly happy eMusic subscriber. All of the new stuff they are adding (for the last few months) is encoded at VBR, and they've changed over a lot of the old stuff as well. One of the benefits of the new ownership and track limits is that you can indeed cancel your subscription from month to month... it's a lot more flexible now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 The only drawback to signing up then quitting on a regular basis is that you would not be able to re-download something from a previous enrollment. The system keeps track of what you have d/l'ed and does not penalize you for multiple d/l's as long as you maintain your membership. There is a list that you can access for that. It goes back to the old policy, too. As far as seeing how many tunes you have left/month. There's a link on the home page for that. It seems to be accurate, so far. Most tracks are encoded in VBR, but as mentioned previously, there are a handful that are still in the old 128 format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Lame APS would be far better than what I had before. And if I still have access to the MANY albums I downloaded already before the terms changed, that might be worth my while! thanks for the info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Yeah, Chris, as long as your service has not been interrupted, you should be able to re-download all those old 128's without limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Thanks guys. Maybe for my purposes I would be smarter to just go ten bucks a month continuously. The price break is less than fifty cents per album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 eMusic just added this 4CD set: The Modern Jazz Quartet: The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige And Pablo Recordings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Some more added today: Richard Groove Holmes - "On Basie's Bandstand" Oscar Peterson - "Dimensions" (4 Disks) Cal Tjader - "Cuban Fantasy" Several new vocal albums, too, from Mark Murphy, Carol Sloane, Curtis Stigers, Barbara Cook and Jo Stafford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) tried to reinstall everything on my computer today and lost all my e-music stuff. i didn't realize it until the desk top came up. i'm pissed because i've had problems cdr-ing stuff from them lately ss1 Edited March 24, 2004 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Lots of new Leo Records and Leo Lab releases Some Highlights: Cecil Taylor Unit Live in Vienna Evan Parker: 50th Birthday Concert, Needles, Alder Brook Sun Ra: Disney, Live at Hackney Empire Marilyn Crispell For Coltrane Braxton (mostly Ghost Trance) Ivo Perelman Lauren Newton As a bonus, the avant stuff tends to have fewer tracks, making it an excellent value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdogus Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Of the fresh Leo stuff, I've stashed: • Marilyn Crispell's Santuerio and For Coltrane, • Parker's 50th Birthday Concert, and • The Ganelin Trio's Encores and Ancora da capo I'll be downloading these as soon as my limit refreshes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 (edited) i wonder can i "re"-d/l previously d/led music for free, w/o being a current paying member? my account still has all the titles i'd d/led a few months back. maybe i could rejoin, just for a month and re-d/l ss1 Edited April 12, 2004 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 My guess is that once you have let your subscription lapse, then you would lose your old d/l list. But that's just a guess ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upright Bill Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 My guess is that once you have let your subscription lapse, then you would lose your old d/l list. But that's just a guess ... This is true. I quit last November when the rules changed. I re-upped last month and it didn't remember anything that I have downloaded before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 when i entered my user name and pin, my old d/led list came up, no problem i'd still like to get that trane live japan set and pepper vv sessions ss1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 It has been mentioned by a BB moderator on eMusic that they will be adding the Palmetto label soon. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 New label just added - Palmetto!!! Ben Allison Ben Allison And Medicine Wheel David Berkman Bill Mays Trio Bobby Previte And Bump The David Berkman Quartet Marty Ehrlich Joel Frahm The Herbie Nichols Project Andrew Hill Javon Jackson Larry Goldings Trio Kate McGarry Ted Nash Bobby Previte & Bump Thirteen Ways Ray Vega Bobby Watson Matt Wilson Matt Wilson Quartet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 After this thread popped up again yesterday I joined Emusic . I had a bit of a problem with a Peter Brotzmann album I tried to download , it consisted of only 2 tracks & 1 didnt download . Is it worth trying to download again or shall I just forget it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Why not try again? Once you have been "charged" for the download, you can re-download as many times as you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Why not try again? Once you have been "charged" for the download, you can re-download as many times as you want. thanks Bfrank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 After a bit of a dry spell during which I caught up on some Leo artists, Emusic has come through with some good new jazz reissues. Three from pianist Sumi Tonooka and several from violinist John Blake. A nice opening assortment from Evidence Records including 4 Sun Ra releases and Billy Harper's Somalia. I pulled out my copy of Sumi Tonooka's Secret Places and have been enjoying it greatly, in the same neighborhood as Geri Allen and McCoy Tyner. Looking forward to checking out the two Candid reissues tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted December 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 A nice opening assortment from Evidence Records including 4 Sun Ra releases and Billy Harper's Somalia. I didn't know Evidence was coming on board. Thanks for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Also on Evidence (and eMusic) is Andy Bey's "Ballads, Blues and Bey". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 I'm thinking of joining, and I saw on the web site that they have a "Tell a friend" program. You get 10 free downloads if I join. emusic Tell a Friend So, the first one who send a referal to me gets the 10 free! Claypone aka Alec adamsa@adelphia.net Win-win for everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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