Comments | syntonic_comma: Welcoming the Solstice

syntonic_comma

Welcoming the Solstice

Dec 21, 2003 22:58

So here I am on LJ. I'm not the sort to chronicle my life in public, so I don't know whether I'll be making posts frequently or regularly. I don't even have time to keep up with my email.

Hey, I've already got something to rant about! I just went to WETA's website hoping to find out exactly what I am listening to, and I find this:

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radio, listings, riaa, holidays, solstice, music, rants

Comments 3

Welcome patches023 December 30 2003, 14:39:47 UTC

Hello,

Thanks for adding me to your friends list. I just friended you so you can now see all my protected posts, which is almost all of them.

Keep up the crusade against the industry! Power to the people! ;)

vvalkyri January 6 2004, 21:36:50 UTC

I'd expect the idea is that if you have the playlist you can queue your tape recorder.

playlists syntonic_comma January 7 2004, 14:52:10 UTC

Removing the playlist information will make it more difficult to plan to record specific pieces. But back in the days that I recorded a lot of music off the radio, I didn't have access to playlists. (There was no internet, the info wasn't in my local newspaper, and I wasn't a member of the stations so I didn't get the magazines.) I always kept a blank tape queued up, and when I heard an interesting piece announced, I hit the record button. (Having the playlists with timings would have made it easier to fill in the blank ends of partial tapes.) I think the people who tape off the air are largely the people who aren't going to buy the recordings anyway. (Or some might buy the recordings after they fall in love with their tapes, and want better quality. Nah, my tapes were pretty good.*) This new practice will not increase sales measurably. And since tape quality degrades with re-copying, it never was that big a threat to the industry ( ... )