Apple + Underworld (iDrum Underworld Edition)

[Caprice]

where do i get this app?
i have an ipod touch and assume it will work the same.

[bas_I_am]

I say fuck apple/itunes

digital quality sucks
download performance sucks
itunes is a piece of crap
itunes store is poorly designed

amazon blows them away on all accounts

I can download a 60 minute 320kbps Mp3 album from amazon in 3 minutes

same album from itunes takes 20 min (gets hung up on processing after download is completed) and its only 256kbps and in a non ubiquitous format !

[holden]

Originally Posted by bas_I_am

I say fuck apple/itunes

digital quality sucks
download performance sucks
itunes is a piece of crap
itunes store is poorly designed

amazon blows them away on all accounts

I can download a 60 minute 320kbps Mp3 album from amazon in 3 minutes

same album from itunes takes 20 min (gets hung up on processing after download is completed) and its only 256kbps and in a non ubiquitous format !

Ha! I, too, have bad vibes for Apple, because although they make a decent product and have the market cornered, are just a little too snobbish about it for my tastes. But anyway, i don't DL mp3s much, but when i do, i'll take what i can get. It's still very disposable in my mind. So if Amazon or iTunes or UWlive is the route to get the tune, great. Fine to hear, but i still like something more permanent. CDs maybe a dying breed, but are those rare early 90's EPs and singles really gonna get re-released in whatever the next format is (if there is something new and physical?).
Sorry, rant over. Bring on the goods via iTunes!

[negative1]

Originally Posted by bas_I_am

I say **** apple/itunes

digital quality sucks
download performance sucks
itunes is a piece of crap
itunes store is poorly designed

amazon blows them away on all accounts

I can download a 60 minute 320kbps Mp3 album from amazon in 3 minutes

same album from itunes takes 20 min (gets hung up on processing after download is completed) and its only 256kbps and in a non ubiquitous format !

i have to agree with you..
maybe it's because i use pc's (or so i've been told)

i had an ipod touch for about 1 week, and gave it away.
(seriously)...i just could not use it, without a keyboard,
i was hindered greatly..

but iTunes kept crashing, deleting my playlists several times,
and just generally being sluggish (on a core 2 duo 1.33 Ghz pc)..

seriously, if they can't get it to work smoothly by now, what's
the point? i managed to find some 3rd party apps to finally
get the tracks moved and working..

but overall, it was too little too late, and i went back to my
palm TX for all my music/video/games etc...

later
-1

[stimpee]

Depsite its bad points, its the market leader and Underworld need to have their music on iTunes. iTunes as an app is different from iTunes as a store. Now theyre offering DRM free mp3s its not too bad. Its not my cup of tea as I still prefer physical product but thats just me, so I cant comment on the prices / quality / speed vs that at Amazon.

[stauff]

Good thing I just bought an iPhone. Not sure the wife sees the value yet

Originally Posted by stimpee

Depsite its bad points, its the market leader and Underworld need to have their music on iTunes. iTunes as an app is different from iTunes as a store. ...

Even as a mac user I think the iTunes app is a bit crap, and it's even worse on Windows

As for the store, yeah, it'd be crazy for them not to be part of it.
crazy crazy crazy crazy...

[industri_studios]

I'm skeptical a new physical format is coming... though I could (eventually) see things like "complete discography" Blue Ray discs or something... in lossless format or whatever... but I do think we who appreciate a physical thing are the dying breed here.

However, many things will still be pressed on vinyl for the imminent future, I think, since it's almost entirely a niche market already... so, yay for that! [smirk]

[Flywaver]

Maybe this application will have a better back catalogue for Underworld anyway...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8169971.stm

[stimpee]

More PR:

http://www.gradientmagazine.com/2009...our-announced/
http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/10...phone-app.html

nothing has been announced on uwlive. and no further details. nice pic of the balloons there tho.

[King of Snake]

I would almost buy and iPhone for this...
Well hopefully it will somehow be possible to export the audio source files from the application so as to make them available for fan-remix usage in proper audio production software.