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Signs that CDs are on their way out

Technology is ever-evolving and obsolescence is all but guaranteed. But how can you know when a milestone is being phased out so you can properly prepare for its transition?
For instance, it is rumored that CDs are on their way out the door. I know, what?! Not when I just converted all my digital music and audio cassette tapes onto CDs!
Don’t lose it just yet. Yes, there is valid talk of CDs becoming obsolete but such a change would take anywhere up to five years, the standard amount of time to transition such a milestone. But don’t expect stores selling CDs or supporting merchandise/technology to either inform you or keep you from buying their remaining stock of these soon-to-be discontinued items …
… which brings me to the signs. Yes, there are actually signs when a milestone is being phased out and when you should cease from buying more product or supporting product.
Sign #1: Every gadget has supporting technology. For instance, CDs are no good without … CD players, right? If there is a fire sell on CD players or a major drop in pricing, chances are it is being ‘phased out.’
Sign #2: As in the case of CDs, you notice that car dealers no longer are offering support. For instance, Ford recently discontinued selling CD changers for its vehicles by year-end of 2011 models and it is said single-slot or in dash players will soon follow extinction.
Sign #3: Major supporters, such as the music industry, are too bailing out of the CD production business. Have you gone to a music store lately (if even one still exists) or stores that sell music CDs? I find it suspect that the inventory has shrunk, is no longer being catalogued, is disorganized and no longer tended. Hmmm.
Sign #4: The replacement technology is gaining momentum and becoming the widely accepted milestone, which in the case of CDs are gel-sticks or smart phones (that lately does everything but cook food), or in the case of music lovers, iPods.
But demand drives supply so as long as there is profit to be made, CDs will stick around and I’m sure if you can’t find them in stores, you can special order online. So luddites, don’t rally the forces just yet. But you guys do know that just because you refuse to change doesn’t necessarily stop global change from happening? Right?
Since iTunes is reporting a dramatic increase in sales as more and more people opt to purchase/download their music, this means that many of you have already adopted this new milestone. So that leaves us to discuss disposal of your CDs and plastic cases that unfortunately are not earth friendly, meaning they do not decompose.
There are several things you can do to be ‘green’ and help mother earth.
We highly recommend ‘sharing’ or donating your newly converted CDs with another music lover. Who knows, you may discover a kindred spirit or new fan of your artists’ music, which in itself is a win/win.
Another thing you can do is send/ship to a recycling center but this will burn dollars out of your pocket. But … if you care about the earth, it is well worth it.
You can either send whole or shred but try to avoid using a dual purpose shredder, you know the ones that encourage shredding paper and/or plastics? Plastic/Paper recycling centers prefer these materials remain separated.
Some great recycling online resources:
http://www.cdrecyclingcenter.com
http://search.earth911.com (to find local centers)
http://1800recycling.com
http://www.excessaccess.com/

Oh, if you’re thinking of ‘breaking them’ using your hands -- Unh-unh. Not a good idea, unless you are ready for a trip to the doctor. Trying to break a CD is not as easy as it looks and could cause a nasty cut. Oh and don’t think about burning them either not unless you want to cause a toxic disaster. Yes, they are toxic which is why they are not good for the environment. If you can’t find a donor to appreciate your collection and tastes, just let the professionals handle disposal.

 
Posté Thu 08 Sep 11 @ 12:26 pm
I knew it!! Few months ago when saved money to get real system, After much thought i figured cds were not gona be much longer thats why i went with midi. Nice of you to post those links...I will keep my cds till the end though. I want to be able to tell somebody someday."back in my day(while pulling out cd folder).....":-D
 
Do you know who uses CDs?... My grandparents. The only people still buying CDs are people who are too technologically inept to load music onto an iPod.
 
i still get frenz and family asking ? hey kan you make me a cd. b4 my answer was yeah. but now its like, do u have an ipod or mp3 player or something. after i sold my denons dn-s3500's and bought my ns7 i stll brought along my old cd case,cd's & cdmix3. for that just incase factor but now that cd case has been in my closet for like over 6months or so. so yeah i dont even give cd's an after thought
 
djtyme209 wrote :
i still get frenz and family asking ? hey kan you make me a cd. b4 my answer was yeah. but now its like, do u have an ipod or mp3 player or something. after i sold my denons dn-s3500's and bought my ns7 i stll brought along my old cd case,cd's & cdmix3. for that just incase factor but now that cd case has been in my closet for like over 6months or so. so yeah i dont even give cd's an after thought


Hi. So what's you're backup now? Are you just relying on you're lappy? I still only carry CDs as backup. DANIEL:)
 
I always have back up cd's... every club in the world has cdj 1000's if they don't its not worth playing there, they are cheapskates LOL
 
synthet1c wrote :
I always have back up cd's... every club in the world has cdj 1000's if they don't its not worth playing there, they are cheapskates LOL


LOL..I like that attitude.."If(insert dilemma)Its not worth playing here". But on subject I think its gona be thumb drives. Either that or straight download. Since artists mainly make singles. who really buys albums nowadays..
=Daniel
 
I can everyones point but when the last time you were at a show and hey said " We got flash drives for sale at the booth in the back" or "Hey everybody don't forget to hit up itunes after the show and download our latest album." I personally still buy albums of the artist I really like. The groups I play with still have cd printed, even my own group has our cds printed up even though you can go download it for free from http://www.waxmuseumrecords.com/

Good Day
Huey
 
I not trying to offend anybody, beatbreaker. I was talking about future. I uderstand cds are still now. The subject is that they will be going away like tapes and 8tracks. Yes as recognition and apprecition to a loved musician then we should buy their albums. But I just dont see many ppl buying full albums anymore. And yes before any judgement Ido purchase all my music.I refuse anything low quality Im not into all those free download crap sites. =Daniel
 
Well, vinyl is still around and you can still get turntables, cartridges and needles, so I doubt we are going to see a phase out of CDs any time soon. Even if CDs containing original music is gone sooner, blank CDRs/CDRWs and players should still be around for a long time. Or maybe disc technology (CDRs, DVDRs, blue ray, etc.) will be consolidated into stand-alone players (we know computer drives already have this capability) so that you can pop in a DVDR in the player and play any kind of file burned on the disc (ie mp3, mp4, etc.)

I still am old skool as far as exercising with music. I still use cassette tapes. I was in Best Buy the other day and they still sell Sony walkmans that play cassettes, but only a single model. Nowhere could I find blank tapes however. I still have unused blanks from Maxell and TDK which still sound good. I also still have 3 vintage tape decks from Technics which work great.

Long live old skool technology! RIP reel-to-reel and 8 track tapes.
 
I'm not offended, I just think there's always people like me who wanna see the cover art, read the inserts, you know all the stuff that comes with a cd or record......

Huey
 
cd's are great for skeet shooting practice
 
beatbreaker1 wrote :
I'm not offended, I just think there's always people like me who wanna see the cover art, read the inserts, you know all the stuff that comes with a cd or record......

Huey


I get what you mean. Was a drunkial thought that it could come a flash with still the cover art n goodies. I jus see generations an these teens coming up to booth with iPods mp3 n stuff. Alot of transfers are already through USB ports. Hard for me to see children get much ahold of CDs. Sure some things are irreplaceable. I stoped buying full album cause I got into different genres and was just getting too expensive. =Daniel
 
i do just fine with my $300 mixtrack pro and my laptop. lol but i really do need to upgrade to an ns6
 

What I like about CD's over MP3's; cheaper per track (with compilations) and you can rip them losslessly to a format of your choice, they're also good for obtaining "best of" compilations if you're new to a particular genre.

The best reason for getting rid of the CD is definitely due to the environmental/resource factors imo.
 
Another thing about mp3s, from the DJ's perspective, is that an mp3 will never skip or degrade in quality no matter how often it's played, contrary to CDs and vinyl.

Also, I'm sure those who are audiophiles will not be pleased with CDs disappearing because the quality of compressed files is less than that of CDs (although most people will be unable to discern any quality losses depending on how the file is compressed/encoded and in what setting you are listening to music)

For example, some club DJs I know can totally tell the difference between an mp3 encoded at VBR vs 320 kbps (VBR supposedly does not sound as good in a club).
 
My thinking is aligned with dizzyrocks.... who uses CD's anymore? Even 5 + years ago I ripped all my CD's to my external HD.
As for the topic at hand, I don't think CD's will be gone anytime soon. Regardless, I would strongly recommend going completely digital. I use a turntable but only with a timecoded vinyl for a more authentic scratch sound and feel.
 

It's worth adding that DJ's have traditionally always been the last to accept new formats. Even when CDJ's had been out for a few years you wouldn't catch many using them, by the time CD's were embraced by DJ's (I refer to mix DJ's rather than your average mobile/chart DJ) the technology was pretty much old hat, software like Traktor and VDJ were available for years before anybody considered them serious options - you have the same situation now, CD's are on their death bed and still DJ's will be the ones to keep them going.

I remember watching a program on Ibiza about 5 years ago, where they were interviewing all these big name DJ's and they were asked about their preferred gear etc and a few commented in amazement that Paul Van Dyk turned up with a laptop - they were pulling faces as if he was a priest who had abandoned the church!

I also remember the dark days when I was in the minority of those taking a laptop to the club, quite a few DJ's had something to say about it, now most of them have made the same move.

So if you want to talk about technology and the future, the last people you want to talk to are DJ's! I think the reason being is the massive music collection that DJ's have accumulated over many years, and the fear of having to reformat all of that music. The other big reason is the skill involved in DJ'ing obviously takes a long time to master, and changing all your equipment is quite a steep learning curve when your bookings are dependant of you putting in a high performance.

It was once considered that VDJ and similar software were considered as practice tools, for when one might become a real DJ and buy turntables. Today software is almost considered a necessary extension of traditional tools, quite a switch.
 


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