i'd think that humidity and such could have an effect

I hear ya on both points (the only exception I could see in terms of offered for sale elsewhere is if something is in the public domain ;) )

And at 99 cents a song, music is definitely a great...

Many do, yes, but I'm not sure that I agree with "most." The challenge is that for those who don't pay for downloads, there's no way to know whether or not the source is legit ;)

CD Baby has always had some great finds.. Reminds me that I haven't been to the site for a while now

creative commons licenses and tip jars are a great way for artists to get their music out there. i often tend to tip higher as well - just because i know that it helps them to keep putting out music.

definitely on your side with this - especially when it's possible to pick and choose the tracks that you're interested in

as a short term solution, it will be okay, but ultimately it's not the best option available to you

have a great time with it - i too tend to just jump in on things like that...

If you can find somewhere to rent then it can be the best solution - try before you buy.

There are not many purist left these days so good luck.

You should note that in this day and age everything is component driven with several component between mic and speaker. You can buy the 'best' for each component and then find compatibility issues so...

Memory is always going to be an issue and changing your buffer may help. You may also need to look at your virtual memory and the state of your hard drive - does it need a good defrag. Sometime the...

That's one of the best analogies that I've seen in a really long while

very cool to check out.

it's theft of intellectual property and of the royalties the artist/manager/songwriter/label would have received

that's a great endorsement right there...

oh how i love failblog. laughed so hard a few times today that the tears were streaming down

my father-in-law was saying that based on projected costs, within a couple of years it's going to take him 10K to heat his home

paying for music is important, yes; however when the artist is distributing it at no cost - and doesn't leave a "tip jar" available, it can be a little tough

great way of phrasing it...

or at the very least the consent of the label ;)

I'm right there with you on that one... The only other option I'd throw in is free promos - like those "download a track from itunes" cards at starbucks

Plastic's probably the best bet - most likely at least. I would be cautious though about using epoxy though, just in case your first efforts don't work out

I'd hate to think about what's going to happen when oil supplies run down; between heating oil and plastics... well, there's a lot that will need to change

definitely - and i think that's also the reason why asking for "what's best" is so challenging

totally a personal preference thing, but i would so go to mac... i use a pc for writing, everything else i do on a mac