On Wed, 16 Dec 1998  writes:
>What about MP3, which is arousing considerable controversy because 
>thousands
>of MP3 sites exist, Diamond Multimedia now makes a hardware MP3 
>player, and
>the record industry is trying to kill it with a competing 
>copy-protected,
>encrypted format?
>
>Do any of us download and/or listen to MP3s?

I've listened to a few.

>Do any of us have MP3 files of pieces on the web, either for sale or 
>to give
>away?

Not yet--I would like to do this.  I'm not actually composing anything
yet, but I plan on it.

>Does MP3 sound really good? Is it really adequate for complex music?

This is a question I have played around with quite a bit.  I have heard
some pretty good ones.  Then again, it's a lossy compression format, and
I have heard some MP3s that had noticible artifacts.  I think it depends
on the type of music.

>What are our plans to distribute, publish, or make money off our 
>music?

For me, I would probably just distribute stuff for free on the internet
(for the purpose of promotion).  Then, if I can gain enough recognition
publish on CD (independently, or through a good label run by musicians
who won't pull a bunch of garbage).

>What would we LIKE to be able to do with our music on the Web? Do we 
>want to
>handle all middle-man functions ourselves, or do we want someone to 
>take on
>the role of a record company, even if they just manage a Web site and 
>broker
>payment?

Well, I want to do it all myself.

>What about our friends who make other kinds of music (pop, straight
>"classical" for live players, jazz, traditional) and their 
>attitudes/plans
>for MP3?

I'm a sophmore at Furman, and there is very little interest in anything
having to do with computers.  I'm not sure anyone else in our music
department has any clue about MP3s.

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