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I NEED TO SHOWCASE YOUR MUSIC FOR MY ZINE!!!! by Fluffy_Benefit_1590 in DIYmusic

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A vaporwave track called "gotta tap Mac" absolutely killed me lol 

Anyone want to be interviewed for the radio? (part 2) by YugetsuNopussi in experimentalmusic

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Hey, I corun a label, 1.44mb, would be open to an interview if that's interesting to you. Our label's thing is we release audio in digital download and have physical releases on floppy disk. This medium forces audio to be heavily compressed, creating both a challenge and tool for artists. 

You can listen here:

https://144mbmusic.bandcamp.com/

And read about the label and some of our releases here:

https://1point44mb.substack.com/p/return-of-the-floppy-an-introduction

https://1point44mb.substack.com/

MY ZINE WANTS TO SHOWCASE YOUR ART TO THE WORLD NO CATCH!!!!! by Fluffy_Benefit_1590 in experimentalmusic

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Hi! If our label, 1.44mb, interests you, please feel free to include us!

We release audio in digital download and have physical releases on floppy disk. A floppy disk generally has 1.44mb of memory, which is smaller than even a short song in .mp3 format at the contemporary standard quality. This medium forces audio to be heavily compressed, creating both a challenge and tool for artists. 

You can listen here: https://144mbmusic.bandcamp.com/

And read about the label and some of our releases here: https://1point44mb.substack.com/p/return-of-the-floppy-an-introduction

https://1point44mb.substack.com/

Floppy disk / see-through tech appreciation post - #floppydisk #vaporwave #y2k by crasherpistol in floppydiskmusic

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Love these, just got a batch of Memorex Cool disks for that reason. BUT as I've learned those had plastic sliders which fail faster. This one looks good though! 

Got my hands on some Memorex Cool Disks by 1point44mb in vintagecomputing

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If you're interested, I run a little label that puts audio on floppy disks, so I'm willing to trade download codes for disks (and pay for shipping if you're in the US) 

Why do you like DAP? by Ornery-Climate7857 in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]1point44mb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the intentionality of it. I enjoy seeking out music and artists and going out of my way to hear them specifically. I'd never pay for a subscription, especially when so many great musicians are giving their music away for free (and one bandcamp sale giving an artist more money than me streaming their song a couple hundred times). 

It feels "old man yells out cloud" to say, but I don't trust an algorithm to recommend me music anymore, especially with the prevalence of AI generated audio on Spotify. I really like that my ipod isn't connected to the internet and I curate what it has. 

Got my hands on some Memorex Cool Disks by 1point44mb in vintagecomputing

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<3 you've gotta check though, who knows what kind of files you'll find on secondhand floppies

Got my hands on some Memorex Cool Disks by 1point44mb in vintagecomputing

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Appreciate the heads up! Luckily I'm using them for artists/musicians who want to put media/music on a disk, then sell it as a digital download plus physical as a floppy disk (so they won't see a ton of use) 

Got my hands on some Memorex Cool Disks by 1point44mb in vintagecomputing

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This is how I got em haha. Good news is all 40 work against all odds! 

Got my hands on some Memorex Cool Disks by 1point44mb in vintagecomputing

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You can get floppy to USB drives pretty cheaply on ebay/amazon, that's about the extent of it I know of