{"id":7051,"date":"2011-03-22T07:57:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=7051"},"modified":"2020-08-07T11:58:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T11:58:09","slug":"10-reasons-buy-music-compact-disc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/10-reasons-buy-music-compact-disc\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons to Buy Music on CD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Flipping through racks of discs is more fun than the telephone book precision of an online music store. You never know what mis-filed gems you&#8217;ll stumble across.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> CDs are rarely copy protected so you can load them onto whatever devices you have without risking arrest or enormous civil penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> You get cover art and a shiny new paper insert. That enjoyable moment when you sit on your couch and flip through the fresh booklet is worth paying for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> CDs are a great way to back up your music collection without resorting to external hard drives or, um, DVD-Rs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5.<\/strong> CDs are encoded in uncompressed PCM audio, an ideal source for mp3 \/ ogg vorbis \/ AAC copies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>6.<\/strong> You can sell the damn things whenever you feel like it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>7.<\/strong> Removing the shrink wrap will help satiate your irrational consumer urges without going broke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>8.<\/strong> You\u2019ll have something to brag about when people visit your house. If you have a huge collection of CDs or vinyl, you should display it where all your guests would see it. Perfect ice-breaker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>9.<\/strong> You can play a CD in a friend&#8217;s car without needing an FM transmitter, flash key or three miles of tangled input cable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>10.<\/strong> Nostalgia. Ahhh, yes! I buy CDs simply because it reminds me of an era- when buying an album gives you a high because you can finally play your favorite music all day long. Reminds me of the time when I was so obsessed with music but music was not so readily available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>James Hill<\/i><\/b><i> is a veteran of the music industry. He first worked at Warner Reprise Records then later joined Interscope\/ Geffen Records where he managed producers and songwriters and got his first platinum record for Keyshia Cole&#8217;s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>, a CD\/DVD\/vinyl and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Flipping through racks of discs is more fun than the telephone book precision of an online music store. You never know what mis-filed gems you&#8217;ll stumble across. 2. CDs are rarely copy protected so you can load them onto whatever devices you have without risking arrest or enormous civil penalties. 3. 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