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In Reply to: another nail into hi fidelity posted by digda_beat on April 22, 2017 at 00:11:23:
" With the decline of music sales"There is no decline in music sales. Global revenues for the recording industry increased by 3.2% in 2016. Local markets reflect this direction, UK increased by 5.1%., USA by 11.4%.
What has happened is that the distribution of income from the various media for delivery has changed with physical media (except vinyl) and downloads declining with such losses being substituted with income from streaming and other sources such as performance rights. Considering the comparative novelty of paid for streaming this is highly significant as it is currently in a period of rapid growth yet does not exist to any great extent outside of the US and European markets ( any in Oz?).
So the outlook seems very positive for the industry overall although there are issues in relation to streaming services and their outgoings which will need to be resolved in order to ensure their future viability.
How does this look for the costs of recording? The shakeout has probably already occured. Certainly the use of costly resources such as were seen during e.g the 1970s has declined. This has led to a loss of many large recording facilities. However technology has come to the rescue and digital media have made the potential cost of recording less than in the past. In some sectors such as classical music these changes have resulted in a reduction in the use of large recording studios and the use of other locations such as concert halls and churches.
How does this all affect recording quality? Ultimately this really depends more on the tastes and expectations of the clients of the recording facilities rather than just costs. The "loudness wars" are proof of this as are the results of the changes in techniques over the past 50 or 60 years which have moved from trying to capture a live sound to creating a synthetic aural world. I blame the Beatles.
Edits: 04/22/17 04/22/17
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