• First Majestic Comet@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    1·
    19 minutes ago

    I still burn CDs for my dad all the time, (I also have a few of them for myself too) since our cars have CD players in them, and while I usually play Music through the Aux it’s good to have CDs for when there’s spotty connection and nothing good on the Radio.

  • colin@lemmy.uninsane.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 hour ago

    ngl i feel safer digging through CDs while driving than digging through a music library on some phone touchscreen. probably if i learned to use voice controls i’d feel better about the phone but i’m at that age where i’m comfortable enough with my ways that i’d rather not have to change them.

  • PineRune@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 hours ago

    I’ll continue to burn Sega Saturn games to CDs for some years still. Especially considering how much it costs to get some of them now.

  • Rezurektme@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 hours ago

    Unless I die in the next month, I plan on burning more CDs. Added a bunch of new albums to my MP3 player a few months ago

          • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
            31·
            2 hours ago

            That’s categorically false. And ultimately, fidelity to what? Modern records are analog pressings of almost always digitally recorded, digitally mixed works. What is the record doing that’s more “faithful” than, say, the original digital master copy?

            • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
              13·
              2 hours ago

              Yes because your BURNT cd hasn’t had a few steps to degrade the quality… a bought cd would be better than a BURNT cd.

              • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                1·
                1 hour ago

                That’s not the case. We can copy a music CD in a lossless way, losing no information.

                Burning low bitrate mp3s will obviously be worse.

              • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
                31·
                2 hours ago

                That doesn’t really address the point here. People buy modern vinyl, which is generally several steps from original recordings/mixes as well. It’s literally the same issue. You can always say “it needs to be more faithful,” but faithful to what?

                People don’t buy records because they’re “objectively better” or “more faithful” or whatever terminology we want to use. There are several possible reasons, usually revolving around the physical format itself/the experience and ritual, as well as the tonal hallmarks of lacquer. If you want “fidelity” outside of “simulates what people were listening to upon release,” [edit] most consumer vinyl records are not a good medium. Which is why people buy them - like CD’s - for various reason.

                A burned CD can achieve a lot of different aims, just like a record can. You should actually talk to people in the hobby to inform yourself here.

                • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  2 hours ago

                  A BURNT cd isn’t lossless so that’s just plain false mate….

                  Bloviate about whatever, but dude asked about burning a cd, you made a comment about vinyl which can be lossless, while a BURNT cd never will. A bought cd yes, as I did already clarify.