The ratio: do you buy or burn records?

mono · 02-26-2003, 02:40 PM

Since nowadays the fat nerds just sit at home and download shit, I'd like to know what do you do: do you buy your records or just download and burn music?
I myself buy almost everything - to date I've burned only 3 albums: Postishead's PNYC (a long time ago), Zwan (before it came out I burned the mp3s, I did buy the CD+DVD version) and Justin Timberlake's Justified (there're only like a handful of songs worth listening to).
And I buy about 2-10 albums per month, plus various singles and vinyl quite a lot also. I know a lot of people here buy a lot of cds (like Gav): so what about you?

mono · 02-26-2003, 02:40 PM

Yeah, so the ratio for me would be like 99% bought/1% burned...

Injektilo · 02-26-2003, 02:52 PM

yeah, the ratio for me is probably 30:1 (bought : burned)

smashingjj · 02-26-2003, 02:53 PM

90% bought

Mr Snatch-O-Rama · 02-26-2003, 02:58 PM

i do download, but i never burn. If i really like a band, i'll buy their music.

skram · 02-26-2003, 02:59 PM

my percentage of burned cds is about .003%. and those five are all either stuff ive got on vinyl or things that have been out of print for a long time.

killer_tomato · 02-26-2003, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by skram
my percentage of burned cds is about .003%. and those five are all either stuff ive got on vinyl or things that have been out of print for a long time.

hey, you got over 16000 cds man!
anyway, i think my ratio is about 50-50

AndySlash · 02-26-2003, 03:23 PM

I think I have, tops, 5 burned albums from friends who wanted me to sample music and these are ones I didn't enjoy but kept in case I listened to them later.

So, my ratio would be ~700/5. Less than 1%. If you throw in bootlegs as burned discs, that ratio is ~900/205, closer to 20-25%.

smashingjj · 02-26-2003, 03:33 PM

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Originally posted by killer_tomato

hey, you got over 16000 cds man!

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sawdust restaurants · 02-26-2003, 03:47 PM

Nowadays, it's probably about 50-50. I do buy as many CDs as I can afford, though. Unfortunately, working at the school paper pays shit, and I have everything else I have to pay for, so usually I only buy anywhere from four to seven CDs a month.

skram · 02-26-2003, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by killer_tomato

hey, you got over 16000 cds man!

i think theres an extra zero in there. i buy a healthy proportion of my records used, though. thats only slightly better than burning them.

Lie · 02-26-2003, 04:06 PM

Yeah, I buy as much as I can afford. When I burn an album it usually means I'll buy it as soon as I have the chance. Probably 35%, maybe more, of what I have right now is burned.

Virex_Gaze6 · 02-26-2003, 04:07 PM

I buy more albums when I download single songs. I hate burned albums. I think I have about 3 burned albums but I bought the album eventually.

DeadSwan · 02-26-2003, 04:49 PM

99.9 bought, .1 burned (by other people, since i don't own a computer.

well. wait. oops. that would imply that i had 1000 cds. which i don't. whatever. math is gay.

Mason R Butler · 02-26-2003, 05:08 PM

Okay, you do the math for me. In the last month, I've bought 12 CDs and burned 18. However, 6 of those were multiple album MP3 discs for my portable player. I don't know how calculate that.

THRILLHO · 02-26-2003, 05:44 PM

i probably buy about 25 albums a year and burn around 50.
before i had a cd burner i bought around 25 albums a year and burned nothing.

Why Am I So Ugly? · 02-26-2003, 06:18 PM

95 percent burned

James is Cool · 02-26-2003, 07:19 PM

Probably about three percent of my CD's are burned. It makes me feel uncomfortable, though. I feel like I'm cheating everyone, including myself, my having them. And besides, it's just more fun to have the real thing.

FearFactory · 02-26-2003, 07:47 PM

900 titles, 927 discs, 138 of them CD-R

So, out of entire collection (including double discs), about 15% of my discs are burned.

mono · 02-26-2003, 08:25 PM

Actually, now that I really calculate the records:

745 records (cd, cds, lp, 7", 10", 12") and 3 burned that would total 3/745 x100 = 0,4. So that's 0,4 % I think...

02-26-2003, 09:01 PM

Probably 10 bought for every 1 burned. If I really like an album I burn I usually buy it and use the one I burned in the car.

GlassDreams · 02-26-2003, 09:16 PM

I don't own a single burned disc. 100% bought.

FearFactory · 02-26-2003, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mono
Actually, now that I really calculate the records:

745 records (cd, cds, lp, 7", 10", 12") and 3 burned that would total 3/745 x100 = 0,4. So that's 0,4 % I think...

Calculating anything but compact discs into the total is kind of cheap.

strange_one · 02-26-2003, 10:08 PM

I don't own any burnt discs of officially released stuff, unless someone has given me a little compilation or something, I buy it all baby

spfreak · 02-27-2003, 12:38 AM

i used to burn all my crap except sp and zwan stuff
but then, i dunno, i started buying, and im actually throwing out the burnt copies

i download the album, give it a listen, if it has 3 or more goood songs
i buy it

FearFactory · 02-27-2003, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by killer_tomato

hey, you got over 16000 cds man!

Actually, it works out to about 1666.

skram · 02-27-2003, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FearFactory

Actually, it works out to about 1666.

ha. if i kept an exact count i would keep it at that. maybe. for a while.

palidor · 02-27-2003, 02:15 AM

The only time I ever have a burned album is if a friend copied a cd for me and I didn't like it (if I liked it, I'd buy it).

But anyways, out of about 500 albums, I think I have 2 burned discs... and I don't listen to them because they suck, otherwise I'd own them

mono · 02-27-2003, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FearFactory

Calculating anything but compact discs into the total is kind of cheap.

Well, nowadays I buy like half of everything on vinyl, some stuff is released only on vinyl...

scouse_dave · 02-27-2003, 12:44 PM

i'm guessing my burnt stuff is around 2% max.

02-26-2003, 02:40 PM	#1
mono Apocalyptic Poster Location: When I listen to Madonna, it is a party time. Posts: 2,131	The ratio: do you buy or burn records? Since nowadays the fat nerds just sit at home and download shit, I'd like to know what do you do: do you buy your records or just download and burn music? I myself buy almost everything - to date I've burned only 3 albums: Postishead's PNYC (a long time ago), Zwan (before it came out I burned the mp3s, I did buy the CD+DVD version) and Justin Timberlake's Justified (there're only like a handful of songs worth listening to). And I buy about 2-10 albums per month, plus various singles and vinyl quite a lot also. I know a lot of people here buy a lot of cds (like Gav): so what about you?

02-26-2003, 04:49 PM	#14
DeadSwan Socialphobic Location: GAZA STRIP MALL Posts: 10,828	99.9 bought, .1 burned (by other people, since i don't own a computer. well. wait. oops. that would imply that i had 1000 cds. which i don't. whatever. math is gay. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. NICE SCARF, PICASSO

02-26-2003, 07:47 PM	#19
FearFactory Socialphobic Location: the stars Posts: 10,493	900 titles, 927 discs, 138 of them CD-R So, out of entire collection (including double discs), about 15% of my discs are burned. __________________ I'm tired of searching for myself.

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02-26-2003, 02:52 PM	#3
Injektilo twenty some years.... Location: the isle of the cheetah Posts: 5,066	yeah, the ratio for me is probably 30:1 (bought : burned)

02-26-2003, 02:53 PM	#4
smashingjj that person Location: LOL Party Centre Posts: 35,608	90% bought

02-26-2003, 02:58 PM	#5
Mr Snatch-O-Rama Pledge Posts: 127	i do download, but i never burn. If i really like a band, i'll buy their music.

02-26-2003, 02:59 PM	#6
skram Demi-God Location: mayfuck charm school Posts: 396	my percentage of burned cds is about .003%. and those five are all either stuff ive got on vinyl or things that have been out of print for a long time.

02-26-2003, 03:23 PM	#8
AndySlash Posts: 20,262	I think I have, tops, 5 burned albums from friends who wanted me to sample music and these are ones I didn't enjoy but kept in case I listened to them later. So, my ratio would be ~700/5. Less than 1%. If you throw in bootlegs as burned discs, that ratio is ~900/205, closer to 20-25%.

02-26-2003, 03:47 PM	#10
sawdust restaurants Fucking Creep Location: On the East Coast Posts: 5,992	Nowadays, it's probably about 50-50. I do buy as many CDs as I can afford, though. Unfortunately, working at the school paper pays shit, and I have everything else I have to pay for, so usually I only buy anywhere from four to seven CDs a month.

02-26-2003, 04:06 PM	#12
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	Yeah, I buy as much as I can afford. When I burn an album it usually means I'll buy it as soon as I have the chance. Probably 35%, maybe more, of what I have right now is burned.

02-26-2003, 04:07 PM	#13
Virex_Gaze6 Demi-God Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 259	I buy more albums when I download single songs. I hate burned albums. I think I have about 3 burned albums but I bought the album eventually.

02-26-2003, 05:08 PM	#15
Mason R Butler walks among us Location: MNUSA Posts: 7,768	Okay, you do the math for me. In the last month, I've bought 12 CDs and burned 18. However, 6 of those were multiple album MP3 discs for my portable player. I don't know how calculate that.

02-26-2003, 05:44 PM	#16
THRILLHO Apocalyptic Poster Location: vancouver Posts: 2,092	i probably buy about 25 albums a year and burn around 50. before i had a cd burner i bought around 25 albums a year and burned nothing.

02-26-2003, 06:18 PM	#17
Why Am I So Ugly? Apocalyptic Poster Location: in a bottle for 100 years Posts: 3,835	95 percent burned

02-26-2003, 07:19 PM	#18
James is Cool Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,058	Probably about three percent of my CD's are burned. It makes me feel uncomfortable, though. I feel like I'm cheating everyone, including myself, my having them. And besides, it's just more fun to have the real thing.

02-26-2003, 08:25 PM	#20
mono Apocalyptic Poster Location: When I listen to Madonna, it is a party time. Posts: 2,131	Actually, now that I really calculate the records: 745 records (cd, cds, lp, 7", 10", 12") and 3 burned that would total 3/745 x100 = 0,4. So that's 0,4 % I think...

02-26-2003, 09:01 PM	#21
unperson81 Posts: n/a	Probably 10 bought for every 1 burned. If I really like an album I burn I usually buy it and use the one I burned in the car.

02-26-2003, 09:16 PM	#22
GlassDreams Pledge Location: Nebraska Posts: 232	I don't own a single burned disc. 100% bought.

02-26-2003, 10:08 PM	#24
strange_one No Chance Location: Here Posts: 13,788	I don't own any burnt discs of officially released stuff, unless someone has given me a little compilation or something, I buy it all baby

02-27-2003, 12:38 AM	#25
spfreak Apocalyptic Poster Location: Toronto Posts: 1,401	i used to burn all my crap except sp and zwan stuff but then, i dunno, i started buying, and im actually throwing out the burnt copies i download the album, give it a listen, if it has 3 or more goood songs i buy it

02-27-2003, 02:15 AM	#28
palidor Apocalyptic Poster Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,073	The only time I ever have a burned album is if a friend copied a cd for me and I didn't like it (if I liked it, I'd buy it). But anyways, out of about 500 albums, I think I have 2 burned discs... and I don't listen to them because they suck, otherwise I'd own them

02-27-2003, 12:44 PM	#30
scouse_dave Minion of Satan Location: Manchester Posts: 5,089	i'm guessing my burnt stuff is around 2% max.