Comments on: Tunecore makes a price change. Im still using it. http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:31:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lee http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3065 Lee Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:49:48 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-3065 You can also www.dittomusic.com who cover around 700 stores. We have so far managed to get 7 unsigned artists into the UK charts and are responsible for helping KOOPA become the first unsigned artist in history to get into the UK top 40. We have a 4 week turnaround and give you free barcodes, ISRC codes and YOU specify your release date. Our £25 package covers over 50 sites including all worldwide iTunes sites, Amazon, Amazon UK, Play.com and some great new ones like Youtube digital, we7, lala, mobile networks like Shazam. I believe we are one of the only distributors to have a telephone number which is uself for helping our clients. Some other great features of Ditto is doing your Catco so that you are fully chart eligible and putting you on pre release. This means that while you are waiting the 4 weeks to go live on iTunes fans can still order your music off around 12 sites!!! If anyone has enquiries please let me know, i would be happy to answer them. Oh and we also have our own national TV show ;) Lee lee@dittomusic.com www.dittomusic.com www.myspace.com/dittomusic www.youtube.com/dittomusic You can also http://www.dittomusic.com who cover around 700 stores.
We have so far managed to get 7 unsigned artists into the UK charts and are responsible for helping KOOPA become the first unsigned artist in history to get into the UK top 40.

We have a 4 week turnaround and give you free barcodes, ISRC codes and YOU specify your release date.
Our £25 package covers over 50 sites including all worldwide iTunes sites, Amazon, Amazon UK, Play.com and some great new ones like Youtube digital, we7, lala, mobile networks like Shazam.

I believe we are one of the only distributors to have a telephone number which is uself for helping our clients.

Some other great features of Ditto is doing your Catco so that you are fully chart eligible and putting you on pre release.
This means that while you are waiting the 4 weeks to go live on iTunes fans can still order your music off around 12 sites!!!

If anyone has enquiries please let me know, i would be happy to answer them.

Oh and we also have our own national TV show ;)

Lee

lee@dittomusic.com
http://www.dittomusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/dittomusic
http://www.youtube.com/dittomusic

]]> By: Peter Wells http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Peter Wells Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:07:45 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-873 I talk to iTunes on a daily basis, and honestly, they simply don't take everyone who applies. It's a long process to get a contract in to iTunes, usually a 3 to 6 month wait, and unless you've got a sizable catalog, they're going to reject you. iTunes doesn't want to have a zillion contracts with individual artists. Of course we're a middleman, but we're a fair one. FedEx is a middleman between you and your package's destination, but they provide a valuable service and deserve to get paid. I mean, we're asking, what, $30 or so, FLAT? And you keep your rights, get into iTunes in mere days, and we organize all your sales back to you on a web-based form where you can process your payments instantly? That's not worth the cost of a six-pack and a couple of pizzas? We figure it's a fair shake, since we're not using old models of taking ownership of your rights or demanding a percentage (let alone a percentage WITHOUT CAP). --Peter peter@tunecore.com I talk to iTunes on a daily basis, and honestly, they simply don’t take everyone who applies. It’s a long process to get a contract in to iTunes, usually a 3 to 6 month wait, and unless you’ve got a sizable catalog, they’re going to reject you. iTunes doesn’t want to have a zillion contracts with individual artists.

Of course we’re a middleman, but we’re a fair one. FedEx is a middleman between you and your package’s destination, but they provide a valuable service and deserve to get paid. I mean, we’re asking, what, $30 or so, FLAT? And you keep your rights, get into iTunes in mere days, and we organize all your sales back to you on a web-based form where you can process your payments instantly? That’s not worth the cost of a six-pack and a couple of pizzas?

We figure it’s a fair shake, since we’re not using old models of taking ownership of your rights or demanding a percentage (let alone a percentage WITHOUT CAP).

–Peter
peter@tunecore.com

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Oliver Chesler Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:37:55 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-857 Hi Antonio. I just looked carefully at rebeat. As far as I can see it's not as good of a deal as Tunecore. Take a look at this page: <a href="http://en.rebeat.com/digital/kosten.html" rel="nofollow">en.rebeat.com/digital/kosten.html</a> Although its a one time payment per release after you buy the software they keep 15% of song sold. ISRC codes are free so Im not sure why they charge you for them: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Recording_Code" rel="nofollow">link 1</a> and <a href="http://www.riaa.com/whatwedo.php?content_selector=whatwedo_is_r_c_codes" rel="nofollow">link 2</a> Hi Antonio. I just looked carefully at rebeat. As far as I can see it’s not as good of a deal as Tunecore. Take a look at this page: en.rebeat.com/digital/kosten.html

Although its a one time payment per release after you buy the software they keep 15% of song sold.

ISRC codes are free so Im not sure why they charge you for them: link 1 and link 2

]]> By: antonio lopez http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-856 antonio lopez Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:40:46 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-856 hi amigos! http://en.rebeat.com/digital.html your opinions? hi amigos!

http://en.rebeat.com/digital.html

your opinions?

]]> By: Datascraper http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Datascraper Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:24:58 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-850 Oliver, send me an email in regards to this. I have some info you might be interested in. Oliver, send me an email in regards to this. I have some info you might be interested in.

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Oliver Chesler Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:33:57 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-842 Hi Datascraper. iTunes doesn't allow small labels or single artists to upload directly to them. There are digital aggregators (The Orchard for example) but they take a cut of your profits. Hi Datascraper. iTunes doesn’t allow small labels or single artists to upload directly to them. There are digital aggregators (The Orchard for example) but they take a cut of your profits.

]]> By: Datascraper http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Datascraper Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:11:13 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-841 Im curious as to why you dont just buy a barcode and simply upload the files yourself instead of using a service to do it? Something like http://www.indierec.com/. It seems to me that Tunecore and other services like it are just playing middleman and charging for something that you as a label and/or artist can do themselves. Charging a yearly fee for a release to get onto iTunes is rediculous, once its uploaded to their service there are no charges to the digital distributor so other than bandwidth/storage what could they possibly charging you for? Just seems like wasted money to me. If my math is wrong please let me know but as I see it, using Tunecore and other like services is a waste. Im curious as to why you dont just buy a barcode and simply upload the files yourself instead of using a service to do it? Something like http://www.indierec.com/.

It seems to me that Tunecore and other services like it are just playing middleman and charging for something that you as a label and/or artist can do themselves.

Charging a yearly fee for a release to get onto iTunes is rediculous, once its uploaded to their service there are no charges to the digital distributor so other than bandwidth/storage what could they possibly charging you for?

Just seems like wasted money to me. If my math is wrong please let me know but as I see it, using Tunecore and other like services is a waste.

]]> By: Mr. Tunes http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Mr. Tunes Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:17:33 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-837 i myself would still consider using Tunecore for something like Amazon delivery but only if i had a full EP or album(not worth it for singles). the iTunes thing is quite stupid though - the way they separate all the territories is just ridiculous. plus the store is probably flooded with crappy music. i'm referring to Apple's stupidity and not Tunecore's of course, they're just helping to facilitate getting your music on a crazy website. i'd say it's best to stick with niche stores that sell music of your genre, but Amazon is definitely on the right path with 320kpbs and DRM-free downloads imo. i myself would still consider using Tunecore for something like Amazon delivery but only if i had a full EP or album(not worth it for singles).

the iTunes thing is quite stupid though – the way they separate all the territories is just ridiculous. plus the store is probably flooded with crappy music. i’m referring to Apple’s stupidity and not Tunecore’s of course, they’re just helping to facilitate getting your music on a crazy website.

i’d say it’s best to stick with niche stores that sell music of your genre, but Amazon is definitely on the right path with 320kpbs and DRM-free downloads imo.

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Oliver Chesler Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:05:41 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-836 Hi Peter. Thanks for you reply here. You guys definitely move at the web's pace which is great. Everything you say above makes sense. Bandwidth is surely something I didn't consider... as your service became more popular I am sure you had some stay awake late moments. Actually the yearly charge will weed out a zillion very bad albums that have no expectation of ever selling. Thats a good thing! Hi Peter. Thanks for you reply here. You guys definitely move at the web’s pace which is great. Everything you say above makes sense. Bandwidth is surely something I didn’t consider… as your service became more popular I am sure you had some stay awake late moments.

Actually the yearly charge will weed out a zillion very bad albums that have no expectation of ever selling. Thats a good thing!

]]> By: Peter Wells http://www.wiretotheear.com/2008/04/21/tunecore-makes-a-price-change-im-still-using-it/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Peter Wells Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:57:33 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=591#comment-835 Thanks for the kind words, Oliver. We do try to reply very quickly, and so far, people have reacted really well. It's true, around eight months into our existence we found our yearly maintenance and storage had to climb. The problem isn't storage so much as the "maintenance" and processing part. These are huge files, and every single store has its own format requirements. Also, when a new store comes along, we have to re-deliver. The bandwidth can get crazy. Finally, our accounting system is practically a full-service accountancy department, where we process huge sales data, deal with banks to transfer funds, and digest the information into small, perfectly organized sales reports for all our customers. The end product is simple to use, but it takes a lot. We decided not to subsidize those costs by taking a percentage of your earnings. It wouldn't be fair: why should someone successful pay so much more? We wanted to keep it flat. I'm very happy it's only $19.98, which means an album need sell only three times, say, from iTunes, in a whole YEAR. Even a single only has to sell a couple of dozen times in a whole year--I think more bands spend more money on guitar picks in a year than that! Thanks again for sticking with us. It's still by far the cheapest and most fair way into iTunes and the other stores. :) --Peter peter@tunecore.com Thanks for the kind words, Oliver. We do try to reply very quickly, and so far, people have reacted really well.

It’s true, around eight months into our existence we found our yearly maintenance and storage had to climb. The problem isn’t storage so much as the “maintenance” and processing part. These are huge files, and every single store has its own format requirements. Also, when a new store comes along, we have to re-deliver. The bandwidth can get crazy. Finally, our accounting system is practically a full-service accountancy department, where we process huge sales data, deal with banks to transfer funds, and digest the information into small, perfectly organized sales reports for all our customers. The end product is simple to use, but it takes a lot.

We decided not to subsidize those costs by taking a percentage of your earnings. It wouldn’t be fair: why should someone successful pay so much more? We wanted to keep it flat. I’m very happy it’s only $19.98, which means an album need sell only three times, say, from iTunes, in a whole YEAR. Even a single only has to sell a couple of dozen times in a whole year–I think more bands spend more money on guitar picks in a year than that!

Thanks again for sticking with us. It’s still by far the cheapest and most fair way into iTunes and the other stores. :)

–Peter
peter@tunecore.com

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