Does anyone else ignore threads with Beatport samples?

[Hensmon]

I will never beatport samples posted in threads. Anyone else? Its just so short and low sound quality that I don't see any value in it. Part of me is tempted to have a rule where threads can only be started when a longer sample is out, either youtube, soundcloud or a section from a mix...

But this might be just me. Are people quite happy to get the first teaser of a track this way, or would you also prefer if threads have proper samples before created?

 

[Progrez]

I don't mind samples as long as I get to hear something.

 

[erickUO]

Sometimes Soundcloud snippets are as short Beatport previews, so no issue for me.
But Beatport are slow to load at times (not sure if it's my connection or something else).

 

[Magdelayna]

Theyre fine for a quick listen to a track,you can decide if something is decent or not from the BP sample. Wish it was a bit longer though - most stop when the kicks comes in after the break.

 

[Archon]

I will never beatport samples posted in threads. Anyone else? Its just so short and low sound quality that I don't see any value in it. Part of me is tempted to have a rule where threads can only be started when a longer sample is out, either youtube, soundcloud or a section from a mix...

But this might be just me. Are people quite happy to get the first teaser of a track this way, or would you also prefer if threads have proper samples before created?

Certainly prefer Beatport to sets/mixes, for the speed and convenience factor. For quality though, if someone recorded a set on their old Nokia 3310, it would still sound better than Beatport.

Soundcloud sometimes doesn't work for me, the embed doesn't play any sound. One of these days I checked a thread with 3 Soundcloud embeds, and I swear to God only one would play sound.

Bandcamp's embed UX is honestly the most crap out of these, but at least the (both sound and music) quality and play times are consistent.

Youtube still the GOAT.

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Overall, I'd much prefer quality in the upcoming section, than the medium on which it's played. Regarding length though, I have very little patience nowadays for any of the usual nonsense regarding promos etc. I pretty quickly determine if I'm gonna like something or not, so for me 30 seconds and 10 minutes are the same.

Sorry, not much help here, just ranting.

 

[Julian Del Agranda]

I'ts better than people posting sets saying "48:17". Haha.

 

[TwinSilo]

I use them when they are shown, and occasionally as a link to purchase the track if its not already on Bandcamp.

 

[Magdelayna]

Not sure why people keep going on about sound quality - its never going to be brilliant - but the samples do their job,if you like the track after listening, you can always check the full version on Youtube or Soundcloud.

 

[Hensmon]

Cool, sounds like they are useful to some then, so I wont push for a rule change

 

[Sleepy Robot]

Beatport samples are probably the most useless of them all with the duration and randomness of the part of the track that's available. I usually go searching to see if something else is available (YouTube /Juno/ Soundcloud etc.
I don't understand why we can't listen to the full track on BP but can on Juno.
A rule change is indeed not needed.

 

[mrwright]

Beatport samples are probably the most useless of them all with the duration and randomness of the part of the track that's available. I usually go searching to see if something else is available (YouTube /Juno/ Soundcloud etc.
I don't understand why we can't listen to the full track on BP but can on Juno.
A rule change is indeed not needed.

Wonder if there's any way of integrating the Juno player? That'd be awesome. It does have an Embed option if you click the share button when playing a preview on a track/release but presume this would need specific integration into the forum software?

 

[Sleepy Robot]

That would be great indeed. I just tried but it doesn't work.