how much does it cost to produce digital music?
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if you do it yourself, very low.  most music is digital nowadays anyway.  if you are going to be recording analog, you'll know it when you get the bill.\n\nin essence, a lot cheaper
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You need a demo. Try to find a local recording studio where you can record 3 or 4 of your songs. Make sure to ask to hear a few samples of artists that they've recorded. Do they sound professional? Are they similar to the style of music you're writing? What do these guys charge per hour?\n\nOnce you have a demo, you can try to book live performances or search for a manager. That's really the first step.
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anywhere between $100 and $500 depending on what versions of the software you want
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I don't think there's anything LEGAL (correct me if I'm wrong) but www.audiostore.ru is legal and only $0.10 per song, with a pretty good selection (roughly 500,000).\n\nhttp://www.audiostore.ru
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Bit Torrent.  Also, iTunes, but you have to pay for the music there.  Good luck!!
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Figure 3.5mb per song ripped at 128k so....  maybe about 1,400 give or take...
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First you will need to look into the market and make sure it's profitiable. Considering the cost of a disc and how easy it is to convert to mp3, it may not be profitiable. Just trying to give you a heads up, but if you want to start anyway, just make a Web page offering your services. See below for free internet hosting sites. Good Luck!
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my sound system sucks, i've got $40 computer speakers and an ipod.  it ran about $240 total and sounds like crap.
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Mine holds like 125 songs and it cost $98. Ok, you go to google and type in "how much an MP3 player costs" and it comes out with these  websites and they'll tell you what brand to buy and where at and thing that are important! They could range from $30 to $1,000.
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Definitely Napster.  You can pay 99 cents a song for permanent download, or you can subscribe monthly for roughly $15, have access to their entire library of music (virtually endless), and download anything to your compatible MP3 player at no extra charge.  Go Napster buddy!
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The answer to this question TOTALLY depends on where you are at.\nLarge Metropolitan areas like NY or LA will cost way more than a tiny local radio station in the middle of nowhere.\n\nNEED MORE INFO
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http://www.allofmp3.com/\n\nMost songs are somewhere around 5 - 10 cents a piece. You have to prepay with a credit card. Its simple, cheap and they have just about everything.
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What do you mean by "digital" record label?  Do you mean an online music store like iTunes?  or do you mean you want to build a recording studio using all digital equipment?
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In all actuality, artists don't really make as much money as you would be led to believe. At least not off of album sales. Most of the revenue off the average CD purchase goes right back to the label, not to mention managers, tour managers, A&R Reps, producers, mixers, engineers, publicists, PR people and anyone else involved in the making of the disc. Artists aren't losing as much money as the RIAA would like people to think. \n\nA substantial amount of the money that artists make comes from merch and touring. Consequently, if I enjoy a band, I'll make sure to do so while I'm at a show, where I know more money will actually go into the bands' collective pockets.
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there are plenty of audio editing programs out there, but they get pretty pricey.  Cake walk starts at about $400 and it's not to user friendly, but you're set to start a band with it in hand.
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Roxio Easy Cd and DVD creator is pretty good for this. It has a program in it called 'sound editor' and you can load your mp3 tracks in to it and either crop them, cut bits out, add effects etc, and you can also save them as mono or stereo and can choose the bit rate and compression rate etc. It's what I use before I put my mp3's on to my mobile phone
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You can start from a basic Sony minidisc recorder and stereo mic if you're just looking to get simple, one-take demos for a ballpark of $100. The next step up would be a portable hard-disc recorder , though this will cost you about $600 for the most basic setup without the CD burner. The next step up is a new computer and entry-level software.