HDtracks explained

HDtracks
Pricing:$17–$30 (typical album), individual tracks available in some cases
Platform:Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows

HDtracks is a high-resolution digital music store offering DRM-free music in multiple formats as well as cover art (and liner notes via PDF file downloads for a majority of catalog offerings) with audio CD-quality and high-definition audio master recording quality download selections.[1]

Origins and expansion

The company was privately founded by David and Norman Chesky of the audiophile recording company Chesky Records, and is based in New York, NY.[2] The service was launched on March 21, 2008, initially offering only CD-quality 44.1 kHz audio files in AIFF format from a small offering of independent record labels, including audiophile record company catalogs from Chesky Records, Reference Recordings, 2L, and blues labels like Alligator Records.[3] Shortly after its initial launch, HDtracks began offering higher sample-rate and bit-rate recordings such as 96kHz/24bit, 192kHz/24bit and other sound files with higher resolution than a CD, with a focus on jazz, classical music, soft rock, and historic recordings targeting adult consumers looking for an alternative to lesser-quality compressed mp3 files.

Timeline

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ultimate Digital Music Guide: The Best Way to Store, Organize, and Play Digital Music . InformIT . 2012-06-24 . 2014-04-22.
  2. Web site: Part I: Build It and They Will Come? - The Accelerators - WSJ . Blogs.wsj.com . 2012-12-03 . 2014-04-22.
  3. Web site: Chesky Launches High-Resolution Download Store . Stereophile.com . 2008-03-23 . 2014-04-22.
  4. Web site: Lander . David . Norman Chesky of HDtracks and Chesky Records . Stereophile.com . 2019-01-09 . 2014-10-21.
  5. Web site: HDtracks Opens Its Hi-Res Store . Emusician.com . 2008-10-24 . 2014-04-22.
  6. Web site: HDtracks is Proud to Present the Concord Music Group . News.allaboutjazz.com . 2014-04-22.
  7. Web site: HDtracks.com Puts The Verve Music Group's Classic Jazz Session Ella and Louis in High Definition . Jazzcorner.com . 2014-04-22.
  8. Web site: Verve Music Group Takes Digital Sound Quality to the Next Level « Music Rewind . Musicrewind.wordpress.com . 2010-04-22 . 2014-04-22.
  9. Web site: SoundStage! Xperience | SoundStageXperience.com | Looking for the Ultimate Source: Part Two . SoundStageXperience.com . 2014-04-22.
  10. Web site: HDTracks + ABKCO Release Hi-Rez Downloads of The Rolling Stones . Stereophile.com . 2014-04-22.
  11. Web site: Mark Milian . Satisfaction! Rolling Stones selling HD catalog online . CNN.com . 2014-04-22.
  12. Web site: With HDtracks, Master Quality Music Downloads Now Easily Experienced by the Masses . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101223948/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/23/ny-hdtracks-idUSnBw5cxb7Ga+102+BSW20130123 . dead . 2014-11-01 . Reuters . 2014-08-30.
  13. Web site: HDtracks high-res downloads store launches in the UK. Haymarket Media Group . 2014-09-10. 2019-01-08.
  14. Web site: HDTracksDownloader for Linux - alpha version. JRiver.com. 2019-01-09. 2014-10-21.
  15. Web site: The Definitive Sgt. Pepper's In High Resolution . Audiophile . The Computer . 2017-12-17 . Computer Audiophile . Audiophile Style, LLC . 2018-01-25.

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