What is a BitTorrent Bundle? https://bundles.bittorrent.com/
BitTorrent is a technology that allows files to be traded across the internet. It's not uploading a file to a server and letting someone download the file - it's a link to a file that is split into bits, thrown around the internet, and this file can be downloaded using various torrent programs. The more people down- and up-loading these bits, the faster the file can be acquired.
Torrents are used by government agencies - NASA, etc. - to share large files with the public, Linux distributions are shared via torrents, and it is an elegant alternative to things like Dropbox. Torrents can have passwords so that even when downloaded, the file can't be accessed without the password.
Bundles are new. They allow a Pay Gate as well as a password. A file can have a pay gate that will unlock the password when a downloader has paid (through PayPal). The amount is set by the bundle uploader, the bundle can include free as well as paid content, and any file - audio, video, text, etc. - can be included in the bundle. All payment (minus whatever fee PayPal charges) goes directly to the artist - no middleman. They also allow for you to pay anything you want above the minimum set by the artist, so this can help fund future projects.
I have included all songs from Take a Look in this bundle in two formats: high quality MP3 and 24 bit 96 kHz .WAV. Since this project was recorded and mixed in 24/96, you hear these recordings exactly as I intended, with no data compression (CD is 16 bit 44.1 kHz, as are commercially distributed MP3.) I could have included FLAC files of the 24/96 songs instead of .WAV, which would have significantly shrunk the file with no loss of sound quality, but with a torrent bundle, you'd only save a little time downloading (and some hard drive space...).
Take a Look is among the first releases in this alpha program from BitTorrent. If you like high resolution audio, or just want to support more music being made, please download and send a payment!
https://bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/206acd6e86e5fc5cd809b6c85611199dc058facd61d54a2bb8e52743227a1c8e
BitTorrent is a technology that allows files to be traded across the internet. It's not uploading a file to a server and letting someone download the file - it's a link to a file that is split into bits, thrown around the internet, and this file can be downloaded using various torrent programs. The more people down- and up-loading these bits, the faster the file can be acquired.
Torrents are used by government agencies - NASA, etc. - to share large files with the public, Linux distributions are shared via torrents, and it is an elegant alternative to things like Dropbox. Torrents can have passwords so that even when downloaded, the file can't be accessed without the password.
Bundles are new. They allow a Pay Gate as well as a password. A file can have a pay gate that will unlock the password when a downloader has paid (through PayPal). The amount is set by the bundle uploader, the bundle can include free as well as paid content, and any file - audio, video, text, etc. - can be included in the bundle. All payment (minus whatever fee PayPal charges) goes directly to the artist - no middleman. They also allow for you to pay anything you want above the minimum set by the artist, so this can help fund future projects.
I have included all songs from Take a Look in this bundle in two formats: high quality MP3 and 24 bit 96 kHz .WAV. Since this project was recorded and mixed in 24/96, you hear these recordings exactly as I intended, with no data compression (CD is 16 bit 44.1 kHz, as are commercially distributed MP3.) I could have included FLAC files of the 24/96 songs instead of .WAV, which would have significantly shrunk the file with no loss of sound quality, but with a torrent bundle, you'd only save a little time downloading (and some hard drive space...).
Take a Look is among the first releases in this alpha program from BitTorrent. If you like high resolution audio, or just want to support more music being made, please download and send a payment!
https://bundles.bittorrent.com/bundles/206acd6e86e5fc5cd809b6c85611199dc058facd61d54a2bb8e52743227a1c8e
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