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Joseph Kingjdking92@dragonscave.space
Nov 6, 2026, 8:10 PM
@Rob Real talk I can never remember when they end up hitting. I only found out today was BC friday because of a post I saw. Go figure.
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RobRob@musicians.today
Nov 6, 2026, 8:14 PM
@jdking92 Hah! I knew it was coming but life got the better of me and here we are. neither works. For anyone really. Maybe the we'll get the next one. Maybe.
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Joseph Kingjdking92@dragonscave.space
Nov 6, 2026, 8:14 PM
@Rob Yeah, right? I kinda wish they'd happen more often, but that's just me.
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RobRob@musicians.today
Nov 6, 2026, 8:17 PM
@jdking92 Well, we could take it to the limit and musicians just get paid for their music all the time and this whole middle "man" BS was just a public service.
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Joseph Kingjdking92@dragonscave.space
Nov 6, 2026, 8:18 PM
@Rob Man that'd be awesome if that happened. I get that bandcamp has to make money somehow though. Gotta pay for server costs and other stuff, right?
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RobRob@musicians.today
Nov 6, 2026, 8:21 PM
@jdking92 Yeah, the thought that followed that was - the internet should be a public service and the mechanisms for something like Bandcamp should just exist cost free, because there will be a net positive return for the economy (society).
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Joseph Kingjdking92@dragonscave.space
Nov 6, 2026, 8:22 PM
@Rob You know that's a good thought. Would be hella neet to see that become a thing if it ever did.
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fluffy 💜fluffy@plush.city
Nov 6, 2026, 8:23 PM
@Rob @jdking92 subvert is trying to run it that way but I'm not super optimistic about their future
Mirlo is a better site overall and lets musicians choose their cut
Tools like Bandcrash make it easy to post your previews and downloads on any website and accept payments directly (I wrote it specifically for https://sockpuppet.band/ and https://fluffy.itch.io/)
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RobRob@musicians.today
Nov 6, 2026, 8:25 PM
@fluffy @jdking92 I want to try Mirlo, but I haven't found the time yet. I keep pushing it from month to month and something always comes up. But that's a me problem.
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Joseph Kingjdking92@dragonscave.space
Nov 6, 2026, 8:27 PM
@Rob @fluffy I've not heard of these other sites. May have to give them a look at some point. My big thing though is: are they accessible to screen reader users? If not, that could limit my use of those platforms.
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RobRob@musicians.today
Nov 6, 2026, 8:28 PM
@jdking92 @fluffy Good call. That, I don't know.
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fluffy 💜fluffy@plush.city
Nov 6, 2026, 8:36 PM
@Rob @jdking92 I believe Mirlo is accessible although I've not had to try it in that way myself. The developers are super receptive to making accessibility-minded changes though.
Bandcrash *should* be accessible by default (since the UI is built using Qt) although I haven't put in any specific accessibility work, aside from standard best practices on the web preview player. But also the data files are just JSON and the CLI version is as accessible as any other CLI tool can be.
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Joseph Kingjdking92@dragonscave.space
Nov 6, 2026, 8:38 PM
@fluffy @Rob That’s good to know. I might give these a look when I can for sure. Might inspire me to record and possibly upload new instrumental piano stuff.
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