<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/1734/sales-figures-for-chip-releases/ Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:16:09 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81336/#p81336 egr says:

Since I started this topic I guess I should put up some numbers.  These figures are for everything on http://datathrash.bandcamp.com grouped together since July 4, 2011 --

Downloads:  465
Purchases:  21 (doesn't count off-site CD sales)
Trackplays:  ~7,800

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:16:09 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81336/#p81336 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81335/#p81335 egr says:
mk wrote:

Can someone shed light on how much pressing up a 7" sets you back? I'd love to do it one day... Private if you don't want the secret out of the bag haha

Here's a quote generator from an "industry standard" company in Nashville:  http://www.urpressing.com/quotegen7.php

Short answer:  ...about a grand

EDIT:  And here's a super affordable alternative with a few limitations (mono only I think, some other stuff)  http://www.poly-cut.com/pricing.html

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:10:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81335/#p81335 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81323/#p81323 mk says:

Can someone shed light on how much pressing up a 7" sets you back? I'd love to do it one day... Private if you don't want the secret out of the bag haha

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:19:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81323/#p81323 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81322/#p81322 SKGB says:
nickmaynard wrote:
cTrix wrote:

LSDJ Ultra-Guide DVD - 4 copies of 20.  Taking them up north next week.

what's this?

what? hmm.... that's actually a really good idea, because at every non chip gig I get "ZOMG how did you maek ur gameboy do that?"

]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:05:08 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81322/#p81322 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81030/#p81030 nickmaynard says:
cTrix wrote:

LSDJ Ultra-Guide DVD - 4 copies of 20.  Taking them up north next week.

what's this?

]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:49:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/81030/#p81030 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/80994/#p80994 10k says:
om wrote:

As for sales, the download numbers scare me, when painful Nintendo dross gets downloaded 250k hits, and our celebrated veteran tracker craftsmen top 5k.

It's all about demand, right? Simplicity and accessibility are in higher demand than exceptional/technical production or composition, for better or for worse.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:59:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/80994/#p80994 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/80992/#p80992 om says:
egr wrote:

I'm guessing you've read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"?  If not get on it... it's a discussion on what constitutes Quality and Value and a person's responsibility to produce/personify those qualities.  smile  Actually, I need to re-read that myself.

There's a bit of synchronicity, about 100 pages into that at the minute.

As for sales, the download numbers scare me, when painful Nintendo dross gets downloaded 250k hits, and our celebrated veteran tracker craftsmen top 5k

Much like the "real world" I suppose.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:36:50 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/80992/#p80992 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/79049/#p79049 goto80 says:

Slightly OT, but...

Chipmusic needs a better reputation. Digital distribution services don't.

If you want money, you probably earn more from selling 10 CDRs, unless you sell a lot. If you want attention, you'll (probably) get more by giving it away for free. If you don't want to support crappy commerce, then don't hire someone to upload your things to 1 million different MP3-stores. People will find it anyway.

The point is to make people find it. If you don't have a good label, you have to do the marketing yourself. Good music don't sell itself.

Back OT: I don't keep stats really but CD-albums and vinyls 500-1000 copies each, downloads up to 40k, according to archive.org. (dunno if it's individual tracks or full album)

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:48:11 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/79049/#p79049 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/79040/#p79040 cTrix says:

Live @ Sync Limited Edition - Limited 20 Copies (sold all)
USB Release - Limited 40 copies (all of them - they cost me a small fortune to make tho; will do another run soon)
NZ CD Edition Release - Limited 25 copies (all of them)
LSDJ Ultra-Guide DVD - 4 copies of 20.  Taking them up north next week.

and

T-shirt's - Made 45 - Sold 6! lol. The other shirts were amazing though so I'm not surprised.  Gave the rest away to many wonderful people I'd met at Blip. 

I've given away a lot of promo CDs too.

Sales wise I aim for maybe 30 as a limited edition per bigger show... and end up moving 10 or so at a mid sized gig.  Hopefully I'll get something online soon - I'm still keeping everything Creative Commons but people will always buy physical limited edition.  I don't believe in Copyright of my own music.

My only aim in sales is to cover the cost of my equipment eventually.  I think I've spent about $600 on Atari 2600 consoles / EPROMS / EPROM writer / SD cart / Modifacations / USA power packs.... about $700 so far on Atari Lynx's / custom interface cable parts / custom flash carts / new iron / electronics stuffs.... about $2000 on Amiga 1200's / sample carts / accell cards / scan converters / portable LCD screens / 120v & 240v power supplies.... a few hundred on C64 accessories.  Bugger all on gameboys (maybe $200?).  But I also code my own software which has taken years.

At the end of the day I'm happy if peeps are copying my music around and sharing the love - but I do offer a nod of appreciation to those who drop a few dollars on a release to help me buy gear :-)

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:03:51 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/79040/#p79040 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78984/#p78984 kineticturtle says:

The Glowing Stars' "Anything Past That

106 online purchases
140 or so USB drive gameboy carts (100+ as pre-orders)
and counting

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:52:38 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78984/#p78984 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78968/#p78968 calmdownkidder says:

I sold out two runs of 30 "BRK" t-shirts, h8rs can suck it

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:18:11 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78968/#p78968 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78964/#p78964 alex_mauer says:

hmm pretty late on this discussion... but to anyone who cares:

Vegavox 1 (cartridge) *sold out* 170 copies
Color Caves (cartridge) *sold out* 100 copies
Vegavox 2 (cartridge) *sold out* 50 copies
9999 (CD) sold 274 physical copies and still going
9999 (download on penny arcade website) sold 117 copies and still going

that took years... it takes a long time to sell this many of anything niche

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:49:50 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78964/#p78964 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78960/#p78960 Subway Sonicbeat says:

I got one dollar from my music. That's all.

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:36:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78960/#p78960 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78955/#p78955 ant1 says:

i'd rather die than COOL HUNT

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:44:20 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78955/#p78955 <![CDATA[Re: "Sales figures" for chip releases?]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78909/#p78909 chunter says:
egr wrote:

I'm obsessed with watching Bandcamp and Google Analytics stats and it's insane how closely both of those track with my social media activity.  I don't post anything for a week and visits/listens/downloads drop way off.  I do some "cool hunting" and reblogging and everything shoots back up.

This is true in my experience as well; in fact, you are more likely to get results by being active in just about anything on the internet than by simply putting out music and only ever talking about that music (or not.)  However, in my experience, this also drives a lot of one-off listens, ymmv

]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:37:57 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/78909/#p78909