Delivering full sessions over the interent

[egan.]

What's your preferred method for delivery full sessions over the internet? FTP? Zipped? I normally just send a harddrive but online delivery may be in order. Your thoughts are appreciated.

 

[006]

FTP with ZIP/RAR archives. If not, then ZIP/RAR and DropBox.

 

[egan.]

Do you have any issue with the file size of the zips or do you break them up?

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

FTP and ZIP/RAR. No breaking up into pieces, that's like SO late 90's.

 

[Mikaël-ange]

FTP and ZIP/RAR. No breaking up into pieces, that's like SO late 90's.

^
This, or digidelivery/aspera ftp

 

[egan.]

FTP and ZIP/RAR. No breaking up into pieces, that's like SO late 90's.

Haha. That's how I feel about praying a HD clears customs in time.

 

[Eduardo Apolonia]

Always zip so you are sure that there are no files or part of files missing.
Ftp, Dropbox or other Server or send service.

 

[aortizjr]

If I can get the other side to figure it out....I use wavpack to compress the wav files. Then just zip it up.

Sometimes I will use flac. Cuts the size down considerably. Xrecode makes the process easy for windows. For mac I give them a script to run.

If i am just sending them to a member for tracking their parts or during the writing phase. Essentially where i am getting new tracks back to mix or whatever. I send MP3 stems and the MIDI file for the click.

Then they can just import a working mix and get to tracking, adjust levels to taste, and rock out. Daw independent and i have them send me wavs or wavpacked waves back from 0. Works great!

 

[aortizjr]

Oh and for server space. I have rented space for my site with enough. But i will also use Dropbox or Minus. With wavepack i have gotten whole albums on a DVD. With MP3 and some bussing you could be under a gig easy.

I highly recommend having some sort of web space though. Not only is it great promotion, but you have an easy place to drop mixes for clients, send sessions, etc.