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Old 27th August 2009   #11
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Originally Posted by Eric J View Post
but the cost of giving away WAV vs MP3 is higher in terms of bandwidth.
True, but no excuse for beatport. They charge an extra fee, called a WAV handling fee, when you choose WAV for the format, rather than MP3.

So they actually make more money from offering WAV stems. Can't see why they don't want to.
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