Audio Archives
Sixty One, The
| Person Describing Archive | Jared Wiercinski (2010); Chelsea Obodoechina (2020) |
|---|---|
| Is this primarily a poetry audio site? | N |
| Sponsoring Person or Institution | The Sixty One |
| Site URL | |
| Site Last Updated | |
| Date Visited | 20202020/08/21 |
| General Description of Archive | Web site that allows emerging artists to upload music and users to listen, share, rate, and "bet" on music that will become popular. Artists and recording labels are paid based on the popularity of their music. Users have a limited number of "hearts" they can use to indicate tracks they like. This helps to ensure people will be selective about only picking things they really like.
UPDATE (Chelsea Obodoechina): Link is no longer operational. To view the website, visit https://web.archive.org/web/20100617052520/http://www.thesixtyone.com/ (flash is required) |
| Description of archive history or URL | None available |
| Contact information | help@thesixtyone.com |
| Searchable options | Search by: song, artist, listener |
| Relation from the audio to the text | Includes lyrics in some cases |
| Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items | |
| Author bios and context within literary history | Artist/label bios available. |
| Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate) | MP3 streaming, download available when enabled by creator (e.g. creative commons) |
| Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.) | Image heavy site. |
| Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.) | Flash-based player. |
| Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.) | None that I can find. Flash-based so won't work on iPhone but possibly Android |
| Browsing | Browse by: popularity (# favourites, # comments), moods (mellow, party, remix), copyright status (e.g. creative commons), for you (i.e. based on your favourites, playbacks, comments, etc.) |
| Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc). | |
| Interactivity and Web 2.0 features | Commenting. Share on Facebook/Twitter |
| Other notes | Images figure prominently. Permanent links (track level) |