Chartbuster seems to have stopped production of these sets. Some are available at an attractive discount at various places on the net. If you want disks, you might want to buy them now before they're gone.

We have not discontinued this line - normal production for our Essential 450 series is still underway.

By "normal production" do you mean that they are still being produced on discs?

Yes! And what about vinyl, 8-Tracks and wax cylinders?

Up until very recently, "normal production" was on discs. VERY recently they started using cards.

With good reason. CD media, is a dead one. Stick a fork in it....it's time to move on. It is no longer the 90's.

By "normal production" do you mean that they are still being produced on discs?

On discs and on SD cards. Demand on USB flash drive has not been strong enough to warrant widespread distribution, but it's an available option for special orders.

We contemplated sunsetting this line over the summer, but customer feedback demanded we continue production.

We plan to introduce the line on other media in the short term to keep up with current consumer needs, but we feel that digital delivery is the way of the future. Customers want music, not pieces of plastic.

Not according to Sound Choice... long live the CD-ROM!

digital delivery is the way of the future. Customers want music, not pieces of plastic.

Then why don't you find a way to legalize you digital downloads for Commercial use? I know you are pushing the HD but most of us have most of the songs on it from buying discs. If you would allow us to use the digital downloads in our shows I think (I know I would) buy more to fill in holes I have in my library and even the recent songs being put out.

The Holy Grail.

Imagine a big bowl holding a full pound of cooked spaghetti, tossed with olive oil and basil flakes. Now imagine it sitting in the sun for three solid days. What you'll have left is convoluted, impenetrable, and brittle enough to snap under the slightest pressure. That's copyright law in the current age.

There are many different considerations with digital downloads for commercial use, and very few of them are even as palatable as the above metaphor. In an age where companies with the resources of Google and Apple are stymied for years on end to get their offers out to consumers, how much harder is it for a company our size? We're not offering excuses, just stating realities of scale.

We're working on it, and it's making progress. About like a glacier does. It will take a global climate change (read: overhaul of copyright law) to make that glacier calve anytime soon.

With good reason. CD media, is a dead one. Stick a fork in it....it's time to move on. It is no longer the 90's.

The future? It's the way of NOW.

CB has only been using cards for a number of months, and since the OP brought up the possibility of the E-450 DISC set going out of production, and since CB only stated that they remain in "normal" production, I was hoping Charbuster would clarify their answer- which they have. Thanks, CB.

So, if you were to use them "NOW", then your show would be based on music unlicensed for said use. Up to you, of course...

Then why don't you find a way to legalize you digital downloads for Commercial use? I know you are pushing the HD but most of us have most of the songs on it from buying discs. If you would allow us to use the digital downloads in our shows I think (I know I would) buy more to fill in holes I have in my library and even the recent songs being put out.

Why can you not use the KJMHD to fill in the gaps you have in your library like I and several others do. That is why I purchased it then I can fill the hole as my singers demand it.