Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

Music???MP3???

Anybody still into MP3's? If so, what kind of music do you like? Here's a sample of my broad tastes.

Classic Rock
Reggae (Traditional and DJ)
Heavy Metal
Rap-Core
Old Rap
Jazz
Alternative

Oh heck, pretty much anything, although not too fond of classical or country, but like some of each.

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Out of my skull, back in five minutes
Posts: 1435

I have an eMusic account. Mostly I've downloaded They Might Be Giants, punk, comedy, and 40's jazz.
it's a legal service and the artists supposedly get paid a fee for every download.
I've also ripped about 50 or so albums & singles from my cd collection. Beatles, Tori Amos, some soundtracks.

there's another thread around someplace about musical tastes.

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

I never bought any MP3's, I just used Napster in hotel room T-1 lines until the music companies started complaining, I managed to get around 4000 tunes before it was decided it was wrong.

Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Posts: 172

I have encoded hundreds of CD's. I use RipEnc with GoGo in BeOS. I get 15x speeds with my 1.4GHz Athlon. BeOS is an MP3 junkie's dream OS.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/...2592772,00.html

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

1.4GHz!
I'm crawling at 466 desktop
433 laptop
33 Prism

I never ripped any cd's, i just don't have the HD space, I only have 30GB, and 20 is USB and slow.

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: beach
Posts: 71

I'm jealous!

I have had zero luck getting mp3s off the net since napster. I downloaded limewire and....it didn't work (missing a file, and it doesn't allow uninstall). I tried Bearshare, but it would download until it read 99%complete, then I would get an error message! Two days ago my desktop crashed and I lost a lot of my old music files
I'm glad you guys are having good luck

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Out of my skull, back in five minutes
Posts: 1435

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Originally posted by dampeoples
I never ripped any cd's, i just don't have the HD space, I only have 30GB, and 20 is USB and slow.

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Re: I'm jealous!

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Originally posted by ovaltine
I have had zero luck getting mp3s off the net since napster. I downloaded limewire and....it didn't work (missing a file, and it doesn't allow uninstall). I tried Bearshare, but it would download until it read 99%complete, then I would get an error message! Two days ago my desktop crashed and I lost a lot of my old music files
I'm glad you guys are having good luck

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

I havn't tried lately, but audiogalaxy was my drug of choice after Napster, but I heard they were not accepting new accounts. I think I may back all mine up on CD's and get one of those cd-mp3 players and have lots of stuff to listen to on the road.

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: beach
Posts: 71

Things are looking up

Hmmm.... good posts! I thank you and my rca lyra thanks you.

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

Hey Ovaltine, I've got a lyra as well, do you have the first one or Lyra2? I wanna buy a 128MB or larger CF card for it and RCA recommends 64MB max, you tried a card larger than 64?

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: beach
Posts: 71

First Lyra

Dampeoples, I have the first lyra. I have only tried 64, but I have been thinking that perhaps RCA made the 64 limit recommendation b/c there were no Type I cards at 128 at the time? Maybe?... Hopefully?...

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

race ya to buy one!

Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Posts: 172

quote:

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Originally posted by dampeoples
1.4GHz!
I'm crawling at 466 desktop
433 laptop
33 Prism

I never ripped any cd's, i just don't have the HD space, I only have 30GB, and 20 is USB and slow.

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Before I built my new system, I only had an 8GB partition for MP3's, so I would dump them onto CD-R. The only problem with that is you don't know where a certain song or artist is on which disc. Here's a solution:
In BeOS, I use Virtual File Archive. It reads the disc and outputs the folders and files, so they appear that they are on the hard drive; that way it is still possible to run a query! It's free at: http://www.bebits.com/app/1843
In Windows, I use MPEG Audio Collection. It does the same thing, but creates its own searchable database. Very impressive program, and it's free! http://www.jfaul.de/

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