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music What Are You Listening To Right Now?
- Thread starter Omri
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Vivaldi - Four seasons.
listening to it in my head lol, still rebuilding home network after major bug.
listening to it in my head lol, still rebuilding home network after major bug.
rainbowberry said:
So do I! (Surprise!)
It's about time I joined this thread again. I've had very little time since Monday and had tio neglect the forum a bit, not good at all....
It's nice to see so many people joining our little exchange of tastes and opinions on tourists!
previous: Kettcar - Deiche (a german band w/ german lyrics)
now. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
next: Boomtown Rats - Like clockwork
the black label jim beam kicks in. Found my music folder.
Tom Waits - Telephone Call from Istanbul.
*Never drive a car when you're dead*
lol they don't write 'em like that anymore.
Tom Waits - Telephone Call from Istanbul.
*Never drive a car when you're dead*
lol they don't write 'em like that anymore.
I told you Chiliac you have very good taste in music.
Listening to Elliot Minor- Parallel Worlds
Listening to Elliot Minor- Parallel Worlds
Omri said:There's a really good chance I'll be in Germany just in time for Wacken, so that's pretty cool (Iron Maiden!!!).
i think at the gates AND carcass are getting back together and they're both playing at that show! i'd love to see it, but i know i can't make it.
listening to ulver - untitled III
Omri said:
omri, thats not even all of the music I listen to or have, a hair shy of 25GB in my music library, I just did a quick run through & listed some.
I could list off probably 50 more artists I have, which you've already mentioned some of them or others have, plus many more that are well known.
I have a wide range of music, I get sick of listening to the same type after awhile. you only can take so much of the scream your lungs out kind of music
well at least me, I like the stuff but want differnet music after awhile.rainbowberry said:
like I said I bet you'll like several of those others songs or bands I've listed.
& you too chiliac
...the sound of beer sloshing in my tummy.
25 gigs? I wonder how much memory my entire CD catalog would take up. I have about 250 CDs and well over 1,000 tapes, I'm not even going to mention the vinyl collection... I could probably listen to three or four whole albums a day and not hear the same thing twice for two years.
Oh...Miles Davis
Oh...Miles Davis
DD - it depends on how many songs are on the album & how to copy/burn the CD - how many KPS or ? 56,98,192, - or something like that I forget the numbers or what its called.
tapes would be hard to change over I'd think, can it be done ?
but I have 4687 songs for 24.66 GB & still adding. which isnt much compared to others, & by the sounds of it you'd probably have 15,000-20,000 songs if you could put all of them on your computer
I wish I never sold all my music years ago, but building it back up now, at least the better ones.
tapes would be hard to change over I'd think, can it be done ?
but I have 4687 songs for 24.66 GB & still adding. which isnt much compared to others, & by the sounds of it you'd probably have 15,000-20,000 songs if you could put all of them on your computer
I wish I never sold all my music years ago, but building it back up now, at least the better ones.
I suppose then the time involved to transfer the music would be worth it vs buying CD's, since you do like the music. as long as theres no skip's.
or does that equipment needed to do this cost ALOT of $$$ ? if it was around $100 I'd buy it & add some albums here & there over time.
but I've noticed music recorded on analog equipment is not that loud when played back on the MP3. meaning other music recorded digitally is normal sounding but when a old song (analog) is playing its not loud enough to hear it always(comparing it to distances on a jobsite, but earbuds/close to speaker should be ok but not as loud)
these albums I record on the highest KPS or whatever you call them to get the best out of the music/album
or does that equipment needed to do this cost ALOT of $$$ ? if it was around $100 I'd buy it & add some albums here & there over time.
but I've noticed music recorded on analog equipment is not that loud when played back on the MP3. meaning other music recorded digitally is normal sounding but when a old song (analog) is playing its not loud enough to hear it always(comparing it to distances on a jobsite, but earbuds/close to speaker should be ok but not as loud)
these albums I record on the highest KPS or whatever you call them to get the best out of the music/album
Ah... This is where VU meters come in handy. You don't see them much anymore. Make sure the level is at 0 (zero). That way you get a good signal. When recording anything from analog to digital, there's a huge difference from analog "zero" and digital "zero". Digital zero is a max level, anything higher than that will get distorted, and digital distortion sucks. So.......... When burning something from an analog source, make sure the loudest portion doesn't go over zero on the digital VU meter.
Home stereo CD burners can be had for right around $100, but you may have to go to a music (instrument) shop to find one. Hi-Fi shops are few and far between these days.
When I burned some of my vinyl, I also had a mixer, EQ, and a compressor/limiter to tweak out some of the the pops and hisses.....but that's what I do. I'm a sound guy and I'm picky. That's most of the reason I don't own an iPod. I can't stand the way music sounds through those no matter what it's played through, or the sample rate. I can tell the difference between a CD and an MP3. The compression rate on an MP3 file is so drastic, I can hardly listen to the radio anymore. The midrange is just murdered and way out front. There's just no way to EQ it right. You can get close, but there's got to be a better way or format for mass storage.
It's funny sometimes.... When people come over to my house and see the size of my stereo and speakers they say, "You know there are smaller speakers these days." I just simply reply, "Yeah, but they don't sound like this." Then I crank it up a little....
It's funny to listen to a self proclaimed audiophile brag about their MP3 catalog and the large sample rates. (I'm not necessarily talking about you chilehunter) Then, I see these little tiny underpowered speakers that give a modest, at best, playback and massive sub-woofer to try to make up for frequencies not reproduced with the little toys mounted to the walls.... It just doesn't work.
Home stereo CD burners can be had for right around $100, but you may have to go to a music (instrument) shop to find one. Hi-Fi shops are few and far between these days.
When I burned some of my vinyl, I also had a mixer, EQ, and a compressor/limiter to tweak out some of the the pops and hisses.....but that's what I do. I'm a sound guy and I'm picky. That's most of the reason I don't own an iPod. I can't stand the way music sounds through those no matter what it's played through, or the sample rate. I can tell the difference between a CD and an MP3. The compression rate on an MP3 file is so drastic, I can hardly listen to the radio anymore. The midrange is just murdered and way out front. There's just no way to EQ it right. You can get close, but there's got to be a better way or format for mass storage.
It's funny sometimes.... When people come over to my house and see the size of my stereo and speakers they say, "You know there are smaller speakers these days." I just simply reply, "Yeah, but they don't sound like this." Then I crank it up a little....
It's funny to listen to a self proclaimed audiophile brag about their MP3 catalog and the large sample rates. (I'm not necessarily talking about you chilehunter) Then, I see these little tiny underpowered speakers that give a modest, at best, playback and massive sub-woofer to try to make up for frequencies not reproduced with the little toys mounted to the walls.... It just doesn't work.
yea you do alot more than me when I transfer music to my computer.
I put the CD in & click rip (or was it burn ? but whatever I click either button)
hey it doesnt bother me you laughing at me or people like me, how we copy music to our comupters or using MP3. you're a sound tech & appreciate the better sound. nothing to be ashamed about.
but I wasnt bragging about my music samples/recording, just saying I had more music than what I listed.
I plug my MP3 into a dewalt jobsite radio (if not using my XM radio) or into my truck radio.
back to the analog thing. the stuff you said didnt make much sense to me, because I'm not a sound tech
but if theres a way I can make my older analog recordings sound louder/better with normal clicking of some buttons on the computer. I'd appreciate that info. otherwise I'll just live with their quality - but annoying
I put the CD in & click rip (or was it burn ? but whatever I click either button)
hey it doesnt bother me you laughing at me or people like me, how we copy music to our comupters or using MP3. you're a sound tech & appreciate the better sound. nothing to be ashamed about.
but I wasnt bragging about my music samples/recording, just saying I had more music than what I listed.
I plug my MP3 into a dewalt jobsite radio (if not using my XM radio) or into my truck radio.
back to the analog thing. the stuff you said didnt make much sense to me, because I'm not a sound tech
but if theres a way I can make my older analog recordings sound louder/better with normal clicking of some buttons on the computer. I'd appreciate that info. otherwise I'll just live with their quality - but annoying
Well, how do you transfer your analog stuff?
If you can monitor (listen to) your analog source before ripping it to your HD, turn up the volume on the source until your speakers start to distort. Then, back it off a little. If you use Windows Media Player, change your visual to the green bars. That's kind of like a VU meter without the scale. What you see there is all of the frequencies broken out. If you have it set up "full screen", you don't want any of those bars to get 3/4 of the way up the screen. If you use iTunes....you're SOL, sorry. iTunes sets its own level.
If you can monitor (listen to) your analog source before ripping it to your HD, turn up the volume on the source until your speakers start to distort. Then, back it off a little. If you use Windows Media Player, change your visual to the green bars. That's kind of like a VU meter without the scale. What you see there is all of the frequencies broken out. If you have it set up "full screen", you don't want any of those bars to get 3/4 of the way up the screen. If you use iTunes....you're SOL, sorry. iTunes sets its own level.
oh wow, you give me hope because I do use windows media player. if it can be done I'd delete all my analog music & reinstall it.
when I transfer music from CD to computer I just put CD in & click burn/rip
& call it good. (these are analog recordings on a CD not tapes/vinyl)
so what your saying is change the visualizations to the frequency bars before copying the CD to test/listen to the sound first. & make sure they dont go over 3/4 way up.
how do you change the bars up/down if needed ?
do you need to listen to the whole album before copying it ?
will those bars stay set once set when you click burn/rip (copy) ?
all I can say is thank you, & I appreciate this info. because I've tended to not listen to some of my favorites because of this reason but now you give me hope for fixing this problem. you the man
because I do use windows media player. if it can be done I'd delete all my analog music & reinstall it.when I transfer music from CD to computer I just put CD in & click burn/rip
& call it good. (these are analog recordings on a CD not tapes/vinyl)so what your saying is change the visualizations to the frequency bars before copying the CD to test/listen to the sound first. & make sure they dont go over 3/4 way up.
how do you change the bars up/down if needed ?
do you need to listen to the whole album before copying it ?
will those bars stay set once set when you click burn/rip (copy) ?
all I can say is thank you, & I appreciate this info. because I've tended to not listen to some of my favorites because of this reason but now you give me hope for fixing this problem. you the man