What do you use for music?
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
A banjo, a squeezebox, and a washboard. I'm looking for someone with a packing case, a broom handle, and a ball of string.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
I use Pandora on my iPhone at work, and on Chrome at night as I go to sleep.
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At work an (j-1)Pod Classic that contains my entire music collection. In the car a 2G (j-1)Pod 0.001µ that's good for a couple of weeks of commuting when loaded with 150-175 songs. I used to listen to the local rock station morning show, until they went with some syndicated crap. Similarly, I gave up listening to NPR when they couldn't stop masturbating on the air during the 2008 presidential election.
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delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
Similarly, I gave up listening to NPR when they couldn't stop masturbating on the air during the 2008 presidential election.
That wasn't masturbation, just ask the Republicans :P
"Seize the day" - Horace "It's not what he doesn't know that scares me; it's what he knows for sure that just ain't so!" - Will Rogers, said by him about Herbert Hoover
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
Comcast music channels, mostly...my console is screwed at the moment so I'm not getting radio and CD got unreliable many bumps ago. Before my stepson begged my speakers, I was using Windows Media Player on a PC. I do have a old little MP3 player. Most often lately I use my Android phone (Adele's live album got some overplay).
"Seize the day" - Horace "It's not what he doesn't know that scares me; it's what he knows for sure that just ain't so!" - Will Rogers, said by him about Herbert Hoover
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
I used to listen to vinyls, until my son now two years old, ruined the Ortofon MC20 pickup. Mrs wife claims that replacing it will be to expensive. I remind her that it was she that let him into the room without supervision and that the money could be taken from her accounts. I'm downvoted. Now i listen to CD, radio, or mp3s on my phone. But it's not the same thing.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
To listen to music I recommend speakers. Big fracken speakers. The bigger the better. And an amplifier that pumps out giga-watts of power. Think Marshall squared. The floors and the walls have to vibrate with the sound. Music has to be felt in order to be truly experienced. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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I used to listen to vinyls, until my son now two years old, ruined the Ortofon MC20 pickup. Mrs wife claims that replacing it will be to expensive. I remind her that it was she that let him into the room without supervision and that the money could be taken from her accounts. I'm downvoted. Now i listen to CD, radio, or mp3s on my phone. But it's not the same thing.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Ouch. I'm currently running an Ortofon 2M Blue MM (through a Graham Slee Era Gold V, admittedly) and it sounds pretty darn good! Currently $225 here in the US - a bargain in my opinion. Maybe Mrs. would compromise... :) I agree - you can't beat a good vinyl setup (with a tube amp, of course!).
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
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A banjo, a squeezebox, and a washboard. I'm looking for someone with a packing case, a broom handle, and a ball of string.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
I use CDs. Anyone who doesn't, doesn't like music IMO. A bunch of files on the 'cloud' is not a music collection.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Records. Big manly vinyl 12" records. And a huge stinking amp. (OK, I have a CD player too, but that's a deduction in man points, right?)
Colin Rae wrote:
Records.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Colin Rae wrote:
And a huge stinking amp.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Music done right. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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Colin Rae wrote:
Records.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Colin Rae wrote:
And a huge stinking amp.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Music done right. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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I have pandora (not advertising). It's come to my attention that pandora is actually not the only music on the web these days. I originally picked it because it has a free version, which I sampled before buying, and it's device independant. I like also that is has web and desktop. So what do you people use to listen to music? p.s. we won't be naming things that start with i
If it moves, compile it
I buy actual CDs, in the hope that the performer will actually benefit from the transaction. I have no faith that online transactions will honestly benefit the artist who spent a lifetime cultivating his/her mastery in order to bring beauty to our otherwise sordid, empty lives. I admire and honor those of an artistic bent who devote their lives to creating auditory beauty for the rest of us to enjoy, while I detest the scumbags who control the artists' talents and collect huge, unearned sums in the manner of a lamprey - parasites, all.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I buy actual CDs, in the hope that the performer will actually benefit from the transaction. I have no faith that online transactions will honestly benefit the artist who spent a lifetime cultivating his/her mastery in order to bring beauty to our otherwise sordid, empty lives. I admire and honor those of an artistic bent who devote their lives to creating auditory beauty for the rest of us to enjoy, while I detest the scumbags who control the artists' talents and collect huge, unearned sums in the manner of a lamprey - parasites, all.
Will Rogers never met me.
My extensive research shows that the artists themselves get around the same percentage from music downloads (from legit sites) that they do from CD sales. Streamed music nets them bugger all per play. The parasites still get the bulk of the money - but, to be fair,they are also he ones gambling on their investment in the artist.
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I use CDs. Anyone who doesn't, doesn't like music IMO. A bunch of files on the 'cloud' is not a music collection.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
My approach exactly. With physical CDs, I know that I can rebuild my collection from source materials any time I need to. I've re-ripped my music half a dozen times since I started using MP3 players of one sort or another. I like using the players for their compactness and convenience, but since they are small and portable they are subject to loss or easy damage. I don't trust cloud storage for my personal property. I've read too many horror stories of that sort of thing disappearing overnight, leaving you with no recovery. Given the overheated atmosphere surrounding it, I can't see using the cloud for other than a delivery mechanism. If you don't have a backup, you're screwed.
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My approach exactly. With physical CDs, I know that I can rebuild my collection from source materials any time I need to. I've re-ripped my music half a dozen times since I started using MP3 players of one sort or another. I like using the players for their compactness and convenience, but since they are small and portable they are subject to loss or easy damage. I don't trust cloud storage for my personal property. I've read too many horror stories of that sort of thing disappearing overnight, leaving you with no recovery. Given the overheated atmosphere surrounding it, I can't see using the cloud for other than a delivery mechanism. If you don't have a backup, you're screwed.
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delete this;Yeah, exactly. I think we're just of an age to see music as something less disposable than a lot of people nowadays seem to do. The idea of paying a monthly fee for 'all the music I want' and owning none of it, seems retarded to me. I buy a lot of CDs to find the few I like, then I'll buy every iteration of those few to get all the tracks that I can, and listen to them over and over. Sometimes I just get out all my box sets, just to look at them. Yes, I have a problem.....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Yeah, exactly. I think we're just of an age to see music as something less disposable than a lot of people nowadays seem to do. The idea of paying a monthly fee for 'all the music I want' and owning none of it, seems retarded to me. I buy a lot of CDs to find the few I like, then I'll buy every iteration of those few to get all the tracks that I can, and listen to them over and over. Sometimes I just get out all my box sets, just to look at them. Yes, I have a problem.....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I think we're just of an age to see music as something less disposable than a lot of people nowadays seem to do.
Not to mention the fact that there are huge catalogs of music originally released on LP's that have never made it to CD format. The best you can hope for are 'Best of...' collections and that sort of thing.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I think we're just of an age to see music as something less disposable than a lot of people nowadays seem to do.
Not to mention the fact that there are huge catalogs of music originally released on LP's that have never made it to CD format. The best you can hope for are 'Best of...' collections and that sort of thing.
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delete this;Yeah, although some of those do show up, with time.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Yeah, although some of those do show up, with time.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.