437 Songs So Far, And iPod Questions
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It took 7 hours to get 437 songs on my shiny new iPod after cherry-picking songs from the first 100 or so of our 600 CD collection. Observations: 1) The EQ settings are inadequate. Why didn't they implement a EQ that allows the user to set levels for individual frequency ranges? How stupid. 2) The thing weighs quite a bit. 3) iTunes still sucks donkey balls. I am using FreeRip to rip the songs off the CDs to MP3, and then I use SharePod (many thanks to whoever suggested this software) to move the songs from the PC to the iPod. 4) When I go to the genre selection screen, one of the items is "(89) Bluegrass". I only have about half a dozen songs that were added to "bluegrass", and when I select "All", that's how many it shows me. What does the "89" actually indicate? 5) Are there better headphones available that anybody can recommend? This might mitigate my EQ complaints a little bit. I'm looking for something that's small enough to be portable. 6) I almost ran off the road playing with this thing, so I think I want to get a car adapter do-hicky. None of the cigarette lighter adapters that securely hold the iPod will let me use the protective case that I already bought. Does anyone have any advice here?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
It took 7 hours to get 437 songs on my shiny new iPod after cherry-picking songs from the first 100 or so of our 600 CD collection. Observations: 1) The EQ settings are inadequate. Why didn't they implement a EQ that allows the user to set levels for individual frequency ranges? How stupid. 2) The thing weighs quite a bit. 3) iTunes still sucks donkey balls. I am using FreeRip to rip the songs off the CDs to MP3, and then I use SharePod (many thanks to whoever suggested this software) to move the songs from the PC to the iPod. 4) When I go to the genre selection screen, one of the items is "(89) Bluegrass". I only have about half a dozen songs that were added to "bluegrass", and when I select "All", that's how many it shows me. What does the "89" actually indicate? 5) Are there better headphones available that anybody can recommend? This might mitigate my EQ complaints a little bit. I'm looking for something that's small enough to be portable. 6) I almost ran off the road playing with this thing, so I think I want to get a car adapter do-hicky. None of the cigarette lighter adapters that securely hold the iPod will let me use the protective case that I already bought. Does anyone have any advice here?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001As someone else has mentioned, some Shure headphones will do the sound justice, and you'll never look at EQ settings again. They are almost the same size as the bundled headphones, but almost entirely block outside noise (not advisable for driving a car though!)
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Rob Caldecott wrote:
437 songs. Pah. My current stats are 10,821 songs, which is 805 albums by 378 artists.
I don't just willy-nilly zap an entire CD onto it. Most of the CDs I've bought have maybe one or two decent songs, so I'm cherry-picking. It's looking like it's going to take a couple of weeks to go through our entire CD collection. I anticipate having no more than 2000 songs.
Rob Caldecott wrote:
I'm interested to know what don't you like about iTunes.
It's interface is completely unintuitive to me (I've got 7.2 installed). Maybe I need to buy a book (which is STUPID).
Rob Caldecott wrote:
Guess it depends on the car.
I have a 2004 Crown Victoria. The most advanced part of the sound system is that it uses electricity without me having to use a hand-crank. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
2004 Crown Victoria. The most advanced part of the sound system is that it uses electricity without me having to use a hand-crank
Well aren't you all fancy... :)
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