tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8117683863284447223..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Best of the best...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69421767911042586572010-09-12T22:46:59.380-04:002010-09-12T22:46:59.380-04:00As apparently the only other person left with a 4G...As apparently the only other person left with a 4GB player - and it's a freaking Sony MP3 Walkman, fercryingoutloud - I loaded the beastie up with 760 songs that would be rated with lots of stars, were I inclined to rate things with stars, and once in a while I'll replace a couple of them with new arrivals. It was nerve-wracking at first, but the really hard work is now over and done with.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20419166369663461992010-09-12T00:41:49.921-04:002010-09-12T00:41:49.921-04:00One tip to fit more on your iPod -- if any of your...One tip to fit more on your iPod -- if any of your music files are >128kbps, iTunes will automatically downsample them to 128kbps AAC when it copies them to your iPod. So you can keep your 256kbps VBR MP3's in your computer's library, but for on-the-go you can carry twice as many songs for given space. (It's not like you can do any serious critical listening in the car anyway, and 128kbps AAC is really quite good, probably comparable to 160kbps-192kbps MP3.) It's an option on the iPod screen in iTunes. Unfortunately, you can't make it retro-active -- you've got to delete the high-bitrate songs from the iPod first, then re-copy them to apply the conversion.Gun Blobberhttp://gunblobber.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30243150145085606242010-09-11T21:45:39.304-04:002010-09-11T21:45:39.304-04:00Sheesh, here I am so damn pleased with my 6 disc i...Sheesh, here I am so damn pleased with my 6 disc in-dash changer.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56557281082281910662010-09-11T09:12:50.405-04:002010-09-11T09:12:50.405-04:00If you would like more “music of good taste,” I s...If you would like more “music of good taste,” I suggest Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony, my favorite for driving. Caution though, the fourth movement is seriously inducive of throttle creep.Knottheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22539092619713123852010-09-11T02:06:16.757-04:002010-09-11T02:06:16.757-04:00Oh yeah, and I'm a recent convert to the joy o...Oh yeah, and I'm a recent convert to the joy of playlists. Used to make 'em on the computer all the time but for some reason when I got the zune I just ingnored the feature till just a few weeks ago for the sake of workout music. This way, my workout soungs are ONLY to be played then. (They lose their power when you play them a lot while sitting around. =PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80089207521408534342010-09-11T01:52:58.577-04:002010-09-11T01:52:58.577-04:00Zune. 120GB. Just saying...Zune. 120GB. Just saying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11318661688532875222010-09-11T00:50:51.170-04:002010-09-11T00:50:51.170-04:00Just get a new ipod Tam, They're smaller and ...Just get a new ipod Tam, They're smaller and shinier now with higher capacity.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29542780915223602112010-09-10T22:51:59.250-04:002010-09-10T22:51:59.250-04:00@Lab Rat: Streaming radio in the car is just about...@Lab Rat: Streaming radio in the car is just about worth the cost of the smartphone plan by itself. I've been doing that since, um, '05 or so?<br /><br />Then you add an internet in your pocket (latest androids have flash - for better or worse). Plus, the damn things are getting cheaper every day for a "new" contract.<br /><br />Downside - the upkeep is a bit pricy; and you have TVTropes In. Your. Pocket. Plus, you get to relive the browser wars, the OS wars, and a couple of othe rHoly Wars, all at the same time.<br /><br />WV: nommu - well, yes, you have icanhazcheesburger.com in there too. Mighty crowded pocket this is gettingIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75473090691727665422010-09-10T21:47:57.867-04:002010-09-10T21:47:57.867-04:00You have good taste in music. Enjoy!You have good taste in music. Enjoy!Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42570103814807224122010-09-10T20:12:42.625-04:002010-09-10T20:12:42.625-04:00"The upside, though, is that there's not ..."The upside, though, is that there's not a song on my car stereo now that I don't really like."<br /><br />Nice, but that would be a downside for me also. Lots of stuff I didn't like or didn't know I liked until it grew on me. Plus, you never want to get in a rut...even if it's a pretty good and comfy rut.<br /><br />That intuitive thing Robb spoke of would bring in new material with a common vibe, but how would it make the leap that an old guy like me who still thinks the 60's and 70's produced the last real music* would come to really appreciate some of what my kids have exposed me to in the three decades hence? Besides, I can barely function the voicemail on my cell and don't like the idea of my phone being smarter than me, even if it is. <br /><br />So I think I'll just choose my own Poison...or rather it will choose me.<br /><br />AT<br /><br />*speaking of which, your mention of your rusty '79 280ZX recently not only jolted the memory of mine that I bought new at 25 but caused me to rummage for the 12-cassette case that matched the car's interior and that still contains the dozen laboriously home-recorded from LP TDK tapes that were my music of that particular year of my youth. Cruising the boulevards of Palm Beach County in that Z-car, feeling and living the tunes, free as a bird, money to burn, with a little illicit behavior involved...well, I wouldn't go back, but mighty good times they were, and mighty good memories they are. So thanks, Tam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2064299882580025432010-09-10T19:48:49.413-04:002010-09-10T19:48:49.413-04:00Tam,
Another approach is to use a Smart Playlist,...Tam,<br /><br />Another approach is to use a Smart Playlist, and set a rule that draws from your "Car" list, but limits it to 3.7GB, or whatever it needs. It will pull 3.7gb or thereabouts randomly from the specified group, and so you get a bit of turnover....<br /><br />RichardRichard_Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13269736457097945452010-09-10T17:46:04.403-04:002010-09-10T17:46:04.403-04:00Holst's "The Planets" brings the roc...Holst's "The Planets" brings the rock. "Jupiter" is a heavy metal beast of a classical piece.rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19114304345739534522010-09-10T17:08:05.353-04:002010-09-10T17:08:05.353-04:00Ancient Woodsman,
The only music of good taste on...Ancient Woodsman,<br /><br />The only music of good taste on my current playlist is by Holst and Ludwig Van. :oTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14607673521763715212010-09-10T16:51:50.878-04:002010-09-10T16:51:50.878-04:00What I do is actually use the star ratings.
I rat...What I do is actually use the star ratings.<br /><br />I rate the music, and then you can just build a "smart playlist" from "Songs rated 4 or 5 stars".<br /><br />Metadata is a good thing, when you take the time to set it up.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13047724825864931982010-09-10T16:23:29.996-04:002010-09-10T16:23:29.996-04:00Got any Wagner or Strauss for your Z3?
Tends to r...Got any Wagner or Strauss for your Z3?<br /><br />Tends to run long, but good. Soothing, in a make-the-hippy-cringe kind of way, music.Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21382813686526836102010-09-10T16:22:44.982-04:002010-09-10T16:22:44.982-04:00I only bought a pseudoPod (Sony) because I couldn&...I only bought a pseudoPod (Sony) because I couldn't fit an LP record player in my pocket... or my sweet collection of prog rock, funk, and jazz on vinyl.<br /><br />And yeah, it doesn't take too many concept albums or 25 minute songs to fill 4GB.Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66285020690109559142010-09-10T15:59:48.298-04:002010-09-10T15:59:48.298-04:00I've got an 80gig iPod, so it hasn't reall...I've got an 80gig iPod, so it hasn't really been a problem for me... the bigger challenge is finding that one song I'm in the mood for at any given moment.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141654754595945677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45706812014336450162010-09-10T15:45:28.367-04:002010-09-10T15:45:28.367-04:00Okay, streaming Pandora in the car is the only com...Okay, streaming Pandora in the car is the only compelling reason I have ever heard of to own a smartphone.<br /><br />Hmmm.LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74069059770058335862010-09-10T15:22:21.600-04:002010-09-10T15:22:21.600-04:00I use Pandora instead. It learns my taste and find...I use Pandora instead. It learns my taste and finds stuff for me to listen to. Don't like a song? Thumb it down, and Pandora learns.<br /><br />I paid the $36 a year for the service because I chew through the free 40 hours in 2 weeks easily. And since it's an iPhone app, it moves with me when I'm in the car.<br /><br />Even with 8gigs of space, I found myself tiring of the same songs. Then again, I like techno / electronica, so one would think the oomph-oomph-oomph would get tiring after a song or two as it is ;)Robb Allenhttp://blog.robballen.comnoreply@blogger.com