tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post116076658173547307..comments2024-03-14T16:57:29.045-04:00Comments on Whisky Prajer: Jumping To iPoddpreimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905531259256800022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1161019954249001492006-10-16T13:32:00.000-04:002006-10-16T13:32:00.000-04:00I'm relieved to hear that you're still at a distan...I'm relieved to hear that you're still at a distance with The Flaming Lips. I nervously included "Yoshimi" on the girls' CD, fearing you'd end up like me -- forever wandering the globe, humming, "Oh Yoshiiiimi, they don't belieeeeve me..." :)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329360007920754967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1160823416451402292006-10-14T06:56:00.000-04:002006-10-14T06:56:00.000-04:00dv - not to worry, the industry CDs aren't going a...<B>dv</B> - not to worry, the industry CDs aren't going anywhere. It's the homemade ones that crap out before too long. As for sound quality, I'm guessing the program you used could be at fault. When I first got the computer out of the box I gave Windows XP a run, and ripped a few CDs. I was impressed by the speed, but when I played it back, I found it had produced exactly that "skipping of bits" you describe. The freeware program I used for the iPod was <I>paaaaaaaaainfully</I> slow, but so far everything I've played back sounds flawless (I haven't, I should point out, listened to all 800 songs in their entirety). But when it comes to sound quality, soundfiles that come over the internet are just plain inferior. When I copy CDs as OGG files to my hard-drive, there's an aural downgrading taking place. Change that to a WAV or AAC or MP3 and you step it down a little further each time. MP3s offer incredible convenience, but that's really about it.<BR/><BR/><B>yahmdallah</B> - colour me curious. I've eyed the Lips from a distance, and from what I see I like their spirit. But I've never taken the plunge. That might just change this weekend. I'll keep you posted. Looks like you (and other Lips listeners) are not as thrilled with <I>At War With The Mystics</I>(?), so I'll probably give <I>Yoshimi</I> a spin.<BR/><BR/><B>tr</B> - <I>"grandma"</I>?!? I should be so lucky!! When I was a kid the only singing the church allowed us to listen to was from the neighbor's dog - and then only on a Sunday!Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1160789757119115922006-10-13T21:35:00.000-04:002006-10-13T21:35:00.000-04:00Hmm, sounds like Rockbox can be used with some iPo...Hmm, sounds like <A HREF="http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodFAQ" REL="nofollow">Rockbox</A> can be used with some iPods for those on a mission to get their ogg quality. But I wouldn't know anything about that newfangled stuff. You young folks these days forget what it was like when you had to listen to grandma sing all yer favourites...Trent Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856687416662007848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1160774466437236022006-10-13T17:21:00.000-04:002006-10-13T17:21:00.000-04:00Slightly off topic, but have you given "The Flamin...Slightly off topic, but have you given "The Flaming Lips" a try, yet? Everyone I lend a CD to gets infected. It's always the same. The first listen usually results in a sheepish, "well, they're interesting" (subtext: why did you make me waste my time on that silly dreck), and "my wife asked me what the heck I was playing."But they have all come back about a month later saying, "I can't stop playing them! They are so ________ (personally favored positive adjective or adverb)." <BR/><BR/>Either "The Soft Bulletin" or "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" will work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329706.post-1160768831195204012006-10-13T15:47:00.000-04:002006-10-13T15:47:00.000-04:00"And I'm thinking, How many of those failed CDs wo...<I>"And I'm thinking, How many of those failed CDs would it take to justify the expense of...</I>"<BR/><BR/>oh. <B>o</B>h. <B>oh</B>. OH. <B>O</B>H! <B>OH !!!</B> That thought smells of danger.<BR/><BR/><B>WP</B>, please! Let me take you back to what you said in the entry. <B>"When I need the sound quality, I play the CD."</B> All of the songs on my Nano were "recorded" (or whatever the gekk word for transfer is) from original cd's. I was expecting fabulous sound quality.<BR/>O.K., maybe I did something wrong (although after consulting with the da son who's da geek in the family, I actually did things correctly) and I didn't get it whne I tried playing the Nano through a regular stereo. There was, for lack of a better description, a skipping of bits.<BR/><BR/>I'm about ready to chuck it all and go back to turntables.<BR/><BR/>If only I hadn't "donated" 700 of my LP's. The mad actions of a young lad in the first years of marriage!<BR/><BR/>I'd hold on to those cd's, at least, as you noted, until your hearing is so shot that Rachmaninov sounds like AC/DC.<BR/><BR/>Happy Listening.DarkoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572734667248592785noreply@blogger.com