CD player
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2009
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From: So Cal
As an old fart myself I can certainly see both sides of this issue. I've gotta say, though, that I really like having my 500+ CD collection on a single flash drive that I keep in my Stingray all the time. Yes, it takes some time to rip the CDs. I just did them a few dozen at a time on my laptop over several weekends while watching TV. Once you do it, you're done until you buy new music. The convenience of having all of your music with you without having to lug around the actual CDs easily justifies the time and effort IMO.
Instructor
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From: Topock/Lake Havasu AZ
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
Yep, probably can find mine in my pile of old junk along with a number of program memory cards! It surly won't work, the battery no doubt corroded the unit! For the time it was a powerful tool. As I recall, had to retrieve info like a spring loaded pile of dishes in a buffet! Remember where you stored it, unstack the ones above it retrieve and return! And we thought that was so great! I remember the Tandy X-Basic programming language was so easy to use, much better than the FORTRAN I had to learn in college! When you only had 2K of memory couldn't have sloppy software! Now assume no one cares, perhaps game programmers. Boy that's dating myself!
Last edited by JerryU; May 19, 2015 at 06:21 PM.
Instructor
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Works perfectly and can hold up to 20,000 songs. Costs $40 to 45.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2009
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From: So Cal
I'm using a Sandisk 128 GB flash drive. Make sure to get a USB 3 drive which will load your songs at least 10 times faster than USB 2 ( as long as your computer is less than 5 years old it should be supported).
Works perfectly and can hold up to 20,000 songs. Costs $40 to 45.
Works perfectly and can hold up to 20,000 songs. Costs $40 to 45.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,070
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From: MARRIOTTSVILLE MD
Software
As an old fart myself I can certainly see both sides of this issue. I've gotta say, though, that I really like having my 500+ CD collection on a single flash drive that I keep in my Stingray all the time. Yes, it takes some time to rip the CDs. I just did them a few dozen at a time on my laptop over several weekends while watching TV. Once you do it, you're done until you buy new music. The convenience of having all of your music with you without having to lug around the actual CDs easily justifies the time and effort IMO.
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From: La Center WA
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From: La Center WA
Yes, absolutely. Here's how I have my folders set up; this set-up allows me to play an entire CD:
Top-level folders: Music genre (Rock, Jazz, etc.)
2nd level folders: Artist
3rd level: CD name
In each CD folder I have the tracks from that particular CD. When I want to play a particular CD I simply select the 1st track on that CD and the CD then plays in its entirety.
I hope this makes sense!
Top-level folders: Music genre (Rock, Jazz, etc.)
2nd level folders: Artist
3rd level: CD name
In each CD folder I have the tracks from that particular CD. When I want to play a particular CD I simply select the 1st track on that CD and the CD then plays in its entirety.
I hope this makes sense!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,070
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From: MARRIOTTSVILLE MD
Yes, absolutely. Here's how I have my folders set up; this set-up allows me to play an entire CD:
Top-level folders: Music genre (Rock, Jazz, etc.)
2nd level folders: Artist
3rd level: CD name
In each CD folder I have the tracks from that particular CD. When I want to play a particular CD I simply select the 1st track on that CD and the CD then plays in its entirety.
I hope this makes sense!
Top-level folders: Music genre (Rock, Jazz, etc.)
2nd level folders: Artist
3rd level: CD name
In each CD folder I have the tracks from that particular CD. When I want to play a particular CD I simply select the 1st track on that CD and the CD then plays in its entirety.
I hope this makes sense!
Thanks for your help >>>> Mike
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Wichita Kansas
Go to Ebay and buy a portable one and plug it in from the earphone jack to the aux plug !!! Better yet download ITUNES even though you don't have APPLE products !!! Slip your CD in the computer slot and download the files to the computer then put in a USB or SD card !!!! Be sure to check the AAC boxes and the program will automatically convert WAV and MP3 files !!! Have a computer savy person show you the 1st one and then it will come to be easier to do the conversion !!! Wayne
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From: Cincinnati Oh
Sooooooooo......... You are listening to CD#1, just rockin with the vibes and you want to hear Flutie and the blowfish (or whatever), 'splain to me how easy it is to do to open the case of CDs, finger flip your way and read the labels to find your new set of tunes and doing all that while driving in bumper to bumper traffic? How is that easier to do than, lets say, try the audio commands to "Play Artist Flutie and the Blowfish" or maybe one of these other commands will fill the bill:
Hmmmm..
Elmer
Hmmmm..
Elmer
For some reason I think you must be music storage savvy. Here is my dilemma. I listen to books on tape religiously. I purchased a 32 GB thumb drive. The book on tape I loaded to it through my computer had eight discs. I made a folder for each disc. I saved each disc to its appropriate folder. Nonetheless, when the book is played it plays the first CD's track 1, the second CD's track 1, etc.
I am unable to rename the tracks.
Any thoughts?
I purchased a portable CD player and a high-end 3.5 mm cable. The player must of been defective because it wouldn't play through the earbuds. The Corvette did not even recognize anything on the auxiliary program.
Thanks so much.
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend.
Jim
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From: Cold Hell, Minnesota...for now
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Go to Ebay and buy a portable one and plug it in from the earphone jack to the aux plug !!! Better yet download ITUNES even though you don't have APPLE products !!! Slip your CD in the computer slot and download the files to the computer then put in a USB or SD card !!!! Be sure to check the AAC boxes and the program will automatically convert WAV and MP3 files !!! Have a computer savy person show you the 1st one and then it will come to be easier to do the conversion !!! Wayne
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,070
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From: MARRIOTTSVILLE MD
Sucess
Yes, absolutely. Here's how I have my folders set up; this set-up allows me to play an entire CD:
Top-level folders: Music genre (Rock, Jazz, etc.)
2nd level folders: Artist
3rd level: CD name
In each CD folder I have the tracks from that particular CD. When I want to play a particular CD I simply select the 1st track on that CD and the CD then plays in its entirety.
I hope this makes sense!
Top-level folders: Music genre (Rock, Jazz, etc.)
2nd level folders: Artist
3rd level: CD name
In each CD folder I have the tracks from that particular CD. When I want to play a particular CD I simply select the 1st track on that CD and the CD then plays in its entirety.
I hope this makes sense!
Do you leave your Flash drive plugged in all of the time ?
Maybe when I get a smartphone you can help me with that too ? LOL
Thank you so much >>>> Mike
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From: La Center WA
Feel free to reach out at any time; I'll be happy to help in any ways that I can.
Mike