07-05-2005 12:16									#1
	I am quite finished ripping some new ones... Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Just spent the past few hours ripping 320kbps mp3s of what CDs we have in this house, a small fraction of the total number of 128kbps mp3s I already have, and a tiny fraction of how much I would have if I could afford to buy CDs on a regular basis...

Total space used just for the 320s = 3.07Gb
Total space used for all my mp3s = ~6-7Gb

So how much music do you have on your computer?

	07-05-2005 12:17									#2
	Got spare money?

I'm a caveman when it comes to technology and music.

	07-05-2005 12:22									#3
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I only have about 10GB, all of mine are 192Kbps WMA.

	07-05-2005 12:24									#4
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I am afraid of new things, Asher. Please calm my fears of this "WMA" of which you speak.

	07-05-2005 12:26									#5
	Remove this text

192Kbps WMA is better quality than 320Kbps MP3, but smaller in size.

	07-05-2005 12:27									#6
	Got spare money?

About 10 GB, all at 224Kbps AAC.

	07-05-2005 12:27									#7
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* DRoseDARs opens WMP10 to check the options...

	07-05-2005 12:29									#8
	Re: I am quite finished ripping some new ones... Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by DRoseDARs Just spent the past few hours ripping 320kbps mp3s of what CDs we have in this house, a small fraction of the total number of 128kbps mp3s I already have, and a tiny fraction of how much I would have if I could afford to buy CDs on a regular basis... Total space used just for the 320s = 3.07Gb Total space used for all my mp3s = ~6-7Gb So how much music do you have on your computer?

I have 12 gigs at 128 kbps on my mp3 player.

	07-05-2005 12:30									#9
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I expected a fart thread.......

ACK!

	07-05-2005 12:30									#10
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Hmm, I see three different WMA options in addition to MP3: WMA, WMA Variable Bit Rate, and WMA Lossless. What is the difference?

	07-05-2005 12:30									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Tuberski I expected a fart thread....... ACK!

	07-05-2005 12:34									#12
	Suffering from ads?

quote: Hmm, I see three different WMA options in addition to MP3: WMA, WMA Variable Bit Rate, and WMA Lossless. What is the difference?

Lossless is the best sound quality, but eats up a lot more space. But I'm pretty sure you can't hear the difference between a song in WMA lossless and the same song @ 192 Kbps WMA. If you're not anal about sound quality, you can even drop to 128 Kbps and you probably wouldn't hear the difference. That means you could put a lot more songs on your Zen.

	07-05-2005 12:40									#13
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So, basically, I just wasted a bunch of hours and harddrive space for nothing? Lovely, I could have been writing my essay finals instead.

	07-05-2005 12:42									#14
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Welcome to the club. Before buying my iPod, I had about 6GB worth of songs in WMA. I erased them all. No need for thme anymore.

	07-05-2005 12:48									#15
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For your information:

quote: Lossless audio coding enables the compression of digital audio data without any loss in quality due to a perfect reconstruction of the original signal. It is a topic of high interest for both professional and customer applications. While modern lossy coding standards such as MP3 or AAC can achieve high compression ratios with transparent subjective quality, they do not preserve every single bit of the original audio data. Thus, lossy coding methods are not suited for editing or archiving applications, since multiple coding or post-processing can reveal originally masked distortions.

	07-05-2005 12:51									#16
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I find it pointless to ripp the CD's I already have.

All the music on my computer is music that I do not have on CD's or music that I only have on cassette tapes.

my music file is 7.67 GB. This doesn't include recently downloaded music that I haven't scanned yet (ie: listen to to make sure the song isn't ****ed up).

And most of it is at 128 bit. some of them are even lower. and some are at 192.

	07-05-2005 13:36									#17
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I stated it before, but I prefer not having to carry my CD/cassette collection (small as it comparatively may be) if I can carry every bit of music I have in a single pocket or two, depending on the type of internal or external memory my player uses. I've had a Rio300 (they were supposed to offer expandable memory...which never materialized and my player died), Iomega HipZip (tiny floppy disc like things...which are no longer made and my player died), RCA Lyra 64 (uses the postage stamp-sized SD cards...and my player still works just fine ), and my Zen Micro 5Gb (built-in memory, though probably hackable like those old Archos players, one of the earliest multi-gigabyte players sold). CDs are fine to have as they are hard copies that won't degrade for a long time if rarely used.

	07-05-2005 13:38									#18
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I should mention that I do not own an mp3 player. The only time I listen to music is when I'm driving my vehicle, or when I'm at home.

	07-05-2005 13:45									#19
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

And that probably works just fine for you. There's no rule youe MUST have an mp3 player. However, if you find yourself in situations where a walkman of any sort is desired, like when working out, then having an mp3 player makes the most sense. You can potentially store every piece of music you have on it if you so choose. Additionally, some offer other functions which you might find suitable to your daily routine.

	07-05-2005 16:55									#20
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

36+ GB... I need a new HD...

	07-05-2005 17:45									#21
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The only real music i have on my pc is a collection of all the stuff from EU2+Medieval games that i've put in a compilation folder to run from winamp whenever i feel like it, i think its about a few gigs worth.

I've never really moved into the MP3 revolution in terms of regular CD type music, i still listen to audio cassette sometimes too.
At least i dont just have a grammarphone, so i'm semi modern

	07-05-2005 18:22									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Zopperoni 36+ GB... I need a new HD...

In MP3s and videos...13.4GB

However my HD is pretty big (120GB) so I have no chance of filling it, although I suspect Microsoft's next operating system and it's bloatiness would probably be able to assist in this

	07-05-2005 18:27									#23
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I have a 120 GB HD right now, 100 GB saved for data...

I should be able to clear some space with the TV seasons ending this month

	07-05-2005 18:35									#24
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You could get another HD...I've seen some 300GB ones which aren't too expensive!

	07-05-2005 18:42									#25
	Put an end to popups!

Yea, I've seen some of the Maxtors with 250 GB selling for 130 euros or 300 GB selling for 165 euros, but it would really be the easy way out... since I actually should sort everything and burn it onto DVDs

	07-05-2005 19:46									#26
	Full PM-box? Change here!

27GB of mostly WMA and a few MP3.

That reminds me, I have about 30 more cds I need to transfer, but my slave drive is running out of room

	07-05-2005 20:01									#27
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Hmmm, burning onto DVD - not a bad idea - how much does a DVD burner cost nowadays?

	07-05-2005 20:09									#28
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7.96 GB mp3s
Most of them are 128 kbps, I don't care that much for audio-quality
About 1 GB of them are unchecked though

	07-05-2005 20:16									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Hmmm, burning onto DVD - not a bad idea - how much does a DVD burner cost nowadays?

They're quite cheap these days. Over here, NECs sell for around 50 euros, and these are top notch devices (+/- compatibility, 16x DVD writing speed, double layer capability, 48x CD writing speed etc.).

DVDs cost around one euro a piece for high quality Verbatims.

	07-05-2005 22:17									#30
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13.5 GB 128kbps mp3s.