Buy an eligiable CD from Amazon and get the MP3 version free.
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Amazon Auto Rip Looks Interesting
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Agreed...while I but tons of used CD's from Amazon, I rip and tag them myself with Audiograbber.
I doubt used CD's will be part of their eligible collection for pre-ripping.
Not sure, as iTunes has a similar program with their iTunes Match. They will backup your collection to the cloud, substituting their 260K rip version for yours regardless of whether you bought them from them or not.
To make the upload quicker, it iTunes Match substitutes only for songs it has a direct match to .. all others are uploaded exactly as you have them. I'm not as sure what happens if your rips are better quality than theirs (320K vs 260K).
From the cloud you can stream to any iDevice or download back to them whichever songs you want from the library. It's a quick way to sync multiple systems or to get access to your entire library from the road (limit 25,000 songs).
From the cloud you can stream to any iDevice or download back to them whichever songs you want from the library. It's a quick way to sync multiple systems or to get access to your entire library from the road (limit 25,000 songs).
Steve,
As you know I have been working with the Cloud for several months now and with Apple on any issues I find. On the last update when they dropped the show duplicates in the new version, I made a call and the update that came out less than a week later had it back. We have worked bugs out of the cloud and I love it. $25.00 a year and an easy updated back up, easy to keep my music library updated on three computers, upgrading most all of my library that was below 256 kbs to that quality.
The only drawback I have found and they haven't been able to fix is when I load a Primecuts at 320 kbs, when it goes to i-tunes and is then downloaded on the other devices it drops to 256 kbs. I did some serious testing at my NYE gig at a large range of volumes and three very educated music buffs and nobody could tell the difference in a track played at 256 kbs vs one at 320 kbs.
Ray J.
As you know I have been working with the Cloud for several months now and with Apple on any issues I find. On the last update when they dropped the show duplicates in the new version, I made a call and the update that came out less than a week later had it back. We have worked bugs out of the cloud and I love it. $25.00 a year and an easy updated back up, easy to keep my music library updated on three computers, upgrading most all of my library that was below 256 kbs to that quality.
The only drawback I have found and they haven't been able to fix is when I load a Primecuts at 320 kbs, when it goes to i-tunes and is then downloaded on the other devices it drops to 256 kbs. I did some serious testing at my NYE gig at a large range of volumes and three very educated music buffs and nobody could tell the difference in a track played at 256 kbs vs one at 320 kbs.
Ray J.
Steve,
I would love for all my stuff to be at 320kbs, even though I can't tell the difference between it and 256kbs, why, because someday we may have good enough amps, mixers and speakers to tell the difference
I will probably start next week with uploading my primecuts cd to both DJ computers so I keep 320 kbs on my primary and backup, it will just add 5 minutes a week to keeping my library up to date.
Ray J.
I would love for all my stuff to be at 320kbs, even though I can't tell the difference between it and 256kbs, why, because someday we may have good enough amps, mixers and speakers to tell the difference
I will probably start next week with uploading my primecuts cd to both DJ computers so I keep 320 kbs on my primary and backup, it will just add 5 minutes a week to keeping my library up to date.
Ray J.
I can notice a difference in the bass on 320 vs 256 -- it's tighter on the 320s.
Having said that, I use WAV files almost exclusively anymore. I have no need to sync to multiple devices, I just copy the new files to the other laptop, the backup drives, and the Window Home Server.
Having said that, I use WAV files almost exclusively anymore. I have no need to sync to multiple devices, I just copy the new files to the other laptop, the backup drives, and the Window Home Server.
If one has good processing and Equipment for Reproduction (Amps & Speakers) even low grade bit rate MP3s can sound good. Doesn't every one say that the customer does not care or know? If they can't tell the difference of sound coming from two speakers jammed together how will they be able to tell the difference of a 320 Bitrate vs a 128 Bitrate. It will be all in the DJs head at that point. Just saying!Steve,
I would love for all my stuff to be at 320kbs, even though I can't tell the difference between it and 256kbs, why, because someday we may have good enough amps, mixers and speakers to tell the difference
I will probably start next week with uploading my primecuts cd to both DJ computers so I keep 320 kbs on my primary and backup, it will just add 5 minutes a week to keeping my library up to date.
Ray J.
At one point I was ripping everything to Apple lossless for the best quality .. until I quickly realized only Apples play Apple lossless (at least without major effort). I tried wav format, but it took up way too much space at the time. Ideally, if I am going to rip all my CDs (I have another 350 or so waiting), I'd like to do it once in as clean a fashion as possible. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be agreement on a lossless version out there that takes up less space than .wav files do. Using wav would be almost 200Gb just for the new stuff. Might be fine with the laptops, but syncing to media players would be tough as well as working with much larger backups.
It may be a moot point, as most of my new stuff comes from either iTunes/Amazon or from a music pool service, and they're all in MP3 format. So I guess I need to decide whether I have a master library with the best available version (lossless/wav/mp3 depending) and a separate DJ one (all mp3/mp4) or just rip it all to the best mp3 version I can and live with it. Based on outside tests and my own listening, there doesn't seem to be any real difference in 256/320 mp3 vs a native CD in all but the most pristine listening environment and I don't use that as much as I do my other systems.
I agree. I rip to WAV, than compress anything I might use for DJ work @ 320. Your master drive should be in WAV format IMHO -- then you can always convert them to anything you want. Only have to remove the CDs from the case once, then pack them up.
Sorry but I have to call BS on this one. No amount of processing can repair the lost information in a 128kb file. This is digital data. After the information is gone it cannot be brought back. Even if you had some magic box that understood music and tried to regenerate it, that would only be a guess. The difference between a cymbal crash in a 128kb source and anything higher should be noticeable to anyone on any system. If that is not noticeable you have a problem in your system or in your ears.
That was meant as Sarcasm Scott! LOL You are getting technical and I know what you say as a fact. However, in all reality do you think the majority of guests really care or even know? If they can dance to music from a stereo source on one speaker located in one room why won't they appreciate a low grade reproduction?
