[kj] OT: now iPods

[The Exorcist]

ITunes is a pain in the butt.

If you want good encoding use EAC with setting alt-preset-****** 
(*="extreme" or "standard")
I'm referring to lossy, not lossless though EAC does lossless as well.

For one of the best programs to use for a library, check out Foobar.
http://www.foobar2000.org/

Not only is it tiny and takes up no resources but it's got a zillion plugins
as well.  :)

Sincerely,
An Iriver H340 fanatic.




>-----Original Message-----

>From: PRAEst76 

>[<mailto:praest76 at escapism.co.uk>mailto:praest76 at escapism.co.uk]

>Sent: 28 November 2006 11:00

>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: now iPods

>

>Stephen Robinson wrote:

> > There is a program that puts MP3s onto a shuffle in Linux, possibly other

> > models but I don't have one so I don't know.

>

>Oh I think there are quite a few, the problem is doing te opposite,

>putting iTunes purchases into non-Apple sanctioned players without going

>via a CDR first. I know CDRs are fairly cheap these days but still.. I'd

>rather not waste them.

>

>I've been rather liking amarok on linux which in my opinion is a perfect

>audio player... or at least fairly close.

>

> > I've used the amiga version and that worked well, in fact better than

> > Itunes, as all you do is drag and drop then run the program command

> > "amishuffle usb0:" or something like that, and it updates the table of

> > contents, or what ever it is that makes iPods work.

>

>I miss my old miggy sometimes, but it's hard to get an Amiga to live up

>to modern requirements without some spending some serious cash on

>hardware first.

>

> > I hate the fiddly irritating iTunes, but I hate all that sort of 

> thing, I'll

> > choose where my files go thank you very much. And why do you have 

> to select

> > all the tracks before coverting selection to MP3s? I've shoved a 

> CD in I've

> > selected convert to MP3s, how often would you not want to covert all the

> > tracks of an album? Bah, nanny state computing, sack o' cack. etc etc.

>

>I've always had a particular loathing for the culture of making

>everything into a "suite". It's partly why I like linux. Most of the

>software is made to do one ask and one task only. It's also why I still

>like winamp on Windows and am against them adding more compulsory

>non-plugin "features".

>

>The only thing I miss from not using iTunes is the inability to buy

>anything from the store. I would occasionally like to buy the odd

>exclusive track. Richard H. Kirk has been putting out some stuff

>exclusively on iTunes.

>

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