awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
Morality is a personal choice.I sleep well at night.
Morality is a personal choice.I sleep well at night.
Morality is a personal choice.
I used to rip my CDs in iTunes but that was looooog ago. I just can't see your points mates. Your Spotify (say) playlists can be available offline as well.
Sure but that must be very marginal.Only if what you want to listen to is actually on Spotify or (say) another streaming service.
Sure but that must be very marginal.
BTW Somafunk do you also like mountain bikes?Cheers all for your comments/advice, I'll try and address a couple of the valid issues raised in the replies.
<blockquote> chartz Why would anyone rip their CDs when we have Spotify and the like anyway? I just don't get it.</blockquote>
I have 100's of cd recordings of dj sets, from dj mates that recorded their sets at various events round the world to recordings I made myself from source, I/we used to put on dance events and these are not on streaming services. All recordings were made with full allowance from the DJ's in question as long as they were for personal use, not to be shared on other platforms this I have stuck to religiously as once trust is lost in this industry then you are quickly and rightly shunned. On attending events where I knew the dj from previous encounters i usually ended up getting a few of their latest sets burned to cd along with other dj sets they have collected at various gigs/festivals they had played at. Ive a mate who's a successful well known dj/producer/remixer - he has millions of streams yet the remittance he receives from Spotify is pathetic.
<blockquote> Bob McC
Oh the irony!
Ripping is an illegal breach of copyright in the UK.
Bad enough, but selling on CDs after ripping is bang out of order.</blockquote>
Given the fact that I've booked DJ's and paid them fortunes to play many 100's of sets at festivals/club nights and introduced them to new audiences over the years since the late 90's I feel I've paid my dues regarding this issue, quite a few of my DJ mates are selling parts of their collections running into the 1000's of 12"s and have zero qualms at ripping their records before selling on - is this wrong as well?.
I stress im not having a go at your very valid points but merely attempting (rather poorly) to put my point of view across, I'll never attend a gig/dj/festival ever again due to my worsening condition (ms), no more lost weekends at the sub club, no more wandering around festivals, no more experiencing that rush of wandering into a packed tent that is kicking off at 2am in the morning, so in the confines of my own home I feel im perfectly well served and entitled to do as I wish with what I have left to continue my love of their music.
So it seems I'll investigate getting a superdrive, a few large ssd's and have a look at the various ripping programs outlined in the thread such as dbpoweramp to flac- many thanks for all your replies - much appreciated.
do I need/is it worth it to buy "PerfectTUNES software as well as DBpoweramp - they are on offer for the pair here for £43 https://secure.dbpoweramp.com/store_combi.aspx?c=2&autobundle=1-0_2-1*1-0_2-1*1-0_2-1
Now to decide....ALAC or FLAC?....
geetee from singletrack?, allo (waves furiously).
s'funny.........hifi...bikes...and coffee - the perfect trifecta to cure all that ails us.
Just bought a superdrive for ripping duties, 2tb sandisk extreme ssd and now to investigate/buy dbpoweramp - do I need/is it worth it to buy "PerfectTUNES software as well as DBpoweramp - they are on offer for the pair here for £43 https://secure.dbpoweramp.com/store_combi.aspx?c=2&autobundle=1-0_2-1*1-0_2-1*1-0_2-1
Now to decide....ALAC or FLAC?....
Bit of a simplification:I’m going to use this thread to ask a tangential question, if the OP wants me to delete it just say and I will.
Here goes.
Why do some CDs take longer to rip than others? Is there any trick for speeding up the process?
Don’t think a month would be enough time to rip all my cds as I have a decreasing amount of time every day to function muscle wise as I’ve come to accept my limitations due to ms and need to pace myself otherwise my entire body shuts down and I go into “standby mode” due to the mental/physical effort involved. If dbpoweramp works as well as the posts above say then it’s a small price to pay/support the developer if they offer me the opportunity to relax, sit down with my iPad and control roon to explore my music collection.
geetee - so you flounced., was this a “goodbye and thanks for all the fish” flounce or a full on “toys out of pram, throw shit around and pee in everyone’s boots” type of flounce?, I drop in to stw every so often but nothing like a few years ago, can’t ride these days so talking bikes is pretty low down on my priorities. Shame you flounced as I used to love your posts of street portrait photography, ps I saw your system in the other thread..........bloody hell those tubes are things of beauty.