Albums that are bookended

I am currently working on re-mastering an LP by Mason Williams. Williams is one of the prototypical one-hit wonders, his tune "Classical Gas" made it into the charts in 1968, after which time, as far as most of the general public was concerned he, like o… more »
03.2.2013 • Music, Music I'm Currently Listening To • PermalinkPermalink

Sonic Mysteries

One of the interesting quirks of listening to old LPs that were originally mixed for vinyl is how different successive LPs by the same artists can sound. Here are two examples:Steely Dan "Katy Lied" and "The Royal Scam""Katy Lied" was reco… more »
11.9.2010 • Music • PermalinkPermalink

Well, this article puts me in my place as far as iPod usage is concerned...

From the pages of CNN we find an article about a start-up that will retrofit iPods with larger hard drives. The example used is a bit humbling for me: Like many consumers, John Mayberry was looking to upgrade his iPod. The IT technician had 50,000 songs… more »
05.3.2009 • Music • PermalinkPermalink

Up to 12200 tunes on the iPod, and WinAmp idiosyncracies

I passed 12000 a couple of weeks ago, but then I had to remove a number of duplicates loaded by WinAmp. WinAmp is occasionally infuriating - it is an Open Source tool, and while it is extremely comprehensive, it is not entirely bug-free. The two main iss… more »
02.5.2009 • Music • PermalinkPermalink

Now up to 10173 tunes on the iPod!

I passed the magic 10000 mark just before my UK vacation for my granny's 100th birthday party. My only observation is that I am starting to see more issues with errors in cross-linking of tracks in the indexing system on the iPod. Occasionally, one or… more »
07.24.2008 • Music • PermalinkPermalink

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