Comments on: The act of music collection in the digital age http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/ This is my blog. It's about the things I do and stuff I find interesting. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark. E http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-206 Mark. E Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:31:50 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-206 Andrew Thanks so much for your informative post. I have used iVolume and it is amazing. Luckily most of my music was on CD and I had to only normalize manually about 200 songs but I did notice that about 100 songs that I purchased at the Itunes Store "slipped through" anf got normalized...go figure! Quick question - when you sync the ipod do you have to select "sound check" in settings and if so, befor or after syncing Cheers, Mark, Sydney Australia Andrew

Thanks so much for your informative post. I have used iVolume and it is amazing. Luckily most of my music was on CD and I had to only normalize manually about 200 songs but I did notice that about 100 songs that I purchased at the Itunes Store “slipped through” anf got normalized…go figure! Quick question – when you sync the ipod do you have to select “sound check” in settings and if so, befor or after syncing

Cheers,
Mark, Sydney Australia

]]> By: Mark R. http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-207 Mark R. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:46:14 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-207 I actually thought you were a tad crazy the first time I read this post, but I thought about it for a few days after you initially posted it and I have subsequently spent days sorting out all my album artwork to my collection. It actually mad a huge difference to my level of enjoyment I get out of my digital collection! I had albums in my collection that I might have listened to once in the last 8 years and had zero interest in, but after downloading and seeing the artwork to some of these albums, I found myself on a few occasions compelled to give them another shot. I've fallen in love with at least 2 or 3 of these albums, simply because I felt I "got" a certain band or release more after seeing the artwork. Very cool post, indeed. I actually thought you were a tad crazy the first time I read this post, but I thought about it for a few days after you initially posted it and I have subsequently spent days sorting out all my album artwork to my collection. It actually mad a huge difference to my level of enjoyment I get out of my digital collection! I had albums in my collection that I might have listened to once in the last 8 years and had zero interest in, but after downloading and seeing the artwork to some of these albums, I found myself on a few occasions compelled to give them another shot. I’ve fallen in love with at least 2 or 3 of these albums, simply because I felt I “got” a certain band or release more after seeing the artwork.

Very cool post, indeed.

]]> By: Link | http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-205 Link | Mon, 26 May 2008 11:37:44 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-205 [...] is a great post I read on Andrew Duuber’s [...] [...] is a great post I read on Andrew Duuber’s [...]

]]> By: HAYDN http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-204 HAYDN Mon, 26 May 2008 11:05:15 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-204 I love perfectionism. Music in order, pictures being level on the wall, writing to be neat and the dishwasher to be stacked exactly the same way each time. Errr.. did I say the last thing out loud? I love perfectionism.
Music in order, pictures being level on the wall, writing to be neat and the dishwasher to be stacked exactly the same way each time.
Errr.. did I say the last thing out loud?

]]> By: mark http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-203 mark Mon, 26 May 2008 10:46:56 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-203 A man after my own heart but then you knew that already didn't you. Couldn't agree more on all points. Vinyl is for listening to MP3s are for convenience and for loading into George Jazz. Example - although I already have all the tracks on the new Blue Note comp "Dropping Science" and I could have bought the CD for $NZ25 I shelled out $NZ50 for the double, gatefold vinyl. It sounds magical on my Project turntable through my Musical Fidelity pre and power amps out of my Martin Logan electro-statics. As i said, i already had all tracks in various MP3 sample rates but sitting down between the speakers with the gatefold on my lap is a pure listening experience. I am getting more and more anal about file tagging and use MP3TAG. It is very acurate at tag lookups and quick at writing the tags. I am starting to use the comments fields for URL information that can be read by the George Jazz media player. One tag that i would like to see easily populated is for the record company but I have not sussed that one out yet. I too use wireless to get from the laptop upstairs to the hi-fi on level one but do not usually sit down and listen to MP3s downstairs. Remember those CDs I bought from you? 80% are now digitized at 320k. The origional CD media is now in boxes and with a bot of luck will never see the light of day again. That reminds me I must backup my hard drive tonight :-) Totally agree with you re compression and volume levelling. it is a crime but there is a place for it. Great post Dubber A man after my own heart but then you knew that already didn’t you.

Couldn’t agree more on all points. Vinyl is for listening to MP3s are for convenience and for loading into George Jazz. Example – although I already have all the tracks on the new Blue Note comp “Dropping Science” and I could have bought the CD for $NZ25 I shelled out $NZ50 for the double, gatefold vinyl. It sounds magical on my Project turntable through my Musical Fidelity pre and power amps out of my Martin Logan electro-statics. As i said, i already had all tracks in various MP3 sample rates but sitting down between the speakers with the gatefold on my lap is a pure listening experience.

I am getting more and more anal about file tagging and use MP3TAG. It is very acurate at tag lookups and quick at writing the tags.

I am starting to use the comments fields for URL information that can be read by the George Jazz media player. One tag that i would like to see easily populated is for the record company but I have not sussed that one out yet.

I too use wireless to get from the laptop upstairs to the hi-fi on level one but do not usually sit down and listen to MP3s downstairs.

Remember those CDs I bought from you? 80% are now digitized at 320k. The origional CD media is now in boxes and with a bot of luck will never see the light of day again. That reminds me I must backup my hard drive tonight :-)

Totally agree with you re compression and volume levelling. it is a crime but there is a place for it.

Great post Dubber

]]> By: Dorothy http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-202 Dorothy Mon, 26 May 2008 08:19:04 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-202 So now we have all that (helpful) information - and I've just downloaded iVolume thanks - How do you organise your socks 'n undies? So now we have all that (helpful) information – and I’ve just downloaded iVolume thanks – How do you organise your socks ‘n undies?

]]> By: Paul Capewell http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-201 Paul Capewell Mon, 26 May 2008 01:07:27 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-201 Nice muxtape btw - the rainy day one. Nice muxtape btw – the rainy day one.

]]> By: Paul Capewell http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-199 Paul Capewell Sun, 25 May 2008 13:11:46 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-199 I love these posts Andrew! Endlessly fascinating. I also need constant reminders to take backup seriously... Hmm. I love these posts Andrew! Endlessly fascinating.

I also need constant reminders to take backup seriously… Hmm.

]]> By: James Welch http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-200 James Welch Sun, 25 May 2008 12:12:33 +0000 http://andrewdubber.com/2008/05/25/the-act-of-music-collection-in-the-digital-age/#comment-200 I think you've got almost the exact same method as me, apart from volume leveling, which I am going to look into, also the record shop genre idea makes so much sense. good read :) I think you’ve got almost the exact same method as me, apart from volume leveling, which I am going to look into,

also the record shop genre idea makes so much sense.

good read

:)

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