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Post by ads on Jun 7, 2017 19:47:26 GMT -5
Many audio apps these days don't use the file name, they use the contents. So files with the same Title in the contents description are seen as one and only one will get played even if you click the other from file manager.
Right click on the file, choose properties, then the details tab, change the title to be unique (put a 2 at the end). Then you can play both as different files.
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Post by jamesn on Jun 17, 2017 10:28:49 GMT -5
Since I don't know what an mp3 is or have any kind of "mobile device" that uses damnable apps - WHY are these pieces of electronic crap called "applications" anyway, and why is it that nobody who uses or mentions them seems to be able to use the complete word? - I guess you question is a moot one, to me anyway!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 13:31:16 GMT -5
I just got back from an almost 2,000 mile solo round trip by car. Much of the time I was listening to my phone by earbud. Probably my most dense, extended Jackie-listening session yet. Just want to say, Two Hearts is good road music, with its great variety of Jackie flavors. Always a little thrill when you detect which one is starting next on shuffle all, and the variety keeps it interesting, especially with a number of favorites from other albums thrown in, too. Besides the variety of styles, many of the Two Hearts selections are very dynamic with changes from soft to strong delivery, lively beat with drums, etc. I did have a few interludes of Chopin nocturnes, the only other album as yet on my new phone, but those tended to make me drowsy driving across the Texas panhandle plains. Texas sunset:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2017 14:08:27 GMT -5
Nice photos schrodinger. They really give life to your description of the trip. I will often on weekends around sunset drive 100 miles or so just for the pleasure of the scenery and listening to Jackie's albums. Two Hearts is my favorite now because of the variety and especially the versatility and the maturity of Jackie's voice. She is absolutely wonderful and gives a sunset special meaning.
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Post by ads on Jun 20, 2017 22:39:26 GMT -5
Since I don't know what an mp3 is or have any kind of " mobile device" that uses damnable apps - WHY are these pieces of electronic crap called "applications" anyway, and why is it that nobody who uses or mentions them seems to be able to use the complete word? - I guess you question is a moot one, to me anyway An applications is just another word for program, it was also introduce as a form of branding to distribute programs, and control piracy "The App Store". The idea is to only enable upgrades and loading while online and with a known account to the vendor.
MP3 is a container for audio it is the actual file extension .mp3 as apposed to an abreviation (app) or an acronym. The container is a file structure that allows for a variant of different compression codes. Most audio is now mp3, including your car stereo and computer, not just mobile devices. CD's are pretty much obsolete. Alternatives to mp3 are wmv and flac, both which offer lossless compression. If you have CD's I would start cutting them to lossless flac or high bit rate mp3.
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Post by jamesn on Jun 21, 2017 11:15:56 GMT -5
Since I don't know what an mp3 is or have any kind of " mobile device" that uses damnable apps - WHY are these pieces of electronic crap called "applications" anyway, and why is it that nobody who uses or mentions them seems to be able to use the complete word? - I guess you question is a moot one, to me anyway An applications is just another word for program, it was also introduce as a form of branding to distribute programs, and control piracy "The App Store". The idea is to only enable upgrades and loading while online and with a known account to the vendor.
MP3 is a container for audio it is the actual file extension .mp3 as apposed to an abreviation (app) or an acronym. The container is a file structure that allows for a variant of different compression codes. Most audio is now mp3, including your car stereo and computer, not just mobile devices. CD's are pretty much obsolete. Alternatives to mp3 are wmv and flac, both which offer lossless compression. If you have CD's I would start cutting them to lossless flac or high bit rate mp3. Thanks for the explanation of apps; "cutesy" names like this (and YouTube, Facebook, Linkedin, Snapchat, etc., etc. ad infinitum et ad nauseum) turn my stomach and make me want nothing to do with them! As for mp3 I have absolutely no way whatsoever to use it - for example, despite what you say, I seriously doubt my 2002 Mitsubishi Galant "knows" what it is either; and as I've said before I use a computer in my public library because I refuse to pay extortion rates for high-speed internet, making my home computer basically useless. Of course, I also have absolutely NO idea what a losless flac - another "cutesy" name as far as I can tell - is or anything I could use it for!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 11:47:09 GMT -5
An applications is just another word for program, it was also introduce as a form of branding to distribute programs, and control piracy "The App Store". The idea is to only enable upgrades and loading while online and with a known account to the vendor.
MP3 is a container for audio it is the actual file extension .mp3 as apposed to an abreviation (app) or an acronym. The container is a file structure that allows for a variant of different compression codes. Most audio is now mp3, including your car stereo and computer, not just mobile devices. CD's are pretty much obsolete. Alternatives to mp3 are wmv and flac, both which offer lossless compression. If you have CD's I would start cutting them to lossless flac or high bit rate mp3. Thanks for the explanation of apps; "cutesy" names like this (and YouTube, Facebook, Linkedin, Snapchat, etc., etc. ad infinitum et ad nauseum) turn my stomach and make me want nothing to do with them! As for mp3 I have absolutely no way whatsoever to use it - for example, despite what you say, I seriously doubt my 2002 Mitsubishi Galant "knows" what it is either; and as I've said before I use a computer in my public library because I refuse to pay extortion rates for high-speed internet, making my home computer basically useless. Of course, I also have absolutely NO idea what a losless flac - another "cutesy" name as far as I can tell - is or anything I could use it for! FLAC = Free Lossless Audio Codec I currently use ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) on my IPod. Our Toyota Camry lets you plug in the IPod via USB (Universal Serial Bus) and controls it via a touch screen in the center dash board.
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Post by colmikey on Jun 21, 2017 13:44:51 GMT -5
I just wanted to let you guys know that Jamesn is not the only person that is "Mp3 challenged". I appreciate your efforts to be helpful and try to explain some of this - but almost everything that "ads" and "mbusby" said were gobblety-gook to me. And I suppose that's MY fault for "not keeping up". But I am not sure where the boat missed me. I have tried to look up stuff about "downloading" from the Internet (including mp3) but all I encounter is more undecipherable "instructions". My friends can't even seem to help. My friend John said that it was neat because you could now just download stuff on your "mobile device" and play it wherever you want. So he played some classical music for me on his "mobile" and it sounded AWFUL - like you were listening to a cheap portable radio. I want to be able to hear Jackie (and other stuff) on my home entertainment system, not a raspy device that sounds like a cheap radio. I have asked if one can download stuff from the Internet (or use Mp3) and use it on your home entertainment speakers. All I get are evasive answers. And if I do try to look up anything on "howto" on the Internet - all I encounter is incomprehensible terminology and instructions that I can NOT understand. Does anyone know if there is an "Idiots Guide" to all this stuff???
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Post by colmikey on Jun 21, 2017 13:49:51 GMT -5
One other comment to be fair to my friend John - he said that the portable device can sound very good if you use an earset. But when I play music I am usually doing other things while listening and I can't fool with an earset as it would get in the way.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 14:18:36 GMT -5
One other comment to be fair to my friend John - he said that the portable device can sound very good if you use an earset. But when I play music I am usually doing other things while listening and I can't fool with an earset as it would get in the way. I'm not an expert, only recently having got a phone deemed "smart"; so maybe I should let someone else advise you- however fellow-feeling inspires me to share such as I know. Anything you have stored on your computer can sound quite good if you buy a good speaker system, one with a built-in amplifier, made to plug into the audio jack on your computer, where you would plug in headphones. Cost is not outrageous. I recommend Bose brand. Wireless headsets are also available if you have a computer capable of sending to them. MP3 downloads can be transferred to a USB storage device, (called by some a "thumb drive" as some of them are about that size) like moving any file on your computer. Unless your computer is really old, it has USB sockets (ports). I'm not sure if one could buy MP3's from a library computer. Do they have USB ports? Late model "Home entertainment systems" also have sockets to plug in a thumb drive. edit add: I don't like the ear-buds that came with my iphone 6, I can't make them stay in my ears- but my good headphones will plug in to the phone the same way, and sound quite good with the phone in my shirt pocket or on the car seat beside me. Made my long trip through not very inspiring terrain much more enjoyable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 14:22:25 GMT -5
I'm in the boat with you guys. But, this was a relatively simple solution for me. I bought a Sony Walkman (an mp3 player) for about $30 or $40 with a USB cable (incl.) that plugs into my car radio/disc player. I transfer album/songs from Windows Media Player that were directly recorded from album discs. The Walkman plays either on the car speakers or the powered accessory speakers when connected to my computer. I also at times connect a Walkman to a small portable good sounding speaker for playing outdoor occasions like a picnic. Sound is only as good as your speakers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 15:01:41 GMT -5
I'm in the boat with you guys. But, this was a relatively simple solution for me. I bought a Sony Walkman (an mp3 player) for about $30 or $40 with a USB cable (incl.) that plugs into my car radio/disc player. I transfer album/songs from Windows Media Player that were directly recorded from album discs. The Walkman plays either on the car speakers or the powered accessory speakers when connected to my computer. I also at times connect a Walkman to a small portable good sounding speaker for playing outdoor occasions like a picnic. Sound is only as good as your speakers. I grew up with 4-track and 8-tracks with the old wedge speakers under the back windshield. So Not excellent. I recall three times a first sound shocked me. My friend in college got a new Mustang with surround sound. It had a new thing called a cassette tape. Didn't want to get out. I got a Walkman when they came out - 1980? My head exploded. Oh yea, Tyler during MOTN. Good speakers are a must but needs enough watts to push it.
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Post by ads on Jun 21, 2017 16:43:08 GMT -5
For the technically challenged. MP3, FLAC, WMV, APAC, are computer files, just like a Word Document but each one contains a audio, usually one song.
Why is this important for Jackie fans. Because in a short period of time you will not be able to by CD players or DVD players to play your CD's. Think Beta, VHS, 4 track, 8 track, 3.5" floppy.......... A Word document will look like "Political_rant.doc" which will contain text. where "Attesa.mp3" will be the audio file from track 2 of Two hearts. When you click on it the computer will read the file extention ".mp3" and recognise this as an mp3 and play it with the audio application. Like wise any file ending in wmv, apac, or flac.
The difference between these files is how the data is stored. The first part of the file will include the "Sample rate" which is how many times per second the sound is sampled. The higher the better the quality, but the bigger the file. It will also include the compression type, which also effects the quality. Lossless effectively use a compression algorithm (formula) that doesn't loose any quality. WMV ALAC and FLAC can all do lossless compression. MP3 can't.
ALAC: I warn against using, because it will not work on anything but Apple, and you don't own anything with Apple, it is only licenced to you.
WMV: is old Windows technology, good but didn't catch on
MP3: is the overall standard but doesn't do lossless, but at high bit rate you are unlikely to tell the difference
FLAC: Lacks support but will likely become the product of the future. Think Google vs Apple 80% vs 16% of the market.
When you buy your next car it is unlikely to have a CD player and you will play off your phone, the phone will connect by Bluetooth (wireless) or by USB cable. This means you carry your music with you where ever you go.
By the way I use Philips inner ear headphones cost $16 very good sound quality.
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Post by ads on Jun 21, 2017 16:51:05 GMT -5
Here is a link to show you how to change the mp3 "Title" as opposed to the file name. pepfry.com/gadgets-tech/music/edit-mp3-files-add-artist-album-nameTo recap on the reason I made this post is that many applications will list the "Title" not the file name and if you have two songs with the same "Title" It will play the first and miss the second. Even if you click on the second file in your file manager. So you need to make the second "Title" unique. Right click on the file and chose properties, then go to the details tab and change the title. You can also use this to add a song to an album and # is the track number. So if you want to add walmart tracks to your non walmart mp3 album you can. Notice the bit rate, that tells you the quality of the track.
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Post by colmikey on Jun 21, 2017 16:57:35 GMT -5
"ads" - I appreciate your efforts to help. But most of what you have said here is absolutely incomprehensible to me. I have no clue of what you are talking about after the words "A Word document.." in your third paragraph. I know what a computer file is, and I know how to get into my computer files, and I have created computer files. But that's it. I need an "Idiots guide" to help me in the rest. Internet sources that I have tried are useless. As I say above - they use a lot of double talk and technical language that are Greek to me. Does anyone knows of a good, basic website than can help "mp3 challenged" folks like me? One that won't assume I know and understand all these bewildering terms.
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