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RWDPLZ
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OCT 19, 06:47 PM
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I rip CD's using iTunes and edit the mp3 tags myself. When iTunes rips anything, it puts the iTunes version in the data. If you delete just that field, it wipes the rest of the data, too, so you have to enter it manually.
Why? I keep 320kbps copies of everything locally, instead of the streaming services or DRM-riddled garbage that can and has taken away anything the moment rights and contracts between companies change. Invest in large hard drives, and redundancy.
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Raydar
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OCT 22, 12:09 PM
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Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. MusicBrainz is pretty cool. A bit wonky, but I'm sure it's operator error. Haven't had time to mess with it for more than a few minutes.
| quote | Originally posted by A_Lonely_Potato:
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To clarify... My computer doesn't have enough stones to support Win 10. It does everything else I need quite reliably.
I don't feel like building or buying another computer, just now.
I already have my music parked in several different places/drives on this computer. Don't feel like trying to consolidate stuff.
The driver behind all of this is that I'm tired of messing with my iPods - and especially iTunes. (Yeah... I'm still a Luddite.) Figured if I could rip all my CDs to thumb drives (which my vehicles can handle superbly), I could make the iThings fairly obsolete.[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 10-22-2022).]
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williegoat
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OCT 22, 04:43 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
MusicBrainz is pretty cool. A bit wonky, but I'm sure it's operator error. Haven't had time to mess with it for more than a few minutes.
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It's not the most intuitive, user-friendly app out there. I only need it a few times per year and have to follow the step-by-step every time. But it definitely will get the job done.
It will find every unique pressing of most albums, so you have to be careful or you will end up like I did, with a Tchaikovsky collection tagged in Russian.
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htexans1
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NOV 02, 03:36 PM
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It may be due to Windows 7.
Or a computer setting.
On Windows 11, I just tried it. It dutifully downloaded album art
And Metadata.
I hate to say:
Raydar, maybe it’s time is close.
Pics follow. 🙂🤩
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htexans1
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NOV 02, 03:38 PM
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Pics.  [This message has been edited by htexans1 (edited 11-02-2022).]
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htexans1
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NOV 02, 03:38 PM
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Picture try again. Do’h!
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htexans1
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NOV 02, 03:40 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by htexans1:
Double edit  my bad[This message has been edited by htexans1 (edited 11-02-2022).]
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Raydar
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NOV 04, 08:39 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by htexans1:
It may be due to Windows 7.
Or a computer setting.
On Windows 11, I just tried it. It dutifully downloaded album art
And Metadata.
I hate to say:
Raydar, maybe it’s time is close.
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General consensus (per Google searches) is that it's Microsloth's doing. They broke the Win7 version on purpose.
Just more "encouragement" to give up on Windows 7, and OBEY. (Yeah... eff them.)
And of course, the metadata server info is hidden in the code someplace. I searched the app and the registry, and there's nothing that points to it, that can be added/modified - unless I just missed it.
(And yeah... I'm not afraid to modify registry entries. I did desktop support at our corporate office for several years. When I break stuff, I can do it with conviction.  )[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 11-04-2022).]
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maryjane
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NOV 04, 09:29 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:
Not to sound like a dinosaur or anything, but......dont any of you guys still own a radio ?
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| quote | Originally posted by theogre:US Radio stations are mostly own by a very few companies like Clear channel AKA Iheartcrap and many do not want to listen.
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Used plain old am/fm radios are getting very hard to find around here even in junk shops, Goodwill or pawn shops. We wanted one to keep on our back porch and I had to settle for a crappy scratchy sounding (but new in box) clock radio from Goodwill for $5. (Bought 2 because they had large clock numerals and needed one for the master bedroom) Depending on thewind and other weather, I have to keep turning it to face a different direction to pull in the classic rock station we like (comes from Waco which is 65 miles away)
And yes, getting a signal here is a pita and iffy except for Spanish stations.
Wish I had kept one of my Fiero stock radios. I could have made a box for it, medium quality car speakers and a 12V power supply and would have had a pretty good sound too.[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 11-04-2022).]
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Raydar
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NOV 04, 07:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Used plain old am/fm radios are getting very hard to find around here even in junk shops, Goodwill or pawn shops. We wanted one to keep on our back porch and I had to settle for a crappy scratchy sounding (but new in box) clock radio from Goodwill for $5. (Bought 2 because they had large clock numerals and needed one for the master bedroom) Depending on thewind and other weather, I have to keep turning it to face a different direction to pull in the classic rock station we like (comes from Waco which is 65 miles away)
And yes, getting a signal here is a pita and iffy except for Spanish stations.
Wish I had kept one of my Fiero stock radios. I could have made a box for it, medium quality car speakers and a 12V power supply and would have had a pretty good sound too.
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I haven't noticed the shortage of AM/FM radios, but then, I haven't been looking for them, either.
I gave my old Sony portable w/cassette to my wife to use in the barn, to scare off the coyotes at night. AFAIK, that's our last portable AM/FM radio.
OTOH, I've got a bunch of old stereo equipment and a Grundig shortwave that have AM/FM receivers. (I think the Grundig has AM too. Has a bunch of different bands.)
I'm a member of a couple of FB groups who cater to broadcast and radio (including TV) engineers. Radio seems to be a dying art. All the people who really know the nuts and bolts of radio transmitters are either retiring or dying off. And the clueless station managers (or conglomerates, these days) just don't care enough to train/hire any new talent.
Makes me a bit uneasy about the future of broadcast radio, if not television. (For lots of reasons... data/streaming is NOT the way it needs to go. At least not completely.)
I know how to troubleshoot to component level, but I can't remember the last time I had to do it at work.
I'm thinking about going into business restoring vintage stereo stuff, since audio/stereo techs seem to be in short supply, for the same reasons as the radio guys.
And vintage stereo is now the "hot ticket". At least this week.
Don, I'm pretty sure I've got a good AM/FM Fiero radio around here, someplace. Want one?[This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 11-04-2022).]
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