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How do you start with a new CD?

post #1 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:23pm
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The title says it all, how do you start with a new CD, or LP, for that matter? For me, I usually give it about a minute into each track to figure out what each song looks like, and highlight what songs I'm most interest me, and then I listen to the ones I like the most, and then move forward to hearing the whole album through.

What about you guys? What do you do to break in a new album?
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post #2 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:27pm
I unwrap the packaging, stick it in and press play.
Rocket science, I know.
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post #3 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:31pm
The first thing I do is make an ALAC copy. I then make a 256kAAC. I then play cd from start to finish.
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post #4 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:36pm
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Originally Posted by MrGreen View Post
I unwrap the packaging, stick it in and press play.
Rocket science, I know.
this

I also check out that little booklet that they come with, usually reading a long to the lyrics/browsing ahead.
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post #5 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:38pm
Stick it in and play and flick through the booklet for a minute without getting too settled. Basically play it as semi-background music for the first few spins.
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post #6 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:39pm
I slam it into my cd drive, and then I hit shuffle and listen to it.
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post #7 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:42pm
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So I guess I'm wierd for skimming the tracks prior to listening to it?
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post #8 of 45
10/25/09 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by deadly55 View Post
I slam it into my cd drive, and then I hit shuffle and listen to it.
Shuffle? Why?
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post #9 of 45
10/25/09 at 3:26pm
Something like this:
1. Unwrap package.
2. Feed the CD into the CD drive.
3. Rip the CD and encode to Apple Lossless.
4. Move the Apple Lossless files into an appropriate directory.
5. Add the Apple Lossless files to my iTunes Library.
6. Press play and enjoy!
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post #10 of 45
10/25/09 at 3:28pm
on a slightly related note: who else hates the plastic wrap that CD cases are in?
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post #11 of 45
10/25/09 at 3:42pm
I rip it to .flac on my PC then add the whole album to whichever playlist I've got going. I like to give them 4-5 listens from start to finish to get a handle on what the artist was going for before I start picking out singles to listen to separately.
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post #12 of 45
10/25/09 at 3:47pm
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Originally Posted by muxenle View Post
on a slightly related note: who else hates the plastic wrap that CD cases are in?
the plastic wrap is fine, i hate the stickers on the top and bottom. i also have adhesive residue left on my case
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post #13 of 45
10/25/09 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by feh1325 View Post
the plastic wrap is fine, i hate the stickers on the top and bottom. i also have adhesive residue left on my case
well I was counting all that as part of the wrapping. I guess the plastic itself isn't bad, its just those stickers... I hate those thing with a venengence.
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post #14 of 45
10/25/09 at 3:57pm
I listen to it straight through a couple times and usually get interested in a few songs. I then use those songs as jumping off points to get to know the rest of the album. Eventually I start listening to it straight through again.
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post #15 of 45
10/25/09 at 4:06pm
So long since I've got one, I've forgot...
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