This may seem like a really hard to do process of making play lists but I love it. I own over 3000 CDs so keeping them in access is a chore at times. My Mac Book is a 40gig drive so you could imagine the lack of ability storing uncompressed music files. I use I-Tunes and take time to load various songs as I like the shuffle feature it has. There was a time in my youth when I was totally into the play order of an album. When hearing vinyl records it is still like that. You get a larger artistic statement when hearing the piece of music the way the band or producer interlinked and reflected each song in relationship to each other, In a concept album the song order tells the story. I now am testing my musical wisdom and like to be surprised when I do not know my music. Letting I-tunes choose a random song with in a certain parameter has given me new insights into the music I own.
My problem not wanting to use my external drives for music storage. I use the external drives for work and just do not want to use them for music storage. So I figured out it was really cool to make aiff album compilation DVDs. So this may seem like a lot of work right? It is in a way but the rewards are endless!
You start out by finding a band you like. Most rock bands I'm into have seven or eight CDs that I like. I also like every song on them. So you just get 7 or 8 CDs you like and compile them onto a single DVD.
OK, so here is where the fun starts. You can make a DVD compilation of just concept albums. Imagine a random I-tumes play of different tunes from just concept albums. The really cool thing is after you have these compilations you can mix two together. So it is simple start a play list by adding two close in sounding styles of music DVDs. That in the end will be 14 to 16 albums. At times only 2 bands if you choose. Even if you know your music well, you will still be dumbfounded by who is playing the song.
That is the game you can play. On shuffle, who the heck is playing? This works best with metal as the songs can sound really close to each other. Your going threw 14 to 16 albums so it forces you to play stuff you would not normally get into. The way this also works is the music { if you choose } can be very close together in mood. The mixing of one DVD mood with another DVD mood can also be cool. I will usually mix 2 metal bands which have a close sound. I am shocked at times when I know the song but fail to be able to name the band or album. We really know our music less than we think when we are going threw 14 albums and do not have a cover to look at.
The uses are endless as you can then play wave files in your car. Make mp3s to export onto a flash card or usb stick to play in your car! It seems like a lot of work at first but pays off in the end. If you want to play a bands music you have eight albums at your fingertips with out having to search.
I'm sure you could make simple play lists of Mp3s in a 40gig Mac but you do not have the sound quality. I'm sure you could export aiffs in groups to an external hard drive and do the same but there is something about having these super music DVDs that allow me to do more!
Just thought I'd share!
My problem not wanting to use my external drives for music storage. I use the external drives for work and just do not want to use them for music storage. So I figured out it was really cool to make aiff album compilation DVDs. So this may seem like a lot of work right? It is in a way but the rewards are endless!
You start out by finding a band you like. Most rock bands I'm into have seven or eight CDs that I like. I also like every song on them. So you just get 7 or 8 CDs you like and compile them onto a single DVD.
OK, so here is where the fun starts. You can make a DVD compilation of just concept albums. Imagine a random I-tumes play of different tunes from just concept albums. The really cool thing is after you have these compilations you can mix two together. So it is simple start a play list by adding two close in sounding styles of music DVDs. That in the end will be 14 to 16 albums. At times only 2 bands if you choose. Even if you know your music well, you will still be dumbfounded by who is playing the song.
That is the game you can play. On shuffle, who the heck is playing? This works best with metal as the songs can sound really close to each other. Your going threw 14 to 16 albums so it forces you to play stuff you would not normally get into. The way this also works is the music { if you choose } can be very close together in mood. The mixing of one DVD mood with another DVD mood can also be cool. I will usually mix 2 metal bands which have a close sound. I am shocked at times when I know the song but fail to be able to name the band or album. We really know our music less than we think when we are going threw 14 albums and do not have a cover to look at.
The uses are endless as you can then play wave files in your car. Make mp3s to export onto a flash card or usb stick to play in your car! It seems like a lot of work at first but pays off in the end. If you want to play a bands music you have eight albums at your fingertips with out having to search.
I'm sure you could make simple play lists of Mp3s in a 40gig Mac but you do not have the sound quality. I'm sure you could export aiffs in groups to an external hard drive and do the same but there is something about having these super music DVDs that allow me to do more!
Just thought I'd share!
