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TreeFrog avatar
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OK, so I've downloaded your recording of the Rowan-Rice quartet. Here are some questions that have come up:

-The directory for the Rowan-Rice was easy to find on tapers.org, because you posted the directory name in your post on SoWal. But, you didn't list the directory name in quite a few of your other SoWal posts. And the names on tapers.org are often a little cryptic. How to find them, too?

-I'm wanting to convert the FLAC files to MP3, since I'll probably be playing them on my iPod mini, which only has 4GB and stays full to capacity. Yes, I'm willing to accept the fidelity loss. After Googling, I've found several conversion programs. Which is your favorite?

-Similarly, I'd also like to burn audio CDs. I'd rather go straight from FLAC in one step, to preserve as much fidelity as possible. What is your recommendation for software for this?

-It looks to me like I need the full dbPowerAmp suite - Music Converter, CD Writer, and Audio Player for 2nd and 3rd questions above. Then download FLAC and the other codecs. Correct? What's your opinion of dbPowerAmp?

Thanks so much for your postings. They come on top of an already-flaming podcast addiction.

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TreeFrog avatar
TreeFrogBeach FanaticAuthor
#27
Who else besides me knows where Seacreastkristi took the photo for her avatar?
TreeFrog avatar
TreeFrogBeach FanaticAuthor
#28
1-Use the FLAC front end to add artist name (only) to all the files at once. Doing so seems to put in all the rest of the tag structure, so you don't have to create all rest of the fields individually. Hit OK.

2-Use the FLAC front end again to enter all the rest of the common tag info to all the files at once, in the fields that will now exist after step one. Album name (I just said Live at Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2007, or wherever taped), year, comments. Then hit the Edit Single button and go back and fill in the song names and track numbers.

OOPS 😱

Just doing the Emmylou from Telluride, and I realized that I'm using dbPowerAmp to add the tags, NOT the FLAC front end.

Hope that didn't cause any confusion...
TreeFrog avatar
TreeFrogBeach FanaticAuthor
#29
Next chore, which I haven't tried yet and hope goes smoother, will be to convert to WAV with the FLAC front-end, then use Roxio to write audio CDs for the car.

Done. Works like a champ. Went to WAV with the FLAC front end, then used Roxio CD Creator to make a music CD of the Chick Corea-Bela Fleck from Telluride. No drama, no tricks, all straightforward. Playing it on the Tivoli right now. :cool:
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#30
treefrog, glad it's working for you. enjoy the tunes, there's enough of them there, that's for sure.
seacrestkristiBeach Fanatic
#31
Treefrog, have you been walkin' in the woods? ;-) :cool: That forest rocks...😀 as do the gov't mule tapes i downloaded yesterday. Ended up bein' grayt(lucky4me) poker playin' music last night. ;-)
I stilll haven't tried to burn a cd but I will soon. Thanks for posting your steps too. :clap: This was so :cool: of John R to share with the board. Enlightenin' us to all this free live music available. 😀 😀 You rock dude!
Can't wait to show my SIL, who goes around singin' ....in the moonlight, in the midnight moonlight all the time....
Me showin' them somethin' new with tunes and the puter should blow their little :moon: :moon: :moon: 's away, since it's usually the other way around here. ;-) :clap: :cool:
TreeFrog avatar
TreeFrogBeach FanaticAuthor
#32
Treefrog, have you been walkin' in the woods?

Yup.

I just downloaded Dread from MagnoliaFest 2004 this AM. Looking forward to getting it converted.

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John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#34
if you like the mule, check out the warren solo set from rocky mtn folks festival

/drive2/wh2003-08-15.flac16
TreeFrog avatar
TreeFrogBeach FanaticAuthor
#35
John R-

Before I do a 369MB download just to satisfy my curiosity, what's in the directory you posted named "seaside" at tapers.org?
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#36
John R-

Before I do a 369MB download just to satisfy my curiosity, what's in the directory you posted named "seaside" at tapers.org?

it's part(or whole, i forgot) of a piano concert that i put up for a friend who tapes baroque and classical(?) organ music out in cali. i should probably pull it.
you guys are really working through that server.

let me know when you're done, and i'll point you to another great source for tunes.
seacrestkristiBeach Fanatic
#37
:cool: :cool: :cool: :bow: :bow: :bow:
TreeFrog avatar
TreeFrogBeach FanaticAuthor
#38
John R-

So it seems like the files I've found so far are mostly bluegrass/string band, jam band, or old Pink Floyd.

Are there any FTP sites with a wider variety?

I've done some Googling, going to do some more, but finding the going slow.
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#39
John R-

So it seems like the files I've found so far are mostly bluegrass/string band, jam band, or old Pink Floyd.

Are there any FTP sites with a wider variety?

I've done some Googling, going to do some more, but finding the going slow.

www.archive.org >> live music archive >> enter your desired band in the search field...

it's direct transfer, so you won't need to use your ftp client, or you can stream.

if you want to learn how to bit torrent, you can try bt.etree.org and dimeadozen.org ( you will need to register and they only have 100,000 memberships available. so, don't be discouraged if you don't get a login the first few times, keep trying) remember, you must keep your transfer widow open to keep your ratio high.

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John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#40
another source for great music, primarily bluegrass: http://www.thespps.org/

run by some friends of mine. donate if you go there. they're in the middle of a fundraising drive.

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