DoubleTwist: new sync app May 29, 2009
Posted by jphebert in Music, technology.Tags: 8900, aac, blackberry, curve, doubletwist, ipod, itunes, mp3, psp, sync
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I just gave a whirl to DoubleTwist, a new sync package which can sync up your media to any device (iPod, PSP, etc.). While this is an interesting package, I’ll stick to my trust told iTunes until they release a feature lacking in iTune which to me is a holy grail: dynamically downscale files when sync’ing. All my rips are in MP3 @ 256Kbps, so files are fairly large, and I manually convert to AAC 96Kbps prior to the sync.
I’ll also give it a whirl (DoubleTwist) on my wife’s Blackberry Curve 8900 since its much simpler/ligher than the Roxio one.
iTunes Vs WinAmp 5.5 August 8, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music, technology.Tags: aac, apple, ipod, itunes, mp3, Music, nano, winamp
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I’m sure some iTunes purists will be irked by my next statement: I’m starting to manage my trursty 2GB Nano with WinAmp 5.5.
Wha? Egad! Simple: there is a feature found in WinAmp which is absent in iTunes and I don’t know why, you can transcode on the fly track from one format/bitrate to another when syncing. It takes longer of course, but my rips at home are all in MP3 @ 256Kbps for universal use. Life is simpler that way.
But to save room on the iPod, I transcode to AAC @ 128Kbps to keep a high resolution enough so I won’ hear the difference and save up a ton of room.
So I’ve made the move, until Apple comes up with this I’m sticking to WinAmp. In my defense, I’ve recently moved to 5.5 from 2.95 which is still the best media player hands down ever made. There you go.
Comments welcome of course.
Online progressive rock radio: Morow.com May 15, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: itunes, Music, progressive, radio, winamp, windows media player
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I’ve been listening to this online radio station for the last week or so and it’s the best one I’ve found in a long time. They play progressive rock from all eras from most bands, and a bunch you’ve never heard of too which are great to discover. Point your Winamp/WindowsMediaPlayer/iTunes to www.morow.com and enjoy!
Morcheeba’s Dive Deep thoughts March 24, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: dive deep, itunes, morcheeba, Music, trip-hop
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Morcheeba just released their new album (#6) named Dive Deep. For fans, it’s one notch below Who Can You Trust / Big Calm / Charango but it’s definitely better than The Antidote and Fragments of Freedom. Skye is not there, the brothers used a bunch of vocalists and the end result is is very charming. If you like the band, it’s a worthwhile purchase. Here is a sample, Enjoy The Ride, the 1st track on the CD.
Music: New Mike Oldfield album coming March 17th March 12, 2008
Posted by jphebert in Music.Tags: itunes, mike oldfield, Music, prog, progressive, tubular bells
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Mike has been busy, he’s releasing a new album but this time he’s moving away from all he’s done before and he’s doing classical music. I might buy it out of curiosity since I’m not a big consumer of classical.
For you the fans and non-fans, here is a quick clip from Mike’s Incantations part 4 from the Exposed tour from a while back. Enjoy!
