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- EH90, on 10/20/2008, -18/+74Yea, Mac only cuz iTunes is a piece of ***** on Windows.
- username7410, on 10/20/2008, -7/+31"Static, buzzes and noise in my music really ticks me off. That’s why I always go for a lossless file format if possible. Right now, I’m settled on Apple Lossless but FLAC is still the most popular lossless format."
Lossy formats when used properly never add static, buzz or noise to music. Buried. - diggzoid, on 10/20/2008, -2/+23How to improve your iTunes Experience: Make sure you use a good bit torrent site where people care about labeling their files correctly such as What.CD or Demonoid.
- holyreality, on 10/20/2008, -1/+22I have over 30,000 songs, 99% of which is organized impeccably. as long as you get artwork and label everything as soon as you add it, your collection will start to take shape fairly quickly and easily. I'm not that crazy about getting lyrics though, and I really only find the ones that I either can't understand or can't remember.
- joelement, on 10/20/2008, -7/+25Dugg, because i'm a PC as well !
- spvn, on 10/20/2008, -7/+21does that mean i should bury everything PC related since I use Macs?
- aznhomig, on 10/20/2008, -5/+18What, you guys already don't?
- LordBacon, on 10/20/2008, -3/+14Step 2- Uninstall Winamp
- inactive, on 10/20/2008, -4/+15"As I said earlier, FLAC is the most popular lossless audio format but unfortunately, iTunes doesn’t support FLAC. Previously, I had to convert FLAC files into another format which iTunes recognizes. Every time a music file is converted from one format to another, it loses quality. That’s something that makes me cringe. Granted, that loss in quality might not be audible but it’s a loss nonetheless."
Converting from one lossless file to another loses NO quality. Lossless is just that, lossless. - InspectorGadget, on 10/20/2008, -0/+10Yeah, it's pretty clear the author has no ***** clue what he's talking about and substitutes personal preferences and misconceptions for facts - like that ***** wine analogy.
- Hosalabad, on 10/20/2008, -2/+11Aww, here's a cookie.
- mrsteveman1, on 10/20/2008, -2/+10Yea try playing a high def video in it, then we'll talk. Windows version chokes on even standard def. Same machine can play 1080i stuff in any other format. Same machine running OS X can play stuff in iTunes just fine, even HD.
- ZombieSociety, on 10/20/2008, -2/+10A Mac won't change iTunes reorganizing your music for you. But, you know what would?
...turning off that option. *facepalm* - alextiming, on 10/20/2008, -2/+10Here's a copy of PearLyrics. This is extremely rare program and widget for Mac. Please DL and share with others.
http://www.filedropper.com/pearlyrics - KJSatz, on 10/20/2008, -2/+9I watch 720p podcasts on my Windows install of iTunes just fine....
- EXTER, on 10/20/2008, -0/+6Step 4- Profit!
- Frozo, on 10/20/2008, -1/+7Brendan, I think its a copyright issue. Those lyric sights are always incorrect and are not sanctioned by the RIAA. In fact they want to shut them all down. Plus the logistics of Apple getting a server together that has all of the correct lyrics is a huge undertaking.
- Th3Wh1teRabb1t, on 10/20/2008, -0/+6Step 3- ????
- spvn, on 10/20/2008, -1/+7 well, no other media player does that anyway... not without a plugin at least.
- Soave, on 10/20/2008, -0/+6Step 5 - delete orphan keys in Registry. :/
- duccodude, on 10/20/2008, -1/+6Just browsing through the albums grinds it down to a halt. I'm only using iTunes right now because it currently doesn't work for Amarok yet. Also, anyone know when amarok 2 is coming out?
- InspectorGadget, on 10/20/2008, -1/+6If you transcode MP3 to FLAC, you're doing it WRONG.
- ZombieSociety, on 10/20/2008, -0/+5If I could dig this comment a thousand times, I would.
- archer75, on 10/20/2008, -3/+8Same machine, itunes in Leopard has the exact same performance and stability as in windows. So I don't see how it's ***** on windows?
- Soave, on 10/20/2008, -0/+4WALL OF TEXT!!!!!!
- ethana2, on 10/20/2008, -2/+6Buried because a mac is a PC and I'm a Human Being.
- slappy83, on 10/19/2008, -3/+7Good article, but Gimmesometune is much better for getting lyrics.
- PabloMac, on 10/20/2008, -2/+6Dugg for redundancy and repetition.
- Zippo, on 10/20/2008, -3/+7On a Mac? I wish. I miss Winamp.
- dontswimtoshore, on 10/20/2008, -0/+4buy good speakers. done.
- DesignerScott, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3WTF was that all about?
- Grummond, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3True, sounds like he totally missed the point of why lossy formats sometimes sound worse.
Usually, you lose dynamics, the spatial image, fine details and texture to instruments.
Sometimes even the high/low ends, since the crappier lossy formats assume you can't hear them anyway. - PabloMac, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3WordPad sucks.
- Nephersir7, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3A Mac is a ***** PC.
- gmprunner, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3I'll give you a thumps up just for typing all of that info.
- a0me, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3Actually the database that iTunes uses to get song info (such as when you play/rip a CD with iTunes) is Gracenote, which also has a large database of song lyrics (Link: http://www.gracenote.com/business_solutions/lyrics ... ). Not sure why iTunes don't download the lyrics simultaneously with the song info though.
High license fees?
Incompatible DRM? - CrimsonFlash, on 10/20/2008, -1/+4I really like using DockArt.
Places the current album art in the dock as the iTunes icon. As such; http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/901/picture1ek8 ...
You can get it here; http://homepage.mac.com/gweston/dockart/index.html - theiss, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3i have to say, smart playlists are awesome. i have revolver lists for all of the above-average songs in a genre that haven't been played in a month. play a song in that playlist and you don't have to worry about hearing it again for a month. it stays awesome and you don't get burned out on it.
adding sub-genres into the grouping field also lets me jump from a doom metal mood to a thrash playlist while staying in my metal genre.
the downside is you have to keep on top of your library data. don't trust iTMS dates or genres. if i want some good ol' 80's glam rock, you can bet there'll be a lot of albums missing if you use the iTMS (or even Amazon) release dates. wikipedia is great for this. for metal, finding correct album dates and subgenres, http://www.metal-archives.com/ is indispensable. - mastersquirrel3, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3That what he's saying. He doesn't like static so he uses FLAC instead of MP3.
- gmprunner, on 10/20/2008, -0/+3Wait a minute, I just realized you copied all of the text from the article!
- cheeseron, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2cheesus crust 30,000 is a lot of songs. i thought my 7,000 was a lot. :/
- bakagaigin, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2I'm going to use this comeback the next chance I get (I think it could apply to many situations).
- macslut, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2The funny part of your comment is that you link to a picture that actually shows the use of the lyrics placeholder. You can copy and paste lyrics there or, as your picture shows, you can view lyrics.
Apple doesn't provide a server for pulling lyrics, nor is the software capable of doing it (without a plug-in/script/widget/app). This is because if iTunes did do this, Apple would immediately be facing a lawsuit. - mktwo, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2"For starters, don’t settle for anything lower than 192kbps MP3"
That's a stupid statement, urging people to use unnecessary high bitrate that yield no quality gain perceptually. I guess author has never conduct any ABX test or don't even know what it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABX_test
Most people cannot even differentiate between 128 kbps MP3 and original file. Last listening test in 2005 show that "with the current encoders, the quality at 128 kbit/s is very good... It's time to move to bitrates like 96 kbit/s or even lower (64 kbit/s)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec_listening_test
The new MP3 listening test is currently open, you can try yourself to see whether you can tell any difference between 128 kbps MP3 and original.
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?show ... - thefinger, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2There should be no static coming from his mp3s, unless there is something ***** up about his itunes configuration, which, I'm guessing, he managed on his own.
ot.... Everyone, be kinder to yourselves. Use lossless whenever possible. - MacParrot, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2AAAAAAaaaaat the Copa
Copa Cabana...HEY!
The hottest spot north of Havana...YEAH! - davidrsmith, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2ive got nearly 15,000 and i realized half way through that i should organize it nicely. half of it is done perfectly, and the other...i wish i had started earlier.
- tomwhughes, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2Comment is too long - post a working mirror.
- MacParrot, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2Maybe he feels that have lossless files helps to future-proof them for whatever format comes next.
- MacParrot, on 10/20/2008, -0/+2Neither did your comment
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