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A. Somers Version 1 7Feb08
A Brief Survey ofA Brief Survey ofDigital MusicDigital Music
Presented to Fairhaven’sPresented to Fairhaven’sCOMCAM GroupCOMCAM Group
By Anthony Somers, February 8, 2008By Anthony Somers, February 8, 2008
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A Brief A Brief (Incomplete)(Incomplete) Survey of Digital MusicSurvey of Digital Music
Presented to Fairhaven’sPresented to Fairhaven’sCOMCAM GroupCOMCAM Group
By Anthony Somers, February 8, 2008By Anthony Somers, February 8, 2008
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Digital Music – Why Bother?Digital Music – Why Bother?
My audio CDs work fine
I have cassette tapes
I have LPs
My computer is too old
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Digital Music – Why Bother?Digital Music – Why Bother?
Never misplace another CD
Make “playlists” of any number of songs from any number of albums
Allows use of other digital music products:– iPODs (and other brands of portable media
players)– Digital media players
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Digital Music – Why Bother?Digital Music – Why Bother?With a little help, convert your old LPs and cassette tapes to digital music
Older computer?– Use good, time-tested conversion and playing
software– Winamp 2.91, RealPlayer
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Digital Music – Why Bother?Digital Music – Why Bother?Create “MP3 CDs” which hold ten times the songs of standard CDs
MP3 CDs can be played in virtually all DVD players and many car/home CD players
Thousands of Internet radio stations– Eliminates FM reception problem
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Copying audio CDs to your computer is called “ripping”
MUST have Internet connection for album-song titles to be correctly assigned
One song per file
Files stored in nested folder structure– Artist \ Album
Use standard naming convention– <track #> - <track title> - <album> - <artist>– e.g., 01 - Overture - Child Is Father To The Man - Blood, Sweat & Tears
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Use RealPlayer (www.real.com) to convert audio CDs
Use RealPlayer or WinAmp version 2.91, download from oldversion.com
For Older PCs Running Windows 98For Older PCs Running Windows 98
Must have an Internet connection before converting.. Must have an Internet connection before converting.. Otherwise, your songs have “Untitled” names, untitled Otherwise, your songs have “Untitled” names, untitled artist/album (see next slide)…artist/album (see next slide)…
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No Internet ConnectionNo Internet Connection
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Active Internet ConnectionActive Internet Connection
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iTunes (Mac and PC)
Windows Media Player– PC only– Standard on all version of Windows
Software for Newer PCs/MacsSoftware for Newer PCs/Macs
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iTunes Import DisplayiTunes Import Display
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iTunes Radio DisplayiTunes Radio Display
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Windows Media Player Setup DisplayWindows Media Player Setup Display
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Windows Media Player Play Song DisplayWindows Media Player Play Song Display
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Comcast network
(Wireless) router
Using Digital Music At Home
Living Room
TV/Stereo
Digital Media Player
wireless or wired network
Left-right audio
Portable Media Player
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HP Digital Media Receiver
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HP Digital Media Receiver TV Display
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HP Digital Media Receiver TV Display
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Creative Portable Media Player
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Creative Portable Media Player
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Digital Music – Give It A TryDigital Music – Give It A Try
Ask your fellow COMCAM membersfor some help
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