After a few years of getting to know y'all via your musical tastes it might be interesting to know where those tastes come from. Would anybody be interested in sharing their musical influences in the form of a song list. What was formative to your musical tastes? That could be a shared theme for this year's discs.
My dad had an album from the Kirby Stone Four before they got signed to a major. Which is kind of cool in an extraordinarily uncool sort of way.
He was also a big fan of Spike Jones
'nuff said? I think so.
After a few years of getting to know y'all via your musical tastes it might be interesting to know where those tastes come from. Would anybody be interested in sharing their musical influences in the form of a song list. What was formative to your musical tastes? That could be a shared theme for this year's discs.
My links are dead, but when I do a mix it’s a downloadable file. You could burn it if that’s your jam, but I have the same issue with CDs - As soon as I get them I have to digitally convert them so I can listen with the Good Speakers.
Steely, why don't you put together a "digital download for dummies" instructions and maybe we can send you and Lilly our mixes that way instead of wasting a CD and mailing costs. I myself have no idea how to go about this, I'm as old school as Lilly's 2010 Honda
I have a 2004 Honda and a Pioneer deck in it that plays CD's and also has a USB jack and a mini plug jack. My 2019 Honda doesn't have a CD drive, just USB and the usual wireless stuff which I don't use. The Pioneer is so primitive that doing any file searching on the USB is next to impossible so I just play single tracks on the USB as they come or on random or CD's The 2019's display is really nice and searching files and folders is pretty simple so I will also do album sides there and mixes in folders. USB's are great for car rentals. You can play mp3's in any car with a USB input. Other file types are a crap shoot and as far as I know, none do flac yet. With Honda, you have to get an EX or better to be able to play wav files. I had a Kia Soul rental that played wav. Basic Fords seems to and GM doesn't unless you get a premium system and then I'm only guessing.
Somewhere you have a folder with all the tracks set up for burning ?
Go to wetransfer.com and open up a free account. You can move up to 2 GB at once. Simply upload the folder it its entirety and then you have a choice of creating a link to the download or you can send a link via email to an individual through wetransfer directly. You can also add messages to the download with instruction and comments if you like.
The link will then allow you to download the folder and open it up. IIRC, they are self extracting zip files. I don't remember since I do more sending than receiving, but so far everyone seems to be able to open them up successfully.
Here's a example ... https://we.tl/t-8l7UJq8ZTN The link is only good for 7 days and then it expires and disappears.
It contains a folder entitled RP 2024 with two folders inside. Melanie and the other is RP MCC 21. The RP MCC 21 folder is how you would set one up for transfer. Note that you will have to change the file names with the play order at the beginning so that the recipient will know. You have to use the format of 01 for track 1, 02 for track 2, etc.
The Melanie folder has a song from an album I ripped last night called Psychotherapy. It is a really cool live track that captures Melanie in the beginning as a girl with a guitar and a very cool sense of humor and also a snap shot of what was going on at the end of the 60's. Guaranteed to make you smile.
You asked about how I must have taken such good care of my albums. Well there is a boat load of work involved to get to the final product you hear. There is the raw ticks and pops and all the crap track called before. The album only got played a couple of times because it was such a shitty pressing and basically sat for the next 45 years until now when I decided to pull it out with the news of her passing. All the stuff that you hear took about 5 hours and over 600 individual edits of the wav file using a pencil tool like you would use for drawing in a CAD program to get to the fixed final version. Then another hour to EQ it and do some polishing. I manually redraw the actual wav line and change it to remove ticks and do other things. This way the overall sound is unaffected by automatic programs that can degrade the music.
Is it worth all the hassle ? I think so, that and with the way music is released these days there are still tick, pops and glitches in the digital files and on CD's. So I know how to deal with those from working on the vinyl and get them to where they should be. This is what I do almost fulltime, when I'm in the mood ... But this is what I have been planning for many years as what to do with the winter years of my life.
So go ahead and download and check it out and see if this would work for you in the future.
Anyone else reading, go for it, too. The Melanie track is nothing but pure fun.
thank you! i much prefer CDs (i can still play in my ole trusty honda) as i'm soooo not techy. at all. and this is very thoughtful. miami PM'd me the same offer. it's very sweet.
I've got a mix going out any day now so if you want a copy PM me your address.
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Jan 25, 2024 - 6:50am
lily34 wrote:
thank you! i much prefer CDs (i can still play in my ole trusty honda) as i'm soooo not techy. at all. and this is very thoughtful. miami PM'd me the same offer. it's very sweet.
It's good to hear form a "non contributor".
If you PM me your address, I'd like to send you my production for the month of February.
It will be a CD because I like to create an effect to deflect from my maybe weaker choices of music.
thank you! i much prefer CDs (i can still play in my ole trusty honda) as i'm soooo not techy. at all. and this is very thoughtful. miami PM'd me the same offer. it's very sweet.
i am digitizing everything that i can
freeing myself from the physical where it makes sense
for better or worse i'm streaming practically everything
my biggest challenge? books
i love books
slowly but surely getting used to e-reading
minimalism appeals to me now
am i becoming a simple man?
magic 8 ball says it is so
A good idea. If I can do it sooner then my rotation submission I will, otherwise itâll definitely show then.
Right now, about to board the Rome->London flight and a 2hr layover and then London->San Francisco. And then a likely 2hr commute on the BART to end part one of the never ending tour.
Steely, why don't you put together a "digital download for dummies" instructions and maybe we can send you and Lilly our mixes that way instead of wasting a CD and mailing costs. I myself have no idea how to go about this, I'm as old school as Lilly's 2010 Honda.
A good idea. If I can do it sooner then my rotation submission I will, otherwise itâll definitely show then.
Right now, about to board the Rome->London flight and a 2hr layover and then London->San Francisco. And then a likely 2hr commute on the BART to end part one of the never ending tour.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
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Jan 24, 2024 - 9:45pm
ColdMiser wrote:
Steely, why don't you put together a "digital download for dummies" instructions and maybe we can send you and Lilly our mixes that way instead of wasting a CD and mailing costs. I myself have no idea how to go about this, I'm as old school as Lilly's 2010 Honda
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Jan 24, 2024 - 9:44pm
lily34 wrote:
*jumping in uninvited*
i love this thread.
i learn so much about music. hear about songs i have never heard, and am reminded of some i have and had forgotten about. i actually make notes to check out stuff when i get home and have my airpods in or turn up my alexa.
i believe i was part of the group back in 2008 and 2009. i seem to remember one specific cd from SFW in particular and i remember one i made for the group called Bottoms Up or something like that. long time ago now. life got in the way
i don't have any way of playing cds anymore (except in my old 2010 honda ) or burning them...or however you all do it these days in your group. but i really enjoy reading/listening over your shoulder's, so to speak.
It's good to hear from a "non contributor".
If you PM me your address, I'd like to send you my production for the month of February.
It will be a CD because I like to create an effect to deflect from my maybe weaker choices of music.
Steely, why don't you put together a "digital download for dummies" instructions and maybe we can send you and Lilly our mixes that way instead of wasting a CD and mailing costs. I myself have no idea how to go about this, I'm as old school as Lilly's 2010 Honda
My links are dead, but when I do a mix itâs a downloadable file. You could burn it if thatâs your jam, but I have the same issue with CDs - As soon as I get them I have to digitally convert them so I can listen with the Good Speakers.
Steely, why don't you put together a "digital download for dummies" instructions and maybe we can send you and Lilly our mixes that way instead of wasting a CD and mailing costs. I myself have no idea how to go about this, I'm as old school as Lilly's 2010 Honda
i don't have any way of playing cds anymore (except in my old 2010 honda ) or burning them...or however you all do it these days in your group. but i really enjoy reading/listening over your shoulder's, so to speak.
My links are dead, but when I do a mix itâs a downloadable file. You could burn it if thatâs your jam, but I have the same issue with CDs - As soon as I get them I have to digitally convert them so I can listen with the Good Speakers.
i learn so much about music. hear about songs i have never heard, and am reminded of some i have and had forgotten about. i actually make notes to check out stuff when i get home and have my airpods in or turn up my alexa.
i believe i was part of the group back in 2008 and 2009. i seem to remember one specific cd from SFW in particular and i remember one i made for the group called Bottoms Up or something like that. long time ago now. life got in the way
i don't have any way of playing cds anymore (except in my old 2010 honda ) or burning them...or however you all do it these days in your group. but i really enjoy reading/listening over your shoulder's, so to speak.
Untitled- Pearl Jam. An interesting suite of a song that brakes into a heavy metal attack upon the ears! Then the sped up tribute to the ballet Gayane. I never heard this before. And I own the CD. Lack of sensory perception, I guess. When one uses a song this long on your mix... it really cuts into the volume of songs. Lol!
Dogs of War- Pink Floyd. A Momentary Lapse of Reason deeper cut! Not my favorite song from that album. A Waters sounding song without the Roger.
Pride of Man- Quicksilver. A “hit” from these guys. They always bring back memories to me of discovering FM radio back in the day. I still have a few 45’s of them from that time. The end of an era for me when I quit buying singles.
Road to Moscow- Al Stewart. I love his story telling songs. Interestingly, I thought this was a R. Paradise standard... it is not.
Darkness- The Police. A deeper cut. Which is a good thing. Not Driven To Tears a least.
Woke Up This Morning- Nazareth. A sad, sad true tale. Never heard this one before.
Todd- Heavy Metal Kids. A Todd Rundgren song I’m not familiar with.
Sky Pilot- The Animals. A psychedelic classic! And you used the long version with the glorious bag pipes! I still have the 45 of this from when it came out. I realized back then, when you had to flip the single over to get the whole long version played... 45’s were on my list to replace with proper LP’s. Thank you for this one.
Some Mother’s Son- The Kinks. Another true sad tale. One can never go wrong with The Kinks.
Rich Man- Climax Blues Band. Never heard this one before. I didn’t know these guys could rock like this.
The Unknown Solder- The Doors. An anti- war classic that depresses me. Well, anti- war classics are supposed to do that...
Baba O’Riley- The Who. One of my favorite Who songs. I just love it when Pete chimes in on the song. Always loved Pete’s vocals. Now if you’ll excuse me... I need to pee.
Song of 1984- Todd. Sing along with Mr. Rundgren. The audience was really into this one. We survived 1984. Well, the year anyways. The end is always near.
“War!... what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” This is one of a few mixes I knew each artist. Kurt. Thanks for your popping in once a year. I'd be happy if you were back on the regular rotation list. I always enjoy what you contribute here to the Mix. And as always... thanks for the fine work you did on the interesting theme here.
Thanks.
I gave up on 45's when Creedence did Suzie Q. Just could not deal with the 45 version and the dreadful hacks of Light My Fire and Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers. I am now firmly back into whole album sides more than single tracks anymore. Pulling single songs out of the album rips and fixing them up is as stand alones is hard to do because I have as many album sides yet to work on and growing weekly as there are finished on the USB drive. Time is the final frontier. I feel lucky that I came up with something this year.
With all the mixes I prolly went through 250 to 300 individual tracks over the years. We'll see what the new year brings and if I can find some more neglected nuggets that need to be played together. This new year will be interesting because I've pretty much gone through most of the stuff I want to hear and what I will listen to next is more dictated by finding an album in good enough condition to put in my store that will actually sell. Most of the easy good ones are gone and from here on in it goes into the deep dive mode. 'Twill be interesting.
The vinyl only spin thread will be the trip tik to the next one. sorta, kinda ...
Cheers !
And I knew about Sons of 1984 stuff except the headphones part of the story. Still always learning.
