thread of the decade
― maffew12, Monday, 10 December 2018 13:42 (five years ago) link
xpost to Mike
If you have a "music" CD-RW you literally only need one.
I ended up with one of these as it was cheap in Richer Sounds the day I went in to replace a CD player and one you've recorded the stuff onto a 'proper' disc you can copy that straight off to a cheap CD-R and reuse it for recording in the player.
I ripped a number of 7"s using it and the results were fine but I found the level setting a bit clunky and not particularly accurate.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Monday, 10 December 2018 13:43 (five years ago) link
I set up a secondhand Pioneer CD Recorder for someone this weekend, popped in a CD-R to dub an LP for the car and realised... it only takes "music" CD-Rs! Remember those?
Hah, my Dad had one of those Pioneers, but I had indeed forgotten that it needed special discs.
(Should still have one of those Pioneers, except it stopped working about 15 years ago, so he took it to the local hi-fi shop who said they could fix it but they had to order a spare part in... and they just kept the thing and never got back in touch. I still bear a grudge about this even though neither of us have any use for the thing any more.)
I think 90p is a lot cheaper than they were at the time btw. I recall paying about £3 a pop. But at least then you could get them in a physical shop and not pay for postage. Don't think I have any blanks left, but I'll check the drawer where all the other stacks and spindles of CD-Rs have gone unused for a decade...
(xpost with aldo's cunning trick - damn, why didn't I think of that? nice work)
― a passing spacecadet, Monday, 10 December 2018 13:48 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I did think about just going vinyl>CD-RW>rip to computer>burn to cheap CD-R but, tbh, those extra steps are probably enough to discourage Pam from ever using it as a "tape recorder for the car". I think this thing has sat in a friend's garage since the early '00s; she's happy that it just works as a playback device (old CD player - actually a Sony DVD player from 2002 - had failed and cheap CD separates actually not easy to find now).
― Michael Jones, Monday, 10 December 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
I think my CD player has finally died, time for a new one. Gotta make sure it has the inset tray for the 3-inch ones, you can't rip those on a laptop so I have to do them analog style into the CDR recorder.
― sleeve, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
I've ripped 3" CDrs on me laptop. I mean they just clip on to the spindle thing line full size jobbies.
― The First (Noel Emits), Monday, 10 December 2018 17:07 (five years ago) link
*like
I've heard that they can come loose? I have been afraid to try, I need my laptop CD drive in good working order.
― sleeve, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
the spin rate is higher/faster for laptop ripping than it is for regular CD players aiui
every laptop and PC I've ever owned has the inset tray for 3" CDs?
― Colonel Poo, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:09 (five years ago) link
mine is an "air drive", just a slot that sucks them in
― sleeve, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:10 (five years ago) link
Macbook
ah well, that's what you get with Apple isn't it
― Colonel Poo, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
The real horror of all digital media becoming unusable in a post apocalyptic / EMP scenario is we'll have no way to accoustically counter wondering bands of dystopian gothic folk troups. Paper cones aren't going to cut it either.
― The First (Noel Emits), Monday, 10 December 2018 17:15 (five years ago) link
vinyl doesn't become digital just because the master was. the medium dictates whether the information it contains is analogue or digital. continuous grooves in a platter are analogue, discrete pits and lands in a shiny disc are digital
And what comes out of a CD player or computer is ultimately analogue despite the storage medium being digital. Not that I think you were saying otherwise at all. It's a *complete* recreation of the sampled waveform within the frequency range (half the sampling frequency) according to maffs.
― The First (Noel Emits), Monday, 10 December 2018 17:21 (five years ago) link
i think the EMP already happened and ilx rebooted or something. i feel like we had all these discussions like 15 years ago on here.
― andrew m., Monday, 10 December 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
The real horror of all digital media becoming unusable in a post apocalyptic / EMP scenario is we'll have onlyhttps://www.iowasource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/stomp-colors-1024x658.jpg
― niels, Monday, 10 December 2018 17:29 (five years ago) link
lolll
― andrew m., Monday, 10 December 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
just get an external cd / dvd drive, you can find one for like $40 now.
― akm, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 22:44 (five years ago) link
Dafuq?
https://coldericemedia.kartra.com/page/70M19
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 20 December 2018 00:49 (five years ago) link
oh great, my secret's out
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 20 December 2018 00:56 (five years ago) link
This course will teach you how to get started and what to looks for in any situation.
please signs me up
― budo jeru, Thursday, 20 December 2018 01:03 (five years ago) link
video: "some people think CD stands for compact disc; nope, it stands for cash dollars"
far as I've gotten yet. Thank you so, so much...
― maffew12, Thursday, 20 December 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link
"I know it is 2019"...
― koogs, Thursday, 20 December 2018 05:04 (five years ago) link
'Already a member?' Demonstrably, yes.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Thursday, 20 December 2018 09:02 (five years ago) link
It's kind of wild looking for a new CD player these days, so many weird off brands you start longing for the good old days of reliable known brands like GPX or Coby.
― blood, loud screaming and nudity (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 08:10 (five years ago) link
Were brands like GPX and Coby ever considered reliable? I see a base-line Onkyo at the Best Buy website for $169 which seems like a rip-off even with its DAC, so, i guess i see your point.
― bodacious ignoramus, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
I snagged a Tivoli Model CD that came up on Kijiji, it looks nice on the desk. But damned if I can tell the difference in sound from the Panasonic portable player I was using before that... $20 on eBay. So I'd recommend those if looks/remote control function aren't factors. There's a long thread on stevehoffman about how surprisingly good these are :)
― maffew12, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 16:41 (five years ago) link
you're really looking for a DVD or Blu-ray player, they all play CDs and if they have digital out you can hook them up to a DAC
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
if you have a dedicated DAC already, definitely
― maffew12, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
i was gifted an Onkyo CD player, it's pretty damn good. The CD has to be extremely fucked up to skip, compared to old-school players which would skip if you coughed in the next room.
when i first posted in this thread I probably had about 1500 CDs. Down to maybe 600 now?
― omar little, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
You should've been with me last weekend when I went into a local car audio store to upgrade my car stereo. The clerk asked me what I was looking for, and I made sure to mention it needs to have a CD player. He gave me the same "Okay, psycho..." stare I get from people when I tell them I still buy CDs.
At home, I'm still using the same desktop CD player I've had since 1999. It's a 51-disc changer (not that I ever put more than a few in at a time). The buttons on the remote have been acting wonky for the last five or so years, but it still plays great.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 17:58 (five years ago) link
Don't most cars still have CD? I need to use mine more... I often end up listening to the radio on short trips, rather than: turn on Bluetooth, wait for pairing, max the volume*, pick a song*What I'd really like is cassette! I don't have a decent digital audio interface at the moment, so it's easiest to record anything live/make a mix to tape.Or a car without a blinding screen... imagine it!*can automate, don't want to
― maffew12, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
It's a 51-disc changer
wow I had no idea this was a thing
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
why 51 though
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:24 (five years ago) link
i had one friend who had a 101 disc changer, like this one: https://www.ebay.com/p/Pioneer-PD-F908-CD-Changer/66791977?iid=163412537779&chn=ps
― mizzell, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
The buttons on the remote have been acting wonky for the last five or so years, but it still plays great.― Rod Steel (musicfanatic)
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic)
Disassembly is easy; the buttons are all part of one piece of molded rubber with contacts in the back that abuts with the board -- clean both sides with isopropyl, dry, and reassemble. My son had many spills on our remotes over the years and have done this dozens of times.
― bodacious ignoramus, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
The 51 and 101 disc varieties have a carousel for the bulk and a single drawer for single plays.
― bodacious ignoramus, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
I have like 30 jandek CDs so a player like that sounds perversely interesting
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:53 (five years ago) link
My current newish one is a Phillips, and it does this annoying thing of hesitating for a couple of seconds between tracks while it reads the new information. Completely fucks up continuous mixes.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:28 (five years ago) link
my new amp has an onboard dac so I just bought a Sony DVD player for $10 off crait sounds better than the once expensive Marantz that had died
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:34 (five years ago) link
I actually need to replace my CD player, think I'm gonna go for a PS1 as discussed elsewhere (?) since they apparently have good DACs
― sleeve, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 23:43 (five years ago) link
This is the exact one:https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1517&bih=695&ei=LDxSXLijLYeijwS5hLLgCQ&q=sony+51+disc+cd+changer&oq=sony+51+d&gs_l=img.1.0.0i24.1356.2857..4383...0.0..0.133.832.7j2......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0j0i10j0i8i30j0i5i30.5TF0QDiGGCQ#imgrc=unefVozfpY8NcM:
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Thursday, 31 January 2019 00:09 (five years ago) link
Sorry about the formatting.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Thursday, 31 January 2019 00:10 (five years ago) link
Just picked up a used Onkyo 7030 to replace my skippy old beater - it’s a real pleasure being able to throw any old disc in it and get reliable sound, and it sounds beautiful too (tho my ears aren’t reliable enough to say for certain it’s an audio upgrade).
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Thursday, 31 January 2019 02:27 (five years ago) link
Were brands like GPX and Coby ever considered reliable?
That was kinda the joke!
I actually wound up buying a Sony for $7.20 at a Goodwill and it's working fine so far.
― blood, loud screaming and nudity (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 31 January 2019 21:55 (five years ago) link
i got a cool tascam cd player for a song
it doesn't have a whole lot of features but it's very sturdy and i like the rugged aesthetic
https://cdn3.imggmi.com/uploads/2019/2/1/695e846ddc2d1bb6a4083c9c39d70a8b-full.jpg
― the late great, Thursday, 31 January 2019 22:16 (five years ago) link
load cd.press play.what more does anyone need.love the minimalism.
― mark e, Thursday, 31 January 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
would buy
― sleeve, Thursday, 31 January 2019 22:30 (five years ago) link
lol, minimalists love the Muji wall mount thing. it is cute. I wonder if anyone has hacked an optical out
― maffew12, Thursday, 31 January 2019 22:44 (five years ago) link