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Steve
Palmer 1989-2007 Last Update:
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Almost everyone has heard of MP3s these days. For
those that are new to the concept, it's a file format used to convert
music from any source - CD, vinyl etc into small(er) file sizes so that
they can be played on a PC/MAC or portable MP3 player
If you've come
here looking for downloads. Sorry, you're at the wrong site.
This
page
is
only about
my
collection!
for
a downloadable HTML list of ALL my MP3 encoded music in ZIP
format. (Last updated: December
2006)
(You may need a program like WinZip to unzip the HTML file).
Many years ago, when the idea of converting music to files that
you could play on your PC was new, I was dabbling in the then 'black
art'! The software was crude,
PCs were very slow, and it took ages to sample a typical CD. But I still thought
it would be a good idea to transfer as many of my albums and singles
as
possible
onto
my
PC. I spend a lot of time working in front of
my PC, and to have my favourite music on hand was a good idea
I started the conversion process in 1993. On the 7th March 2004, I managed
to finish converting all my existing albums and singles - At the time that was over 5700 tracks;
around
275 hours
of
continuous
music
Why would anyone want to
spend time doing all this? Well, imagine..
..being
able to select a unique compilation from your whole music collection
of music at the click of a mouse for a party or just your own listening
pleasure
..creating
your own custom compilations on CD for the car/walkman etc
Here is another benefit that's only really become
workable in the last view years - Once the music has been sampled, just
hook up your PC's sound card to your
Hi
Fi system,
using a wireless gismo and you have ALL your music collection available
to play through your hi-fi...in any order...just at the push of a few
buttons. That means no more getting up and having to change the CD when
the album
has
finished.
How lazy it that?? 
These days, the software is much easier
to use, and PCs are a lot faster. I use Media JukeBox for the PC. Click
HERE for
their web site.
Their software makes the job a lot easier, it samples the tracks, downloads
the album and track names from the internet, (and, if you want them,
the lyrics too!). It then catalogues all the tracks in any way you like
on the PC - by album, by artist, by music style
etc
etc. Finally,
it downloads the album covers from the internet so that you can see the
album cover on your PC monitor whilst the music is playing.
It therefore
makes managing your music collection a zillion times easier than
fumbling through a stack of vinyl or CD music.