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[Audiophile]

Quote: Originally Posted by PMB

Audiophile, Being a software designer, I know exactly what iTunes is trying to do and it does it very well, but what it is NOT trying to do is allow it's users flexibility. Just yesterday, after posting on this thread I (again) tried to create a certain type of structured MP3 disk using itunes. After 45 minutes and one wasted disk I gave up. I went to IBM's Record Now and did exactly what I wanted in just a few minutes. Now I don't know Record Now any better than iTunes, but this is the sort of thing I am trying to get across.

Now, I guesss you are having a poke at me about Minidisk? Well, at least it does not rely on a PC to do everything for it. You seem to ridicule 1GB, well, fair enough. One day in the middle of Africa or the Antarctic, or possibly even just a flight from London to LA after your 60gb ipod battery runs out the old Minidisk will still be going for hours, and if course it isjust a singile throw awat AA cell.

Add the flexibility to record in the field, record on the fly (from none digital sources) the amazing editing facilities (shortening songs, chopping them into sections, pretty much anything), pluss the new ATRAC Codec's ability to record at pretty much SACD quality, I thought that might appeal to someone like you?

I mean, why use a lossy codec to store an already lossy format like CD?

I'm befuddled. I admit it. What kind of 'structured' disc are you trying to create? I use iTunes all the time to burn audio discs and MP3 discs, and I've never had a problem with this. However, if you are looking to get very particular with burning, I'd suggest a primary burning app like Toast. Also, iTunes will import, play, and burn 24 bit, 196kbps audio, which is pretty much as good as it gets (and, btw what SACD is recorded at).

I didn't mean to poke fun, but I just think the Minidisc format and the iPod are fundamentally different. The iPod is not a recording device, it's a hard drive, hence, you do need a computer, and can't record audio on it. But I don't see this as a set back at all - how else are you going to manage the massive amounts of music that the iPod can store? Record it all in real time? That's just not practical.

Plus, if you are hearing distortion and experiencing really low battery life, you might want to see if you can get some support from Apple because that just doesn't sound right. I have a video iPod which I have with me all the time and under normal use I get a good 10 - 12 hours out of it - 15 if I don't browse a lot. I guess the alternative is buying AA batteries year round, but I think recharging is a more economical solution in the long run. As far as audio quality goes, fidelity is determined by the file type, not the player. A low quality mp3, or a high quality AAC file is going to sound the same coming from an iPod or a PC or a Mac or a cd player (ruling out speaker/hp quality, of course).

This is all very strange - iTunes is a song editor? CD is a lossy format?

Anyway, we've gotten pretty off topic.