I’m a geek. That means i like to organize techy stuff so that it does cool things. This is one of those things i’ve gotten pretty good at, and i want to share what i’ve learned with you. I have 28 Smart Playlists set up in iTunes. There are also several Smart Playlists that iTunes sets up automatically, but i mostly don’t use those. I also have 23 regular (non-smart) playlists. I’ll explain how and why to use regular vs smart playlists, and what reasons you might have to make use of both for different purposes. There is a lot […]
The 2 Best Jazz Albums of the 20th Century
There seems to be a solid case for there being two best Jazz albums from the 20th century. However, the two albums are praised by two different groups of fans for two completely different reasons. Jazz enthusiasts mostly consider Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” to be the best Jazz album because of the music. Audiophiles mostly consider “Jazz at the Pawnshop” to be the best Jazz album because of the audio quality, mastering, and the ‘you are there’ presence of the recording. I have both so i thought i’d compare and contrast them and give you some details about both […]
All About HDTracks Hi-Res Audio Files
Questions to answer: Can you hear the difference in hi-res files? Are the hi-res files worth the extra cost? Can/How do i play hi-res files in iTunes or on my iPod/iPhone/iPad? First, here’s why i’m doing this: I purchased two of my favorite albums from HDTracks.com over the past few months just to play with and see if i can hear the difference between these files and those i ripped from CD’s as Apple Lossless (ALAC) files. The two albums i purchased are: Both of these are albums i’ve owned in […]
Music File Differences
This post is information about the types of music files we all use for listening on our portable music players, phones, tablets and stereos. Fasten your propeller hats. Does the kind of music file we listen to really make a difference? It depends. Ok, now that we’ve settled that issue we can all go back to surfing the internet and texting each other. Depends on what? I hear you asking (in my head). Well, since you asked, here goes: If you only listen to music with earbuds or earpods then skip the rest of this. It won’t matter to you […]