Subj : Mixtapes
To   : Arelor
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Aug 06 2023 20:43:00

Hello Arelor!

** On Wednesday 26.07.23 - 14:01, Arelor wrote to August Abolins:

 A> I am not a fan of random playlists. They make it easy for
 A> you to lose track of what you are listening to (pun
 A> intended). If you get a new CD as a birthday gift and play
 A> it in random mode you are less likely to know which song is
 A> which in the end.

For me, I like the "surprise" element (never knowing which tune  
will be next).  It keeps the listening experience fresh.  I've  
simply grown tired of knowing what tune will be next on a  
favourite recording.


 A> Just an observation. I play albums straight so after a
 A> couple of goes I know the good songs are the second and the
 A> 5th, so I can look them up in the list at the back of the
 A> album.

Yeah sure.. I would do that for a first-time recording.  But  
then, I *can* seem to remember the favourite ones by title and  
refer to them at any time.


 A> May father just dumps five albums in the same mix and plays
 A> them random, so when he discovers he likes a band he has
 A> more trouble finding out the name of the band he likes and
 A> the track number of his favourite songs.

Is that on a 5-disc CD player or something?  That would be  
tricky to identify unless one pays attention do the operating  
panel for Disc # and track # and take notes - which I would do.


 A> The fact he rips music with filenames such as 01-Unknown
 A> Artist - Unknown Song.ogg does not help.

Outch. That's kinda lazy for sure.  There are resources like  
CDDB built into rippers that ought to solve that problem, but  
that requires being online at the time of rip.


 A> I sincerely hope I am adopted.

:D

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