mobiusclimber
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In an alternate universe, Pink Floyd recorded The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking and Roger Waters released Bricks In The Wall as a solo album. I'm not sure I'd like to live in that timeline.
Misadventures In Music - Thoughts Unfiltered
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BeatleMatt
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In my Subaru, I often listen to my music library stored on my iPhone connected via usb port. But for the briefest of moments before the connection is made and once the ignition is switched off, the default is radio when the audio unit is on. So as I first start the car, I hear just two or three seconds of whatever radio station is on, or after I switch off the ignition until I open the car door, I am listening to whatever radio station is on. Most often, the radio station is "classic rock". So I am guaranteed to hear some tired Tom Petty or AC/DC song. I decided I needed a change so I switched to listening to a NPR station. Listener support independent radio just to break up the tedious repetition during those brief moments that I am not listening to an album in it's entirety.
Earlier this week I was listening to albums from INXS on shuffle with my iPhone as I drove around but after a few trips here and there, and going to and leaving work and home I decided to switch to a Journey playlist on my iPhone yesterday soon after I was on the road from work. This morning as I started my car, INXS' "Devil Inside" came on the radio waves briefly until my iPhone connected and resumed the Journey playlist.
Someone trying to tell be something?
Earlier this week I was listening to albums from INXS on shuffle with my iPhone as I drove around but after a few trips here and there, and going to and leaving work and home I decided to switch to a Journey playlist on my iPhone yesterday soon after I was on the road from work. This morning as I started my car, INXS' "Devil Inside" came on the radio waves briefly until my iPhone connected and resumed the Journey playlist.
Someone trying to tell be something?
I've had this discussion with many, with really no resolution or proof of what occurred. Maybe some enlightened CRFer can add.
On Boston's first album there is a minute or so run at the end of "Piece of Mind" that has a mindblowing 3 part phased building guitar run. These three part are in addendum by verse, and are so perfectly tuned, harmonized, and in sync, they seem near to impossible to create.
Theories....
1. Level of talent unsurpassed.
2. 1000 takes to replicate as wanted
3. Wizardry of Scholz engineering mixing.
4. Other smoke and mirrors means of creation
Thoughts? And if there is a 3rd band guitarist? Who?
On Boston's first album there is a minute or so run at the end of "Piece of Mind" that has a mindblowing 3 part phased building guitar run. These three part are in addendum by verse, and are so perfectly tuned, harmonized, and in sync, they seem near to impossible to create.
Theories....
1. Level of talent unsurpassed.
2. 1000 takes to replicate as wanted
3. Wizardry of Scholz engineering mixing.
4. Other smoke and mirrors means of creation
Thoughts? And if there is a 3rd band guitarist? Who?
BeatleMatt
Senior Member
I was again interested in using usb devices in vehicles recently. I discovered that the song index limit of a usb device (thumb drive, portable hard drive) in my 2018 Subaru is 8,000. The song index limit in our 2017 Explorer is 50,000.
I plug in my 1 tb portable hard drive to my Subie and nothing. It does even try to access the files. Well, maybe I was impatient and didn’t give it ten minutes to finish browsing. It did take the Ford maybe four or five minutes to finish browsing before it hit the limit.
The Harmon Kardon unit in my Subie also prioritizes the file’s alphanumerically. It does not keep original filing order. Albums are not played in original song sequence. The Ford will.
The Harmon Kardon unit in the Subie sounds really good and it is rare that I use a usb drive; I usually connect my iPhone through CarPlay.
Someone suggested there is an older Samsung phone that will hold a 1 tb micro card that I could use through Bluetooth or aux jack.
I plug in my 1 tb portable hard drive to my Subie and nothing. It does even try to access the files. Well, maybe I was impatient and didn’t give it ten minutes to finish browsing. It did take the Ford maybe four or five minutes to finish browsing before it hit the limit.
The Harmon Kardon unit in my Subie also prioritizes the file’s alphanumerically. It does not keep original filing order. Albums are not played in original song sequence. The Ford will.
The Harmon Kardon unit in the Subie sounds really good and it is rare that I use a usb drive; I usually connect my iPhone through CarPlay.
Someone suggested there is an older Samsung phone that will hold a 1 tb micro card that I could use through Bluetooth or aux jack.
I wish I knew what you are talking about but I am technically illiterate when it comes to car systems to play music. I understand my stereo system at home but of course thats old school stuff for the most part.
I need to ask you and others who know this stuff what to do when I buy a new car since they no longer have cd players. My old Honda Accord LX does have one and it still sounds good but the car is getting up there in years being a 2011.
I have a Motorola smartphone that is about a year old.
So....what is the best/easiest way (for an old guy) to play all of my cds and favorite music in a new car which I'm getting this spring.
BeatleMatt
Senior Member
You can still find vehicles with cd players as an option. Kids today do not often have cd players but most vehicles have a usb port so you can connect your phone with a cord or a small, portable usb thumb drive with music files. In most vehicles apps like Android Auto helps access and index many phones; Apple CarPlay for Apple iPhones and iPods.
Vehicles also have Bluetooth connection capability with means you can use many phones, iPods, even tablets wirelessly for music and phone calls and navigation even.
Satellite radio is a subscription based service with many many choices of radio options all over the country.
More later
Vehicles also have Bluetooth connection capability with means you can use many phones, iPods, even tablets wirelessly for music and phone calls and navigation even.
Satellite radio is a subscription based service with many many choices of radio options all over the country.
More later
BeatleMatt
Senior Member
What some people do is also put music files on their phone using a music player app. Imagine your phone is also like a very small jukebox. It will organize and give you access to play music files stored on your phone. Then you can play that music through your car stereo either through a 3.5 mm auxiliary jack (not likely) a cord connected to your phone and usb port and an app on your vehicle audio unit, or from your phone wirelessly. All this of course means you will need a home computer of some kind to store, organize, and transfer music files to other devices such as your phone or a usb thumb drive. A usb drive will hold music files, connects to the vehicle’s usb port directly and allows the audio unit of the vehicle to access and play those music files.I wish I knew what you are talking about but I am technically illiterate when it comes to car systems to play music. I understand my stereo system at home but of course thats old school stuff for the most part.
I need to ask you and others who know this stuff what to do when I buy a new car since they no longer have cd players. My old Honda Accord LX does have one and it still sounds good but the car is getting up there in years being a 2011.
I have a Motorola smartphone that is about a year old.
So....what is the best/easiest way (for an old guy) to play all of my cds and favorite music in a new car which I'm getting this spring.
There are also several music streaming apps for your phone and vehicle audio unit, both free or paid subscription.
Thanks..I'll digest all of that and have my daughter explain it to me.
BeatleMatt
Senior Member
Which is worse? You are driving in your car and there is that coincidental moment when all your favorite radio stations happen to be playing nothing but commercials lasting about a minute?
Or you are driving in a car with your friend and there is that coincidental moment when all but one of your favorite radio stations happens to be playing nothing but commercials but the station your friend picks is playing “American Woman” by Lenny Kravets?
Or you are driving in a car with your friend and there is that coincidental moment when all but one of your favorite radio stations happens to be playing nothing but commercials but the station your friend picks is playing “American Woman” by Lenny Kravets?
TACdtf
Senior Member
I just heard this the other day. What an atrocious thing.
