anybody back up their collection to mp3?

[NAD]

because i'm getting tired of skipping cds and it's only getting worse, so i think it's time i broke down and did them shitz.

 

[Ellestin]

Do that and ship me your collection. I'll pm you my address later

 

[lizard]

I've got certain stuff backed up, namely, like MOTW which is no longer in print....
I think if I had some of the "Limited Edition of 75 signed and numbered Digipack" type stuff like some of you, I'd have that shit backed up fo sure.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Take better care of your cd's.

a lot of them I do though.,

 

[Russell]

Yup, the entire collection on a 200gb external hard drive, which saves me moving my CD collection to and from uni etc. If I didn't every time I moved I'd need a van

 

[dorian gray]

whats an mp3?

 

[NAD]

whats an mp3?

it's a subdivision of madd, but with more robots.

 

[Chromatose]

yes, I've done that once or twice

 

[Demilich]

I listen to cds in the car and at home 'cause i don't have a lot of my cds downloaded or ripped. if i was smart i'd at least burn the cd and listen to a cdr copy of it!

 

[Crimson Velvet]

i have almost all my stuff on hard drive as mp3's, and i never listen to cd's anymore. i buy them, rip them, ooh-aah at the cover art, put them in the shelf, listen to the mp3's.

Yeah, I do exactly the same. Sometimes it makes me wonder why I spend thousands of dollars a year on this. Then I remember that I do it to support the bands, of course, but still...

Oh, and it makes my cd shelves look damn good!

 

[Demilich]

oh and of course, VINYL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YOUR MOTHER >>>>> CD

 

[cthulufhtagn]

oh and of course, VINYL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YOUR MOTHER >>>>> CD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mp3

you left the last part out

but sadly, though i resent the drop in quality, i didn't want to ship all goat-knows-how-many cd's i have up here to portland. i'm not a huge audiophile so i don't have too big a problem with it, still a bummer though. i have everything on my itunes/ipod, it's convenient at least...

 

[Chromatose]

yeah well if you do quality ripping methods, i.e. use exact audio copy for ripping, encoding with LAME codec using at least the --alt-preset standard alogorithm, you should barely notice any differences under typical listening situations...

unless you're a l33t audiophile.. but then what are you doing listening to mp3s to being with if thats the case, heh

mp3s get a bum rap because of all the cheap ass codecs that have always been around, and packaged with the programs that everyone uses

 

[Demonspell]

I've never transferred anything in my collection to mp3 and have no plans to do so, I keep my CDs in as perfect condition as I can, and unless I'm bringing my headphones somewhere, they never leave my room.

 

[Dev]

Same here , I only encode to send shitz to some friends . Or stuff I really really listen to all the time.

 

[dill_the_devil]

I backup my entire collection to MP3... I'm fucking lazy, and just lately have been finding myself less and less able to listen to an entire album, and I can't be arsed to go changing CDs after I've listened to each track that I actually feel like hearing...

 

[KILL TULLY]

I make Mixtapes because im true.

 

[dill_the_devil]

I made a mix CD for the missus last week... she wanted all these indie bands like Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight and stuff on it... I had to shower afterwards.

 

[Night Mare]

Everything of mine is ripped to Mp3, then meticulously organised and filed. Takes many hours, but gives me a reason to wake up in the morning.