Once in a while there’s a song in the Stereo gum mp3 feed that I actually want to keep. Here’s how I do it. Select the podcasts you wish to convert to normal audio files. Right click and select “Convert ID3 tags”. Change the ID3 tags to version 1.0 Drag the podcast tracks out to [...]
Category Archives: Music
iPhone Ringtones
Sunday, July 20, 2008
If you’re not up to making your own ringtones for the iPhone with Garageband you should try out Audiko. Audiko, has pre-made ringtones as mp3s, m4r (for the iPhone), and AMR-nb formatted are all available. N.B. The file SentMessage.caf is used for the sent SMS tone.
iPhone Streaming with .htaccess
Sunday, October 14, 2007
It appears that Safari on the iPhone does not like .htaccess. Your likely to receive an error message when you play anything password protected. The work around goes something like http://username:password@host.com/foo.mp3 Good luck with that. I’m thinking about writing a little javascript to work around this. I’ll update this post if I ever get to [...]
The War on Music
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Music labels regularly pump-up the volume at the expense of quality. You might not know it, but this affects most platforms; from satellite radio to mp3 players. The IEEE takes a crack at explaining this phenomenon, of course there is a bit of FUD involved; “But the loudness war could be doing more than simply [...]
Kanye West
Thursday, July 26, 2007
I’ve never been a huge fan of Kanye West, but that’s changing pretty quickly. Kanye’s Japanesy web site is hosting some pretty cool content. First up Zach Galifianakis’s version of, “Can’t tell me nothin’,” next up, “Stronger.”
Sounds of Vietnam
Saturday, May 12, 2007
I know it’s a bit of a step backwards in time, but still worth it all the same. Radio, Aircraft, Chatter, sounds from the cities (U.S. and Vietnam), and even some Vietnam based movies. Go listen here.
iTunes, Make your audiobooks Audiobooks
Sunday, April 1, 2007
There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to organize your own music using the programs that already come on your computer. Hello, iTunes, iPhoto? I’ve managed to finagle a seriously complex way of fixing exif data and properly organizing my photos in iPhoto but until now haven’t found a way to properly organize my [...]
Mac/Linux Join Multiple mp3 Files
Sunday, April 1, 2007
I’ve been looking for a quick and cheap way to join multiple mp3s together for an upcoming article. There are a few freeware or shareware applications, but I figured there’s something already on my computer I’m not using. Unfortunately this tip leaves Windows users out in the cold, I haven’t forgotten about you! For files [...]
The Way the Music Died
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Frontline provides a fascinating discussion of why the music industry is in such a bad way, and what it takes to “make it” in the business. The Way the Music Died is told through the eyes of four artists: veteran musician David Crosby, Mark Hudson; former member of the Hudson Brothers band; Hudson’s daughter, Sarah, [...]
DockArt: Make the iTunes Dock Icon show Album Art
Sunday, March 18, 2007
DockArt is a free iTunes plug-in that displays the cover art for the current iTunes track in the dock. Link via tuaw