Exact Audio Copy - You can go back to see my response back in November. I'm a semi-Luddite and it was easy for me.Karl:
I searched for Extreme Audio Copy and I can't find an exact match. I am totally clueless on ripping/saving/storage devices and finally being able to play the music.
If you get bored drop me a PM and give me some pointers on how to get started without wasting a tone of time and effort.
This post brings back memories. My first concert was Elton John on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour at the Spectrum in Philly in 1976. My first car was a 4 speed Bobcat (Mercury's version of the Pinto.) I had to install an 8 track in the Bobcat.I had about three 8 tracks in a Volvo station wagon I had during college. I drove that thing in the boonies between home and college, so no radio. The main 8 track I listened to was Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. I also had Seals & Crofts Summer Breeze (I think that was the name). No, I am not THAT old, but my dad made sure I had technology and features in my cars from bygone eras...and often other parts that were from bygone eras. After the Volvo threw a rod, I had to drive a 3 speed pinto with no ac and no 8 track.
Anyway, OP, get spotify and be done with it. You can play every song you've ever heard and make play lists, etc. Plus podcasts and a huge variety of things you've never heard of before. Be your own DJ.
You can use this process, or something similar, to rip your CDs to MP3. Then I would recommend uploading those MP3s to Youtube Music (used to be Google Play Music). You will then have your complete library uploaded to the cloud. You can play albums like usual via the app (and download the ones you want when you expect to be out of coverage) using Android Auto.The good news is, it's easier today than when I did it (apparently)
I can't even recall what software I used in the past. But I'm talking well over 1,000 songs in my library. And yes back then, you still fixed the names yourself.
I can't say much about Spotify, as ads drove me nuts. I do use Amazon Music (paid service) quite a bit for their stations (Iron Maiden my favorite) plays a mix of similar bands.. Spotify should be very similar.
And yeah I'll ait it, I've downloaded plenty of cd's as well... But only downloaded music I already owned. Google rewards (a survey service) gets you Google play money, which I used to purchase and download newer songs I hear and like.
So any of that will take some time, but for Metal Heads (with few options out there, yes Sirius repeats songs quite a bit), it's just what we have to do.
Especially the grateful dead channel and jam on !I know you said you don't like radio because it doesn't have what you want. Try Sirius. It generally DOES have everything someone could want and its satellite, so it reaches anywhere
Thanks for the correction! Disconnect between brain and keyboard.Exact Audio Copy - You can go back to see my response back in November. I'm a semi-Luddite and it was easy for me.