I have finally had to admit that I need to do something about my waistline and so I have joined a gym. I need something to listen to while I am there and I have never owned an mp3 player, so know very little about them.
I will almost certainly NOT be buying an i-pod. I am looking at Creative and SanDisk.
1. Most of the music I want to listen to is on vinyl or old CDs, so am I correct that ripping these to a digital format will not have any DRM problems on ANY player?
2. Should I store as wma or mp3 (or some other format)?
3. If I rip a track at maximum quality, can I then make a copy with lower quality for use in the player, but keep the high quality version for playing on my domestic hi-fi?
4. If I rip a track from a CD, can I rip it at different quality settings? I.e. can I rip the same CD multiple times?
5. Will any CD software do the above or do I need anything special? Any recommendations please? I have Windows XP Home SP2 and all updates.
6. Creative have told me that the Zen Nano Plus doesn’t have a keypad lock, so it could be a problem in the gym. Is this a common feature and can you recommend an mp3 player with built in radio tuner that has it? (Around £30 to £50 or so)
7. I am not interested in having access to individual songs. I will rip a whole CD or one side of an LP in one go. Is there a maximum mp3 or wma file size (or an advisable practical limit)?
I will almost certainly NOT be buying an i-pod. I am looking at Creative and SanDisk.
1. Most of the music I want to listen to is on vinyl or old CDs, so am I correct that ripping these to a digital format will not have any DRM problems on ANY player?
2. Should I store as wma or mp3 (or some other format)?
3. If I rip a track at maximum quality, can I then make a copy with lower quality for use in the player, but keep the high quality version for playing on my domestic hi-fi?
4. If I rip a track from a CD, can I rip it at different quality settings? I.e. can I rip the same CD multiple times?
5. Will any CD software do the above or do I need anything special? Any recommendations please? I have Windows XP Home SP2 and all updates.
6. Creative have told me that the Zen Nano Plus doesn’t have a keypad lock, so it could be a problem in the gym. Is this a common feature and can you recommend an mp3 player with built in radio tuner that has it? (Around £30 to £50 or so)
7. I am not interested in having access to individual songs. I will rip a whole CD or one side of an LP in one go. Is there a maximum mp3 or wma file size (or an advisable practical limit)?