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Mp3 conversions, a four year tale
Over the years I have ammassed a vast and varied vinyl, CD and audio tape cassette collection, I have finally finished converting my entire collection which translates to about 13,000+ tracks - in other words over 46 gigabytes of mp3 files. For a long while I have wanted an iPod, and for my Birthday last year I finally got one, a black 80Gb Video iPod. Needless to say I'm really impressed that I now have my most treasured audio collection in one place! and that I can cross reference everything I own and play it in an instant, instead of spending many hours diving through hundreds of boxes of LP's CD's and tapes looking for one song or artist. I'm not singing the praises of the iPod here because we all know that they are somewhat plagued by faults and a poor history of customer satisfaction over the years. I am however inviting all into a small portion of my life that for 4 years I considered an almost impossible task, the conversion of all my music into MP3 tracks on my PC. I say PC, but in fact I have gone through a number of computers during this time. Alot of this time was taken up with the careful preservation and re-mastering of my rarer and very precious vinyls and tapes that I would never be able to replace if damaged or lost. I've used a number of programs to achieve this, however I found Sony sound forge has been the most suitable and easy to use. I've always been more into my music collection than watching TV or other pass-times, but found I had little time to sit down and go through my collection until now. It's made my life so much more enjoyable to be able to just pick up my iPod and play anything from the thousands of tracks available wherever and whenever I want. I also create some of my own music on computer: Click here to hear some. There is a cautionary tale The iPod and other personal audio devices may be doing more harm than good, especially to the hearing of the user, doctors say iPod users should limit their use of the device to two hours or less per day. The problem lies in the in-ear headphones Apple offers for the iPod. Before, music blasted from the speakers of their home audio systems. With the introduction of the Walkman, the sound moved closer to the ear through muff-style headphones. Now, with the iPod and other MP3 players, sound is now pumped directly into the ear, which is a potential health issue. "We're moving sound closer and closer. It's really increasing pressure on the ear. Hearing damage accumulates over time, Even at reasonable levels, damage can occur after continuous listening. This problem is becoming prevalent in today's youth. Fast forward, and today's youth may be potential hearing aid candidates by the time they're in their early 40s
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Contributor's Note
Earbud headphones, the type that rest inside the ear, can lead to permanent damage after just an hour of high-volume music in the 110-120 decibel range, equivalent to the noise level of a concert.
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This intel was contributed by Puniksem
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