Digital Drive

Posted by E-Stat (A) on May 10, 2024 at 14:38:14

In Reply to: RE: Advantage posted by psgary on May 10, 2024 at 14:03:02

I'm not quite clear about your reference to "shuffling and/or transferring", but I'm not as sharp as I used to be.

To play a CD/SACD:

1. Go find it. Which may or may not be quick and easy. I used to alphabetize mine but still must locate where they're stored (used to be closet in listening room) then pull a jewel case out in order to see/verify what's on it.
2. Remove disk from case.
3. Carry to player.
4. Open player drawer.
5. Place disk inside.
6. Close drawer.
7. Use remote or push play.
8. Upon completion, roughly repeat steps 1-6 in reverse order.

If you have more than one system like I do, then step #1 might require more travel time to access. Or, burn CDR copies for convenience as I once did for the garage system.

With local digital library (mine lives on NAS) or streaming service:

1. Run app from watch, phone or pad.
2. Select fastest way to locate intended content-by folder, artist, genre, date, new release, playlist, random song mix, search text if you're not exactly sure which artist or album, from streaming service, etc.
3. Click play. There's nothing to redo upon completion.

Different strokes for different folks.

It's an intriguing idea to use random play for discovering "old friends". Maybe I can do the same thing by using a blindfold and reaching for a CD.

There you go. You just have to do it lots of times! I'm able to refine the list by choosing from one or more genres for inclusion or exclusion (like test tracks or holiday music).

Edits: 05/10/24