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Peregrine #1
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Subject: Turn me on...
I always wanted to post this thread here.
My main conputer is dead, so I can't even post the first one. But I wanted to get the ball rolling, so...

I thought of this when I found out it is not illegal to post a download of a song CLIP shorter then 30 seconds.

Here's your task, should you choose to accept it.
Create a compilation of some new music you think most of us would not know. If you need a tool, Audacity is perfect for this. Splice some of your favorite music together in <30 second clips.
Only 1 rule: 

- 12 megabyte cap.

Gotta' put some kind of size restriction on it.
No format restriction. If you can't play any format we post here...eh.. 'nuff said.

I'll put one up soon.

Who's in? Feel free to tell me this if this is lame. ;)
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Nordburgh #2
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I don't think it's lame, but why do 30 second samples when Napster's database of songs can be streamed in full for free. The catch is I think you can only stream the same song 3 times before it stops working. Not sure how they enable the restriction if it's IP based or cookie. If it's cookie based then essentially you can stream as many times as you want, just keep clearing cookies. The streams also aren't the best quality. I think they stream 64kb WMA files.

http://free.napster.com

I've been listening to this a lot Paramore - Riot!. Although I prefer their earlier album Paramore - All We Know Is Falling
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Peregrine #3
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I don't know. I thought my idea would be a) more fun and b) more effective.
There have been plenty of threads about music, but how often do you actually check out what others recommend? This way I can get a true sampling of what you listen to and if something really curls my toes, I would have more motivation to seek out more stuff from them.
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True. I just think we're all too lazy to cut 30 second samples into a big MP3 file. Seems easier to just link to the songs on the net (from legal sites) to sample what we listen to.
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Peregrine #5
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Well, there's the fun factor, too. Thought it might be fun to mix some music together.
Except I can't get Audacity to work on my Vista pc. *sigh....
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Nordburgh #6
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Audacity doesn't work on Vista? That's weird and not good. I already don't want to upgrade to Vista but knowing that this app won't work with it...

I think ten years ago I would have been into making a mix of songs into one mp3, but I just don't have the time anymore. Which sucks...
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You mean this Audacity and this Vista?
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Peregrine #8
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Didn't mean to imply it doesn't work with ANY Vista install.
Just mine apparently. ;)
Has something to do with my dual sound cards, I think.
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I also have Vista two sound cards (onboard and SB Live!) and I have found that when recording in Audacity I have to use the Vista sound config panel to select the input I want to use as the default, and then set Audacity to use the "MME: Microsoft Sound Mapper Input". This is not very convenient, but it works.

Output is the same, set it up in the Sound control panel and choose the "MME: Microsoft Sound Mapper Output" option.
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...Getting this thread back on track, here's a compilation of track clips I've made.  If people like it then I might make another.
1. Brendan Benson - [The Alternative to Love CD1/1 #11/12] What I'm Looking For
2. Oasis - [Definitely Maybe CD1/1 #11/11] Married With Children
3. Pete Murray - [See The Sun CD1/2 #6/12] George's Helper
4. Sam Roberts - [Chemical City #06] Mystified, Heavy
5. Powderfinger - [Double Allergic #09] Jc
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Peregrine #11
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Not bad! Really digging the Pete Murray tune!
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Downloaded newest version of Audacity. It's working....
:D
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