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Adam
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Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON
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MP3 player?
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Hola foro-ites! My trusty old Creative MP3 player is no longer working for me and so I need a new one. Unfortunately, Creative and other companies which made great iPod alternatives are no longer doing much, so I think it's basically between the iPod Classic 80 GB and the new Zune 80 GB. I have my own personal quirks and preferences (I don't care so much about video, FM radio, and all those crazy features, but it angers me to no end that these supposedly "high-end" players won't let you edit your on-the-go playlist so I can choose what music I want to hear!), but I'm looking for the experience of foro people with these, especially if they have any opinions on the sound quality of either (I have very nice in-ear monitors, rip most of my music at V0 MP3, and would like to have a player that doesn't restrict the quality of sound I get). Any advice is much appreciated!!
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Date Nov. 25 2007 1:34:46
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Ron.M
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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland
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RE: MP3 player? (in reply to Stu)
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I'm glad this subject has come up! First thanks to Pat and GB for responding to my earlier post about using mp3 players as a learning tool. Pat's link to the Tascam product was good although it has many features I don't need. Also in the UK it's WAY more expensive. (like UK£170) I'm thinking more UK£20-30! (Which should be feasible, since my daughter's mp3 player cost only UK£10 ) Since then I've spent hours on the Net looking at mp3 players, but the problem is that they usually just give a "short-form" spec. These tend to be about the features which will attract an "average" user, like storage capacity, menus, size, colour etc) Since I'll be buying one via mail-order, I really need to know if the player will have the features I need. So what I'm asking is:- Does anybody actually OWN or KNOW OF a player having these functions.... (First...I don't want to pay for a screen to show video..just for audio use only. Also, I couldn't care less about memory...I'm not going to be storing heaps of tunes. ) What I need is... 1. A-B "language learning" mode which will repeat (loop) short sections of the tune. 2. An ability to slow down that section without changing the pitch. 3. A separate pitch control would be very handy to save tuning the guitar. 4. A "line in" socket for recording analog stuff would also be handy, but not essential. (So basically it's an "Amazing Slowdowner" in a portable mp3 player format.) So far I've found some around the UK£30 mark that have the A-B loop feature, but don't mention if they slow down or not. Also some "Dictation/Memo" type mp3 recorders/players that slow down, but they don't mention whether they have a loop function or not. As I said, I'll be buying via mail order, so I don't want to assume anything. Can anyone help? cheers, Ron
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Date Nov. 25 2007 14:02:01
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