Slick Idea for MP3 Burners

[rwanttaja]

When I got my Versa, I was delighted to find out that the 6-CD changer would play MP3 files on CDs. I quickly starting converting all my old LPs and CDs to MP3 format and burning them to CDs.

The only trouble was, it was tough keeping track of what albums were on each CD. With more than fifty albums loaded on the box at one time, it was tough to remember which songs were in which slot. I hated the idea of removing CDs and reading the labels.

Came up with an interesting solution. Go to this web page:

http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php

This is an AT&T Text to Speech demo. Crank up your trusty MP3 recorder on your PC, type a descriptive sentence ("Beethoven Symphonies Number five, six, and seven") into the box, and hit the "Speak" button. Take the file your MP3 recorder generated, name it "aa_intro", and put it on the list of files to be added to the MP3 CD. The web page has a "save file" option, but you'll need to convert the WAV it generates to MP3.

MP3s play the songs alphabetically, so when the disk starts playing, the first thing you hear is the short description of the contents of the CD. If you're looking for a particular piece of music, you can "surf" your CD changer, with the descriptions being the leadoff track on each CD.

In my case, I actually set up a folder for the intro (again, with a "Aa_intro" title) because I've got the songs split into individual folders. So when the voice says I've found the right CD, I use the "up folder" button to find the particular album I"m looking for. I *could* but a similar file with each album, but I'm familiar enough with my music to recognize it by the first track.

The only drawback to this is the fact the that voice tracks may come up if you're running the randomizer. But there are only six voice tracks, so the odds are low. And they're short anyway....

Ron

[Martin Roy]

This is actually a pretty interesting discovery ! So instead of a printed list, this makes it even more "hands free".

Wouldn't it be great if Bluetooth allowed song selection ("Play Beethoven").

[BillyBeaneBall]

Wow...that is sweet...what a great find and use of such a program!

Talk about thinking outside the box!

[rwanttaja]

This is actually a pretty interesting discovery ! So instead of a printed list, this makes it even more "hands free".

Wouldn't it be great if Bluetooth allowed song selection ("Play Beethoven").

As long as the technology doesn't go too far. If you tell the car, "Play 'Roll Over Beethoven'", you wouldn't want the Versa to go hunting St. Bernards, would you?

Ron

[Martin Roy]

"Play Smack my b*itch up" would deploy the passenger airbag !"Play Shut Up" turns off the sound system, ...And so on !

[Ever Victorious]

Wow this thread just took a horrible turn...

[KimberKenobi]

Wow this thread just took a horrible turn...

horribly funny...