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Points: 67 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote LunarLaugh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 February 2021 at 1:59am
Originally posted by Indy500 Indy500 wrote:

Raise your hand if you've ever spent an
entire day reconstructing the Frankenstein that is
Chicago's "Beginnings"?

Part of my 1970-1971 45s project.

Not an entire day, but I did manage to re-create the edit
in about an hour but I was pretty well versed in editing
software by the time I got around to that one. I used the
LP mix on the old Chicago Greatest Hits CD as my source
(the remastered CDs from Rhino and the remixes the band
has put out just didn't sound too good).
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I just ran across this thread and really enjoy reading about the various projects.  My current project started around 2003 when I got my first iPod and downloaded iTunes. I started to develop a "Portable Library" given the limited storage available on those early devices.  I had less than a thousand 128 kbps mp3 tracks but used the iPod constantly for travel, workouts, parties, etc.  I eventually upgraded to newer generation iPods with more memory, added more tracks, and re-ripped to 320 kbps mp3s. 

About 6-7 years ago I decided to re-rip my Portable Library once again to go lossless (FLAC) and find the best sounding (to my ears) versions of the tracks that I could.  Like most of you, I'm looking for tracks that are as close to the original release as possible.  During this ongoing quest, I became aware of this site and the great work that you all have done.  In fact, I'm currently comparing my tracks to Ron's Hot 100 Library.

In addition to finding good quality tracks, I'm updating track metadata to document the pedigree of each track (rip source, original release information, mono/stereo, etc.) and for smart playlist generation.  I'm a big playlist listener.  I use metadata such as year, genre, sub-genre, and mood to generate most of my playlists.

I've also started updating the album art for each track.  I'm trying to collect the original release versions of the album art/picture sleeve/45 label.  There are some wonderful album art sites out there, but I find that many of them are not of the original release and/or have been cropped.  So, I've taught myself photo editing to correct these images. I've been pretty happy with the results so far.

Finally, I started embedding lyrics into the track files.  While it sounded like a cool idea at the time, it has become a real pain.  The vast majority of on-line lyrics are just wrong.  Everything from misspellings, to missing words, to missing or out of order sections. It took me over 5 years to develop the correct lyrics for my Portable Library. And now I'm starting to experiment with synchronized lyrics.

My Portable Library is still relatively small now, around 4,500 tracks, but it continues to grow. I mentioned on another thread that I think I should be done with this project in 2137.  


Edited by bjhami75 - 3 hours 8 minutes ago at 2:05pm
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