ipod question

[Xzion]

i just got an ipod with 20 gigs on it...was wondering how many songs give or take 20 gigs would hold (less on mine because i have a lot of 15-20 min songs)

[Gonzoie - Luclin]

on average.. i have 12 gigs on mine which is a little over 2700 songs. so id say about 4500 songs on average song length.

[Aslanna]

Depends on bit rate as well... Doing a quick sizing of stuff on my HD shows about 4000 songs for 20gb.

[Winnow]

i just got an ipod with 20 gigs on it...was wondering how many songs give or take 20 gigs would hold (less on mine because i have a lot of 15-20 min songs)

Well "give or take 20 gigs", if you take 20 gigs you'll have room for zero songs. Give 20 gigs and you're going to be upset when only half of the songs fit.

You also probably want to try and grab songs that are at least 192kbs

96kbs: The sound clearly lacks definition: as an example, hall's noises are perceived as some breath. The result is comparable to a good FM radio.

112kbs: The sound seems less present and less natural than the original. The definition is a bit less good, the voice is less clear. Attacks are less spontaneous. The spatialization is different from the original recording: the sound seems to be located more far and more lower. There is however a very noticeable improvement compared to 96kbs.

128kbs: Hall's noises are slightly less defined than the original. The violin is a bit less present and the piano attacks a bit less sharp. The voice is nearly identical to the original recording but sibilants are less pronounced. We can notice the same spatialization problem as with the 112kbs's one although there is again a good improvement compared to the 112kbs rate.

160kbs: The sound is more natural than 128kbs but the improvement is less spectacular than during the two preceding stages. The sound is different from the original, without however being possible to tell in what. I think that the difference resides more in what we feel rather than in what we hear.

192kbs: The sound is not felt as the original recording. It is however totally impossible to tell in what.

256kbs: The sound is indiscernible from the original. It is impossible to make the difference with the original recording.

320kbs: The sound is indiscernible from the original. It is impossible to make the difference with the original recording.

[Dondo]

I had a lot over 1000 songs, many of which were Grateful Dead concerts where songs ranged from 10-40 minutes in length.

[Gonzoie - Luclin]

I had a lot over 1000 songs, many of which were Grateful Dead concerts where songs ranged from 10-40 minutes in length.

nothing like a band going deep into the music.

[Sylvus]

Most of my songs are higher quality and/or longer songs, and my ipod is supposed to hold 1000 songs (per the advertisements). I find that I can hold about 700 songs.

[Xzion]

I had a lot over 1000 songs, many of which were Grateful Dead concerts where songs ranged from 10-40 minutes in length.

nothing like a band going deep into the music.

damn never heard a 40 min dead song (havnt heard as much of them as i would like to)...longest ive heard was like a 34 min version of jellyfish by string cheese incident

[Rivera Bladestrike]

I filled my 20gig Ipod and I have around 4500 songs on it, with several hour long comedy routines.

[Tenuvil]

Maybe it's due to the fact that I attended way too many metal shows in my youth, but I can't tell the difference between an mp3 sampled at 128kb/s and the source recording.

[Aslanna]

Maybe it's due to the fact that I attended way too many metal shows in my youth, but I can't tell the difference between an mp3 sampled at 128kb/s and the source recording.

I usually just download whatever I can find.. But I can definitely notice the difference when I hear a 128k. 192k would be my minimum bit rate if I had my choice.

Or it could just be how they were ripped...

[Winnow]

Maybe it's due to the fact that I attended way too many metal shows in my youth, but I can't tell the difference between an mp3 sampled at 128kb/s and the source recording.

It depends on what your using to play those MP3s as well. If you're connected to a decent living room audio system, you should notice the difference with ease. On standard computer speakers, you may not notice anything.

I understand the metal concert thing though. I attended a Judas Priest concert (Screaming for Vengeance Tour) in the 80's that was unbelievably loud. If it only takes one time to ruin your hearing, then mine should have been destroyed. "I'm your Turrrrbo Lover!" Arrgh, my ears!

[*~*stragi*~*]

I remember hearing way back in the day that 128k was CD quality?