Thanks

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This soundboard recording has become my current favorite Prince Album to listen to... Such a treat.

Whoever was the source for this...thank you. It's incredible. I know I may be the only person in the world who would like decent sound quality versions of the "Love Sign" Teddy Riley remixes to surface too but...just asking

jjam said:

Whoever was the source for this...thank you. It's incredible. I know I may be the only person in the world who would like decent sound quality versions of the "Love Sign" Teddy Riley remixes to surface too but...just asking

You're not the only one. I love those mixes, but the sound quality we have is awful.

errant said:

Spinlight said:

I've been looking for an easier way to decode FLACs.

Trader's Little Helper is my favorite. Audacity works too, but it's more involved.

I use a free program called FLAC FrontEnd that will convert FLACs to .wavs, which you can then load on the Ipod, or convert to mp3s.

If burning FLAC to an audio CD, there is a free plug-in for Nero that will allow you to do this without reformatting the FLACs at all.

bobzilla77 said:

errant said:

Trader's Little Helper is my favorite. Audacity works too, but it's more involved.

I use a free program called FLAC FrontEnd that will convert FLACs to .wavs, which you can then load on the Ipod, or convert to mp3s.

If burning FLAC to an audio CD, there is a free plug-in for Nero that will allow you to do this without reformatting the FLACs at all.

I tried burning straight to CD with Toast Titanium, but it was too big

so I used All2mp3, which seems a nifty little thing.

I'm not a huge audiophile

ZombieKitten said:

bobzilla77 said:

I use a free program called FLAC FrontEnd that will convert FLACs to .wavs, which you can then load on the Ipod, or convert to mp3s.

If burning FLAC to an audio CD, there is a free plug-in for Nero that will allow you to do this without reformatting the FLACs at all.

I tried burning straight to CD with Toast Titanium, but it was too big

so I used All2mp3, which seems a nifty little thing.

I'm not a huge audiophile

It was too big because it lasts longer in minutes than will fit on a cingle CD. You have to cut to fit on one CD. I haven't listened to the "Happy Birthday" part, because I cut it.

ufoclub said:

ZombieKitten said:

I tried burning straight to CD with Toast Titanium, but it was too big

so I used All2mp3, which seems a nifty little thing.

I'm not a huge audiophile

It was too big because it lasts longer in minutes than will fit on a cingle CD. You have to cut to fit on one CD. I haven't listened to the "Happy Birthday" part, because I cut it.

So how do the people who supply it with the cover art and all figure we are supposed to make a CD of it?

ZombieKitten said:

ufoclub said:

It was too big because it lasts longer in minutes than will fit on a cingle CD. You have to cut to fit on one CD. I haven't listened to the "Happy Birthday" part, because I cut it.

So how do the people who supply it with the cover art and all figure we are supposed to make a CD of it?

I dunno! I wonder what people are doing?

ufoclub said:

ZombieKitten said:

So how do the people who supply it with the cover art and all figure we are supposed to make a CD of it?

I dunno! I wonder what people are doing?

ZombieKitten said:

ufoclub said:

I dunno! I wonder what people are doing?

Burning it to a single 90 minute CDR. http://www.burnsmart.com/...-p/100.htm

It's 79 min & 52 sec long. It should fit on a standard 80 min cdr just fine with no editing, deleting or compressing...

djThunderfunk said:

It's 79 min & 52 sec long. It should fit on a standard 80 min cdr just fine with no editing, deleting or compressing...

I used itunes to make my cd and it did not fit, it cut off the last song

djThunderfunk said:

It's 79 min & 52 sec long. It should fit on a standard 80 min cdr just fine with no editing, deleting or compressing...

My files add up to 85 minutes 34 seconds

How many tracks do you have? 13?

ufoclub said:

djThunderfunk said:

It's 79 min & 52 sec long. It should fit on a standard 80 min cdr just fine with no editing, deleting or compressing...

My files add up to 85 minutes 34 seconds

How many tracks do you have? 13?

hmmmm...

I have 14 tracks and iTunes has it at 1:19:52

I converted the original FLAC files that I downloaded to mp3 for the iPod. This is what I'm basing it on....

Let me check the FLAC files on my external and compare...

^

you are correct

this as well as my winamp says it's 79 minutes and 52 seconds long

http://main.thedigitalgar...-show.html

how did i change that font colour ?

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bobzilla77 said:

errant said:

Trader's Little Helper is my favorite. Audacity works too, but it's more involved.

I use a free program called FLAC FrontEnd that will convert FLACs to .wavs, which you can then load on the Ipod, or convert to mp3s.

If burning FLAC to an audio CD, there is a free plug-in for Nero that will allow you to do this without reformatting the FLACs at all.

I've tried FLAC FrontEnd several times, and have never quite figured it out if they're all in one file with a .cue sheet

djThunderfunk said:

ufoclub said:

My files add up to 85 minutes 34 seconds

How many tracks do you have? 13?

hmmmm...

I have 14 tracks and iTunes has it at 1:19:52

I converted the original FLAC files that I downloaded to mp3 for the iPod. This is what I'm basing it on....

Let me check the FLAC files on my external and compare...

Okaaaaay,

converted the FLAC's to WAV, loaded them up in Roxio CD Creator, and it lists the time as 79:57, 5 seconds longer than iTunes...

?!#$@!

Here's what I have,

in iTunes, mp3:

01 00:57

02 05:24

03 03:24

04 04:45

05 01:21

06 05:42

07 04:40

08 09:02

09 08:32

10 10:10

11 11:38

12 02:27

13 06:08

14 05:49

total (as calculated by iTunes) 1:19:52

in Roxio, wav:

01 00:56:52

02 05:24:06

03 03:23:50

04 04:45:31

05 01:20:62

06 05:42:07

07 04:40:18

08 09:02:17

09 08:31:58

10 10:10:26

11 11:37:36

12 02:27:00

13 06:07:39

14 05:48:40

total (as calculated by Roxio) 79:57

original FLAC:

01 56.7 sec

02 5 min 24 sec

03 3 min 23 sec

04 4 min 45 sec

05 1 min 20 sec

06 5 min 42 sec

07 4 min 40 sec

08 9 min 2 sec

09 8 min 31 sec

10 10 min 10 sec

11 11 min 37 sec

12 2 min 27 sec

13 6 min 7 sec

14 5 min 48 sec

total (as calculated by Windows) 79 min 53 sec

I don't know what accounts for the variations here, but they all three come in at under 80min.

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[Edited 5/23/11 18:57pm]

[Edited 5/23/11 21:22pm]

veronikka said:

djThunderfunk said:

It's 79 min & 52 sec long. It should fit on a standard 80 min cdr just fine with no editing, deleting or compressing...

I used itunes to make my cd and it did not fit, it cut off the last song

you might need to be able to enable your option to overburn. but from what I remember, iTunes doesn't allow for that. maybe they've changed it in the last couple of years or something, but that's why I never use iTunes for burning discs. (and because I'm usually burning from a straight disc-to-disc or FLAC or mixed sources).

There might be two versions of the show, one with some dead space edited out to fit on one cd?

I dunno. I don't want to get in no trouble.

[Edited 5/23/11 19:39pm]

djThunderfunk said:

original FLAC:

01 56.7 sec

02 5 min 24 sec

03 3 min 23 sec

04 4 min 45 sec

05 1 min 20 sec

06 5 min 42 sec

07 4 min 40 sec

08 9 min 2 sec

09 8 min 31 sec

10 10 min 10 sec

11 11 min 37 sec

12 2 min 27 sec

13 6 min 7 sec

14 5 min 48 sec

total (as calculated by Windows) 79 min 53 sec

I don't know what accounts for the variations here, but they all three come in at under 80min. Somehow yours is at least 5 1/2 min longer, where does your tracklist differ?

Also, just noticed, the ad for the CD (seen in the 1st post) lists it as an 85 mins show... WTF am I missing, here?!?

[Edited 5/23/11 18:55pm]

[Edited 5/23/11 18:57pm]

Can you add the track names to that last flac listing? That would help me compare. Because my track one is 17 Days at 6:43

ufoclub said:

djThunderfunk said:

original FLAC:

01 Shortberry Strawcake 56.7 sec

02 17 Days 5 min 24 sec

03 Our Destiny 3 min 23 sec

04 Roadhouse Garden 4 min 45 sec

05 Interlude 1 min 20 sec

06 All Day, All Night 5 min 42 sec

07 Free 4 min 40 sec

08 Noon Rendezvous 9 min 2 sec

09 Erotic City 8 min 31 sec

10 Something In The Water 10 min 10 sec

11 When Doves Cry 11 min 37 sec

12 Happy Birthday Interlude 2 min 27 sec

13 Irresistible Bitch 6 min 7 sec

14 Possessed 5 min 48 sec

total (as calculated by Windows) 79 min 53 sec

I don't know what accounts for the variations here, but they all three come in at under 80min. Somehow yours is at least 5 1/2 min longer, where does your tracklist differ?

Also, just noticed, the ad for the CD (seen in the 1st post) lists it as an 85 mins show... WTF am I missing, here?!?

[Edited 5/23/11 18:55pm]

[Edited 5/23/11 18:57pm]

Can you add the track names to that last flac listing? That would help me compare. Because my track one is 17 Days at 6:43

Tracks added Awaiting comparison...

[Edited 5/23/11 20:05pm]

[Edited 5/23/11 21:19pm]

ufoclub said:

There might be two versions of the show, one with some dead space edited out to fit on one cd?

I dunno. I don't want to get in no trouble.

[Edited 5/23/11 19:39pm]

I was wondering the same thing.

[Edited 5/23/11 21:19pm]

djThunderfunk said:

ufoclub said:

Can you add the track names to that last flac listing? That would help me compare. Because my track one is 17 Days at 6:43

Tracks added Awaiting comparison...

I'm confused, are there more than one editions of this out there? This is weird.

anybody clear this up? do i have an edited version? by who? why? arghhh!

[Edited 5/23/11 20:05pm]

My flacs are only 13 tracks, because the PA sound of of Strawberry Shortcake is part of 17 Days.

ufoclub said:

djThunderfunk said:

Tracks added Awaiting comparison...

I'm confused, are there more than one editions of this out there? This is weird.

anybody clear this up? do i have an edited version? by who? why? arghhh!

[Edited 5/23/11 20:05pm]

My flacs are only 13 tracks, because the PA sound of of Strawberry Shortcake is part of 17 Days.

thanks

[Edited 5/23/11 21:18pm]

Let me clear this time discrepancy up. There is absolutely no band interaction or music missing from anyone's copy of the released ANONY/FBG/4DF "From The Soundboard". What did happen in order for the complete show to fit on a regular 80-minute CD-R was nothing more than very carefully editing out the quiet ambient audience lulls between songs.

squirrelgrease said:

Let me clear this time discrepancy up. There is absolutely no band interaction or music missing from anyone's copy of the released ANONY/FBG/4DF "From The Soundboard". What did happen in order for the complete show to fit on a regular 80-minute CD-R was nothing more than very carefully editing out the quiet ambient audience lulls between songs.

Thank you.

Now that that is cleared up....

...that guitar at the beginning of Erotic City is KILLING me!

^

And... agreed.

This fitted perfectly on an 80 min / 700mb CDR - no editing was required whatsoever.

You can use Winamp to directly burn the FLAC files so you have no loss of quality by having to convert to MP3 first.