Are you a Pod-Head?

[Bozo Erectus]

Im almost as sick and tired of hearing about I-Pods and I-Tunes, as I am of hearing about bloggers and the 'blogosphere'. I know most of the people here are young, so it'll skew the results, but lets see how many people actually have one.

 

[Joeb WK]

It'll be a cold in hell before I buy anything from the Apple Mac corperation.

 

[El_Machinae]

I have over 80 hours of lectures on my iPod and roughly 50 hours of audiobooks.

I love the damn thing.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

In a word (though I can't just put that one word in) no.

One of my schools had Mac's, I hated the time I was required to spend in the computer lab. I've been a Microsoft follower ever since.

 

[Bartleby]

I have 6000 songs on my iPod.

 

[Leatherneck]

Nope don't need 10,000 songs on me ... seems best thing to do when you are out walking or running is to pay attention to your surroundings, like stupid stuff traffic or the crosstown bus, perhap an ill tempered dog or someone sneaking up on you ... meanwhile your ditty-bopping to some song when BAM you're an victim. You can have to much detachment from your world.

 

[Marla_Singer]

I'm not a pod-head... However I'm a pothead... a dumb one moreover.

 

[Eukaryote]

I don't have an MP3 PLAYER, but I want one.

 

[GinandTonic]

A half gig fits on my phone. So only the dozen ablums-worth Im currently listening to. Im not sure I want to carry another device around, in my already cluttered pockets, maby if i gave up smoking it would free up some space.

Does that make me a pod-head?

 

[amadeus]

Wouldn't be caught dead with one.

 

[Masquerouge]

I HAD an i-pod. I loved it. Then it got stolen. That sucks big time.

 

[downtown]

Don't have the dough to buy a real Ipod. I bought a little 100 song Ipod shuffle though. Use it when I go running, or when I need to learn new material for my band. Dont know what I'd do without it

 

[skadistic]

I still burn songs to CD in .wav format. I don't need an Ipod I have a portable CD player. I wouldn't buy an Apple one anyway. Creative makes very nice MP3 players.

 

[Rambuchan]

Im almost as sick and tired of hearing about I-Pods and I-Tunes, as I am of hearing about bloggers and the 'blogosphere'.

I share your sentiments. I don't have an iPod or a blog and don't intend to start any time soon.

I don't even download music from the net. Just yesterday I had a bunch of 7inch vinyl records delivered here. I still buy vinyl and love it.

 

[GeneralZed]

Dont you like to listen to music while in traffic, bozo?

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Just yesterday I had a bunch of 7inch vinyl records delivered here. I still buy vinyl and love it.

Theres something to be said for the thrill of anticipation as the needle starts cracklin'

Dont you like to listen to music while in traffic, bozo?

I only like listening to music when Im drunk.

 

[Rambuchan]

Theres something to be said for the thrill of anticipation as the needle starts cracklin'

I don't have the techy knowledge to describe this properly, but I am of the belief and someone explained the physics to me once, that vinyl has a far richer sound than CD. There are more frequencies in vinyl for the ear to feast on, whereas the digital sound, in sounding cleaner, is actually not as full. It's had information stripped away. I also buy vinyl cos I need these to DJ with. It's still all about the turntables in the bars and clubs. You look like a bit of a wanker if you step behind the decks and then whip an iPod out (although I have done a reggae set between a guy's mobile phone and a record deck, that was fun!)

 

[Bartleby]

I still use my vinyl at home, but I'm not acquiring any more. Much of the music on my iPod is ripped from vinyl.

 

[GinandTonic]

I also buy vinyl cos I need these to DJ with. It's still all about the turntables in the bars and clubs. You look like a bit of a wanker if you step behind the decks and then whip an iPod out (although I have done a reggae set between a guy's mobile phone and a record deck, that was fun!)

Most people I know go with a laptop with a fairly uber usb sound card. Do it all in softwear, and carry a couple of hundred gig of tunes (eg several tens of thousands) instead of breaking your back to carry a hundred.

 

[Rambuchan]

Most people I know go with a laptop with a fairly uber usb sound card. Do it all in softwear, and carry a couple of hundred gig of tunes (eg several tens of thousands) instead of breaking your back to carry a hundred.

Yeah, well I am from the old skool. Much of it is about the fact I've got that rare piece of vinyl in my possession for starters. Vinyl remains a work of art to have and hold in the first place, giving something that an mp3 could never give. I find mp3s to be real throw away, insignificant artefacts. The act of getting a record out makes it a more special experience than a click for an mp3.

Then there's the whole question of using software to mix a set, and it stinks of 'cheating'. I also find that nerding away into a computer just isn't my style. There are whole movements in England alone that follow this mentality actually. Northern Soul is one such movement still going strong. DJs at those gigs are tied to their vinyl and that's the pulse behind it, those records are what the crowd come for. DJs are followed because of the choice, rare tunes they've got. There's also compatability with bars and clubs. Even trying to play with CDs at most places is a pain in the bum. Everywhere has two turntables and they still do the job admirably.

I see the benefits of going digital and laptop but it somehow fails to please both me and the partygoers I play for. DLed mp3s and laptops just lack a certain 'soul'.