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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:48:03 -0500, HK wrote:

Okay. One of the sites I visit has acres of "trance" music. What the
hell is it?

You wouldn't like it.

Don't bother.


Well, that's helpful.

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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:47:31 -0500, HK wrote:

D.Duck wrote:
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Mike wrote:
I used it for a long time, but found it didn't handle multi-part
binaries very well.

I generally don't use it for that, but when I have, it's worked ok. I
guess what I mean is that I get mp3s and whatnot, from other sources, not
usenet.

I will admit though, that it aint perfect, but then again, nothing is...
except for Harry of course. :-?

--Mike

I don't bother with multi-part binaries. I don't see the point. I download
MP4s from Russia (with Love), and any movies I might want are available
from various sites in *.RAR file format. Same with MP3's.

The problem with usenet music binaries is that you never really know what
the hell you are getting, quality-wise.

MP3, MP4, JPEG, etc compress very little using any compression technique.
That applies to YENC, RAR, TAR, ZIP, etc. So unless you use the various
compressors to break a large file into parts (multi-part files), there is no
good reason to use one.



I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.

That's because you're using software which wasn't designed to handle them.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:09:32 -0500, HK wrote:

Mike wrote:
I used it for a long time, but found it didn't handle multi-part
binaries very well.

I generally don't use it for that, but when I have, it's worked ok. I guess
what I mean is that I get mp3s and whatnot, from other sources, not usenet.

I will admit though, that it aint perfect, but then again, nothing is...
except for Harry of course. :-?
I don't bother with multi-part binaries. I don't see the point. I
download MP4s from Russia (with Love), and any movies I might want are
available from various sites in *.RAR file format. Same with MP3's.

Right - I'm going to give a Russian mob a valid credit card number.

Not to mention that these are non-royalty paying sites and are
essentially pirating the music and movies.

Which I would think should be a problem for you being a professional
writer and such.


I wonder what the Russian Mob could do with a credit card with a $20,000
credit limit.

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I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.

One advantage of using multi-part files is that you can sample the music for
quality without having to download the whole song file. I occasionally
check the binary music newsgroups mainly for acoustical music or unusual
recordings that you don't find everywhere. I simply download the first one
or two sections of the multi-part file, then open them and listen to the
first 10-15 seconds of the music. It only takes a couple of seconds to do.
If it sounds promising and is of decent quality, I'll go back and highlight
all the files and get the whole recording.

BTW ... there's a few little tricks I've stumbled across that makes
downloading multi-part files fast and easy using OE. For example, it you
click and highlight the first file, the scroll down to the last one, hit
"Shift" and click on it at the same time, it highlights all the multi-part
files associated with the particular song. Then right click, click on
"Combine and decode" and it automatically downloads and combines the song
files.

When I first discovered multi-part files I was clicking away on each section
which was a pain. Doing it as described above can't be much easier or
faster. Often I'll find two or three songs that I like and download them
all at once while I use the browser for something else.

Eisboch

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The problem with usenet music binaries is that you never really know
what the hell you are getting, quality-wise.

The better groups all use the higher compression. The stuff I
download is mostly experimental/trance/ambient stuff that has never
seen a recording studio.

Most of it is junk - some of it is quite good.


I've got one that I downloaded quite a while ago. I think I mentioned it
before .... Sousa's "Stars and Stripes". It's an excellent performance and
was done at a very high bit rate. It sounds better than many of my CD's or
music DVD's on the Martin-Logan's. You can clearly hear every instrument in
the band.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
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I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.

One advantage of using multi-part files is that you can sample the music for
quality without having to download the whole song file. I occasionally
check the binary music newsgroups mainly for acoustical music or unusual
recordings that you don't find everywhere.

Whatever floats.

I mostly d/l music I want. I have three different cast versions of La
Traviata, for example, all "MP4" quality, and I got them in about 15
minutes from the same site. One of the Russian sites I frequent has a
huge backlist of "classicial" CDs, and another is up to date on popular
music. I also get music from the Rapidshare servers. It's all top-drawer
sound quality, no muss, no fuss.

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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:18:17 -0500, HK wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
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I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.

One advantage of using multi-part files is that you can sample the music for
quality without having to download the whole song file. I occasionally
check the binary music newsgroups mainly for acoustical music or unusual
recordings that you don't find everywhere.

Whatever floats.

I mostly d/l music I want.

That's a lot smarter than mostly downloading music you *don't* want.

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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.

One advantage of using multi-part files is that you can sample the music
for quality without having to download the whole song file. I
occasionally check the binary music newsgroups mainly for acoustical
music or unusual recordings that you don't find everywhere.

Whatever floats.

I mostly d/l music I want. I have three different cast versions of La
Traviata, for example, all "MP4" quality, and I got them in about 15
minutes from the same site. One of the Russian sites I frequent has a huge
backlist of "classicial" CDs, and another is up to date on popular music.
I also get music from the Rapidshare servers. It's all top-drawer sound
quality, no muss, no fuss.


mp3sparks.com? What's the other one?

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.
One advantage of using multi-part files is that you can sample the music
for quality without having to download the whole song file. I
occasionally check the binary music newsgroups mainly for acoustical
music or unusual recordings that you don't find everywhere.
Whatever floats.

I mostly d/l music I want. I have three different cast versions of La
Traviata, for example, all "MP4" quality, and I got them in about 15
minutes from the same site. One of the Russian sites I frequent has a huge
backlist of "classicial" CDs, and another is up to date on popular music.
I also get music from the Rapidshare servers. It's all top-drawer sound
quality, no muss, no fuss.


mp3sparks.com? What's the other one?




Is that a working email you show here?

Never heard of mp3sparks before, looks interesting for a 102kbps site,
though its prices are a bit high. Did see an old Richter piano
performance from 1951 right on the front page of the classical page,
though, which impressed me. He did a performance of Pictures at an
Exhibition in Moscow many years ago that to this day is the best ever
recorded, audience coughs and all.

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"HK" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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I agree. I think "multi-part files" are a pain in the ass.
One advantage of using multi-part files is that you can sample the
music for quality without having to download the whole song file. I
occasionally check the binary music newsgroups mainly for acoustical
music or unusual recordings that you don't find everywhere.
Whatever floats.

I mostly d/l music I want. I have three different cast versions of La
Traviata, for example, all "MP4" quality, and I got them in about 15
minutes from the same site. One of the Russian sites I frequent has a
huge backlist of "classicial" CDs, and another is up to date on popular
music. I also get music from the Rapidshare servers. It's all top-drawer
sound quality, no muss, no fuss.


mp3sparks.com? What's the other one?


Is that a working email you show here?


Yes, the email works, although I only check it if I know something legit is
on the way. Or, if I'm in the mood for unique opportunities in the Nigerian
banking industry.


Never heard of mp3sparks before, looks interesting for a 102kbps site,
though its prices are a bit high.

I think it's hosted on an old 286, or maybe a Casio calculator. So, take
into account the time zone in Russia. When kids get home from school, until
bedtime, it can be really slow. Avoid that time slot.