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Who has the biggest iTunes library on Mac Rumors?
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11510 items, 34:19:16:25 total time, 145.76GB
It's getting bigger - about 3/8 is lossless and I'm busy re-ripping
It lives on a 1.5TB Infrant Raid 5 server, with a mini to look after it...
It's getting bigger - about 3/8 is lossless and I'm busy re-ripping
It lives on a 1.5TB Infrant Raid 5 server, with a mini to look after it...
Almost 20,000
I've had iTunes for a bit over a year and have loaded almost 20,000 songs into it. I've got everything at 192kbs Mp3. I just got my first iPod, a 4g 60gig which as just over 11,000 songs on it now (with a gig to spare). I got the 4g because my Mac is a G3 and I need to use Firewire. All the songs are from my CD collections including those that I've converted from LP (it's reassuring to hear surface noise over the iPod.
I've had iTunes for a bit over a year and have loaded almost 20,000 songs into it. I've got everything at 192kbs Mp3. I just got my first iPod, a 4g 60gig which as just over 11,000 songs on it now (with a gig to spare). I got the 4g because my Mac is a G3 and I need to use Firewire. All the songs are from my CD collections including those that I've converted from LP (it's reassuring to hear surface noise over the iPod.
WOW!!! what format are the songs in??
Geez i can't imagine your cd collection.
I never knew there was that many songs lol
Music: 3251 items, 43.6 days, 28.44gb
Movies: 26 items, 23 hours, 14.55gb
TV Shows: 1152 items, 28.5 days, 320.21gb
Matt
Movies: 26 items, 23 hours, 14.55gb
TV Shows: 1152 items, 28.5 days, 320.21gb
Matt
it's hard to listen to all this
I have 99% encoded at 320 AAC format using itunes. I Just recently downloaded (purchased) the ITUNES complete box sets of depeche mode, U2, bob dylan, stevie wonder, smashing pumpkins bsides rarities, and the doors perception. I personally encoded my whole collection from the actual CD using Itunes except ITMS purchases. I love box sets, and also remastered greatest hits of my favorite artists.
I have 99% encoded at 320 AAC format using itunes. I Just recently downloaded (purchased) the ITUNES complete box sets of depeche mode, U2, bob dylan, stevie wonder, smashing pumpkins bsides rarities, and the doors perception. I personally encoded my whole collection from the actual CD using Itunes except ITMS purchases. I love box sets, and also remastered greatest hits of my favorite artists.
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Music: 3251 items, 43.6 days, 28.44gb
Movies: 26 items, 23 hours, 14.55gb
TV Shows: 1152 items, 28.5 days, 320.21gb
Matt
not a fan of tv shows, ARE you? lol
what series' do you have?
Music: 3210 items, 9.9 days, 13.56GB
Podcasts: 212 items, 1.8 days, 4.11GB
Music Videos: 19 items, 1.5 days, 522.3MB
Podcasts: 212 items, 1.8 days, 4.11GB
Music Videos: 19 items, 1.5 days, 522.3MB
ME..
Music ~ 2378 Files ~ 7.3 Days ~ 17.77GB
Movies ~ 43 Files ~ 1.2 Days ~ 8.49 GB
TV Shows ~ 165 Files ~ 4 Days ~ 35.30 GB
Podcasts ~ 155 Files ~22.5 Hours ~ 3.85 GB
So in Total... 65.41 GB housed in a 80 GB Internal harddrive on my PowerMac G4.. i has over 6000 songs once.. but most of them i had no clue who they were.. so they went bye bye
Music ~ 2378 Files ~ 7.3 Days ~ 17.77GB
Movies ~ 43 Files ~ 1.2 Days ~ 8.49 GB
TV Shows ~ 165 Files ~ 4 Days ~ 35.30 GB
Podcasts ~ 155 Files ~22.5 Hours ~ 3.85 GB
So in Total... 65.41 GB housed in a 80 GB Internal harddrive on my PowerMac G4.. i has over 6000 songs once.. but most of them i had no clue who they were.. so they went bye bye
I know who has the biggest! (Interesting Read)
I read through the last year's postings . . .
The Winner:
Some guy with 140,000 songs on one 1.3 Terabyte drive. Claims this is only half of his collection! Seemed legit. Some documentation. Was a music industry professional?
#2 A claim of a "friend's Uncle" who had (over 80,000)
#3 A verified by screenshot (76,000)
#4 A verified by screenshot (64,000)
#5 A verified by screenshot (57,000)
I am an itunes newbie (unbelievably) . . just got a new high end mac and have uploaded in (from CD) 4000 songs 22 Gig. All AAC 192 kbps.
This whole "new" mac craze is really amusing.
I used mac products . . BEFORE they were mac products.
I got an apple II (no plus) in 1980 with no hard drive (didnt exist). We used to clip the 3.5" floppies so we could use both sides and double their storage from 363K to 726K . . (for the larger games)
The big deal back then was having an 80 inch column card and knowing how to dial into BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems).
Or having a . .get this . . .48K . . yes . . K . . .or 64K internal ram expansion card . .because the original models only came with 16K
16K of Ram . . . and now I have a Gig. What a trip. Approacing a million times the amount of RAM as was available 27 years ago . . .
At least it was a step up from the Radio Shack TI-99s and TI-4as of the late 70s . .which only had 4K and 8K of on board memory . .
Ahh . . .the days of manually programming moving low rez objects . . . hahahaha. GR or HGR anyone? lol.
In the late 80s we were using Macs to design college newspapers . . .and run little graphic design companies
At least i can now tell my younger brother to " _______ it up his _______".
This is sweet revenge for 20 years of being told how lame macs were (which they never were)
I simply cannot wait for the new iphone. Digitally viewable voice mail? Wow . .might actually get voice mail for my cell phone again!!!!!!!
Enjoy
Michael
p.s. My friend . .who has a $15,000 beyond custom stereo set up says AAC 192 kbps is the best combination of quality/size. He says that The "end equipment" has way more of an effect on sound (having the right speakers for high end, low end, "separation" and low tone bass) . . . . then whether the file is AAC or lossless . .or whether it is 192 kbps or 320 kbps
He should know . .he was one of the 1st 8000 subscribers to AOL!
I read through the last year's postings . . .
The Winner:
Some guy with 140,000 songs on one 1.3 Terabyte drive. Claims this is only half of his collection! Seemed legit. Some documentation. Was a music industry professional?
#2 A claim of a "friend's Uncle" who had (over 80,000)
#3 A verified by screenshot (76,000)
#4 A verified by screenshot (64,000)
#5 A verified by screenshot (57,000)
I am an itunes newbie (unbelievably) . . just got a new high end mac and have uploaded in (from CD) 4000 songs 22 Gig. All AAC 192 kbps.
This whole "new" mac craze is really amusing.
I used mac products . . BEFORE they were mac products.
I got an apple II (no plus) in 1980 with no hard drive (didnt exist). We used to clip the 3.5" floppies so we could use both sides and double their storage from 363K to 726K . . (for the larger games)
The big deal back then was having an 80 inch column card and knowing how to dial into BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems).
Or having a . .get this . . .48K . . yes . . K . . .or 64K internal ram expansion card . .because the original models only came with 16K
16K of Ram . . . and now I have a Gig. What a trip. Approacing a million times the amount of RAM as was available 27 years ago . . .
At least it was a step up from the Radio Shack TI-99s and TI-4as of the late 70s . .which only had 4K and 8K of on board memory . .
Ahh . . .the days of manually programming moving low rez objects . . . hahahaha. GR or HGR anyone? lol.
In the late 80s we were using Macs to design college newspapers . . .and run little graphic design companies
At least i can now tell my younger brother to " _______ it up his _______".
This is sweet revenge for 20 years of being told how lame macs were (which they never were)
I simply cannot wait for the new iphone. Digitally viewable voice mail? Wow . .might actually get voice mail for my cell phone again!!!!!!!
Enjoy
Michael
p.s. My friend . .who has a $15,000 beyond custom stereo set up says AAC 192 kbps is the best combination of quality/size. He says that The "end equipment" has way more of an effect on sound (having the right speakers for high end, low end, "separation" and low tone bass) . . . . then whether the file is AAC or lossless . .or whether it is 192 kbps or 320 kbps
He should know . .he was one of the 1st 8000 subscribers to AOL!
Mines a humble collection:
4038 songs
16.38 GB
10.6 days of music
But, that currently has only my CD's in it. I still have a bunch of records LP's, 45's, and 78's that I plan on getting recorded into the computer and onto CD's. Then, I'll get the resulting CD's into iTunes as MP3's.
And, then of course, I have to get all the cassette tapes through the same process. So, when I get that done, I'll probably end-up tripling or quadrupling my iTunes collection.
Of course, now all I need is the time
4038 songs
16.38 GB
10.6 days of music
But, that currently has only my CD's in it. I still have a bunch of records LP's, 45's, and 78's that I plan on getting recorded into the computer and onto CD's. Then, I'll get the resulting CD's into iTunes as MP3's.
And, then of course, I have to get all the cassette tapes through the same process. So, when I get that done, I'll probably end-up tripling or quadrupling my iTunes collection.
Of course, now all I need is the time
Mines a humble collection:
4038 songs
16.38 GB
10.6 days of music
But, that currently has only my CD's in it. I still have a bunch of records LP's, 45's, and 78's that I plan on getting recorded into the computer and onto CD's. Then, I'll get the resulting CD's into iTunes as MP3's.
And, then of course, I have to get all the cassette tapes through the same process. So, when I get that done, I'll probably end-up tripling or quadrupling my iTunes collection.
Of course, now all I need is the time
Wouldnt it be easier just buy CD versions of your old tapes?
it's not the size, it's the quality
i'm sure all of you listen to every single song on your 100xxxxxxxx song list...
i'm sure all of you listen to every single song on your 100xxxxxxxx song list...
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