In an effort to start listening to my iPod (40gb - 4th gen) again on a regular basis, I reformatted the drive, hereby deleting all songs from it (I have them all backed up on an external drive). My goal is to slowly add music back on a daily basis in an organic manner.
My library is full of material I have either not yet listened to, or haven’t heard in a long time. By always making sure I have about 6 to 8 hours (a day’s work) of fresh music each morning, I will ultimately listen through my entire library. This process also helps me weed out albums and songs from my iTunes library that I do not deem to be ‘iPod-worthy’.
My goal is to store about 20-30gb of music on my iPod. The rest of the space I will use for Voice Memos and extra hard drive space (should I need to transfer or store a large file).
For Voice Memos, I use Griffin iTalk. I don’t really record voice memos… I use the iTalk to record musical ideas I come up with when playing guitar, most always the result of endless noodling and improvisation. I’ve started doing this last summer, and it’s been an invaluable way to build a library of riffs and melodies that could later expand into a full-length tune.
Back to the iPod Purge, here are the first albums I’ve transferred back. You’ll note I’m going somewhat in alphabetical order.
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Back in Black
Aerosmith - Get A Grip, Get Your Wings, Permanent Vacation, Pump, Toys in the Attic, and select songs from Big Ones and Greatest Hits
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Beatles - Revolver, Rubber Soul
Phish - Live at Madison Square Garden, New Year’s Eve 1995
This amounts to 147 songs, 11.5 hours, and 854.2mb.
Shaun Haber
0 Responses to “iPod Purge”