00:09:57 OPCUG Q&A: Welcome to OPCUG. If you are not a member of our club, we have a very special TWO-FOR-ONE OFFER Once again, the Board of Directors has decided to offer a “two for one” special to new members. Sign up for a $20 membership by March 31st, 2026 and get an additional year at no additional cost. See: https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ for full details BUT, IF YOU ARE A MEMBER... As well, the OPCUG finances remain in excellent shape and membership renewal dues are being waived. All members in good standing on March 31st, 2026 will have their membership expiry date extended by an additional year at no additional cost. 00:18:25 Tom Trottier: "Constant learning experience".... forever and eve;r.... 00:21:52 OPCUG Q&A: Ray has asked that we hold questions until the end of the presentation. So, please enter your questions as they arise into this chat window and we will go through them in order later... 00:22:15 Tom Trottier: ten inches snow coming tonite.... 00:25:20 Timothy: I have or had 2 floppy records from the Mad Magazine. Haven't seen them for a few years now. 00:28:20 David Odynski Oshawa: have you had any success with new LPS I seem to be hitting ones that are warped 00:29:05 Tom Trottier: Loud rock music made some wide grooves, taking more space, so less than 22 minutes sometimes. 00:33:23 Timothy: I had used reel to reel tape to make a mix tape before using the cassette tape. 00:37:19 Tom Trottier: You can rip at more than real time speed. 00:37:56 Tom Trottier: Cassette copiers commonly run at 2x real time speed 00:38:27 Tom Trottier: real time = the rate you listen at 00:43:08 David Odynski Oshawa: Qobuz is a great service for the price 14.67 mth 00:44:37 Steve Parker: Discogs and Deezer are worth looking at too 00:45:23 Tom Trottier: Youtube Premium includes Youtube Music 00:46:13 bob g: I think Bandcamp claims it returns best return to artists. 00:46:42 Steve Parker: once ripped then you can collect it all over again in 24bit 00:48:11 Steve Parker: Apple Watch can now identify music titles 00:48:14 David Odynski Oshawa: if you want to make some or hopefully make money in streaming check out ICM music royality fund. 00:48:18 Tom Trottier: Pixel/Google can also recognize song names/artists 00:49:25 Tom Trottier: Some receivers can access the internet or bluetooth 00:50:04 Tom Trottier: The Library is still buying CDs 00:50:10 Steve Parker: Biggest draw for vinyl is to get 24bit, which ordinary CDs don't have 00:51:45 Darlene: What are good modern day turntable brands to buy these days? 00:53:01 Tom Trottier: You can also use MP3 to record voice programs at ten to fifteen KB/second 00:53:58 Steve Parker: FLAC also doesn't delete sounds above 16k 00:54:16 Tom Trottier: using LAME to limit top frequency to 8k and variable recording rate and maximum compression 00:54:18 Timothy: I have an old Christmas LP that is red and is see thru between the label and the track end. 00:56:49 Tom Trottier: UK has gone to digital radio from FM 00:58:53 Tom Trottier: Mobile CD players also need to have antibounce tech, ie a digital buffer 00:59:11 David Odynski Oshawa: New vinyl is sometimes 180 gram better sound quality and also different recordings ie from the UK 00:59:29 Tom Trottier: I use MP3tag to add info to ripped files. 01:00:23 Tom Trottier: FooBar2000 can do this while ripping 01:00:44 Timothy: 8-Tracks, Cassettes and CDs could hooked up to cars that didn't have them built in. 01:01:00 Tom Trottier: MP3tag allows editing, too 01:01:58 Steve Parker: EAC Exact Audio Copy is a widely used CD ripper 01:02:51 Jenny H: How do I play music from my Generation 3rd and 4th IPod connected to USB in my 2023 car? Do I need a blue tooth transceiver? 01:05:23 Tom Trottier: When using a USB flash drive, many cars/players allow only two levels of directories, ie root, and one more 01:06:44 Tom Trottier: So they don't support artist directory containing album directories. Check first 01:07:43 Timothy: Some FM-Transmitters have a slot for an SD card or mini card. 01:08:03 Tom Trottier: Some phones, too 01:10:19 Tom Trottier: More legal to have phone tied down in car.... 01:16:50 Tom Trottier: Replying to "How do I play music ..." https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-do-i-play-music-from-my-ge-ZxRB0upoSPqfLQWVUX3PFg#0 01:18:17 Tom Trottier: Replying to "How do I play music ..." What model car do you have? 01:18:38 Jenny H: Replying to "How do I play music …" Toyota 01:19:05 Tom Trottier: Replying to "How do I play music ..." which Toyota ?with submodel 01:19:34 Jocelyn Doire: How "Dolby" improves the sound? 01:19:37 Jenny H: Replying to "How do I play music …" Corolla hatchback 01:20:16 Tom Trottier: Low frequencies are the primary culprit in shortening LP playing time. The lower the frequency of a sound, the farther the groove swings from side to side during the cutting process. This wider lateral movement requires more physical space on the record between adjacent grooves. As one mastering engineer noted, a James Blake record with extreme sub-bass frequencies (around 25 Hz) required "an absurd amount of space". 01:21:39 Tom Trottier: Replying to "How do I play music ..." The 2023 Corolla Hatchback’s multimedia system expects either: A phone for Apple CarPlay / Android Auto, or A plain USB storage device with audio files.​ Toyota’s own info and owner reports indicate newer systems often reject older iPods (including Classics) with “accessory not supported” or simply never show them as a usable source.​ 01:22:07 Tom Trottier: Replying to "How do I play music ..." In practice, with a 2023 Corolla Hatchback and a 3rd/4th‑gen iPod, a Bluetooth solution or FM transmitter is usually required if you insist on using that iPod: A Bluetooth transmitter on the iPod’s headphone jack, pairing to the Corolla’s Bluetooth like a phone.​​ Or an FM transmitter (iPod → FM adapter → car radio), which is lower quality but car‑agnostic.​ The built‑in Bluetooth in the Corolla is for wireless audio from a phone or similar device; it will not pair directly to an iPod Classic without a separate transmitter/adapter.​ 01:22:23 David Glish: I had a portable Cassette deck, 6.5lbs and 10x7.5x3" that I would carry around in a backpack with full sized headphones while riding my bike. This was about 1974. 6 C size batteries. 01:22:28 Timothy: Records will IMHO will last longer than digital ones. 01:23:37 Tom Trottier: The louder the music, the more space the grooves occupy. High-dynamic-range recordings—those with dramatic differences between quiet and loud passages—require wider grooves than heavily compressed music. This creates a measurable trade-off: for every decibel of additional level during mastering, an engineer must either reduce the playing time or lower the overall level of the recording to make room for the wider grooves.​ Industry guidance reflects this clearly. A 12-inch LP can theoretically hold:​ DurationﾠMax LevelﾠImplications 20 minutesﾠ0 dBﾠOptimal quality 24 minutesﾠ−3 dBﾠSlightly reduced volume 28 minutesﾠ−6 dBﾠNoticeably quieter record 01:23:54 bob g: Lots of smaller artists use Bandcamp 01:23:55 Steve Parker: Sony's contribution to CD ripping gave us RootKits?!?* 01:24:09 Coreen: Would you talk about sound quality on a smartphone and computer compared to vinyl record on a stereo. 01:24:11 Jenny H: Replying to "How do I play music …" Thank you 01:25:28 France Picard Ottawa: many years ago, I had hundreds of cd's ripped to Apple iTunes on my laptop. Back around 2018 my hard drive crashed. I guess iTunes didn't back up ripped music to iCloud because I lost all that music and have never had the energy to rip them all over. Most are on Apple Music or Amazon Prime but there are a few obscure I haven't been able to find so I may someday re-rip. 01:25:47 iPhone bea: Can you move iTunes play lists and songs on a windows to iPhone 01:26:56 Stew Bruce: I've heard that for the sake of privacy, a dumb storage device such as a usb stick or mp3 player is better to use in a car as phones can be used to send data back to the auto manufacturer about driving behaviour. Which is then sold to the insurance companies. Which is a different tune to dance to..... 01:26:58 Tom Trottier: You can reduce audiobooks to about 2% of CD size vial the lame encoder 01:29:00 Tom Trottier: Foobar2000 uses lame to encode to the MP3 format. 01:29:03 Allison: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." Tom, I need to know how to do this. :) I keep deleting once I've listened to free up space but would like to keep more. 01:31:14 Jocelyn Doire: The disk on Voyager will last over a millions years... :) 01:32:03 Bill: Vinyl...snap crackle and pop... crackle mp3 all binary...no hiss quiet 01:32:17 Kal_Somo DPCUC: Are you familiar with Sheffield Labs " Direct to Disc " and do you have any vinyl of this animal ? 01:32:51 bob g: I have a friend who will spend $2K for connections between devices. He says its worth it. 01:33:23 Peter: Thanks for the presentation. Last year I rented 2024 SUV and frankly the infotainment system is driver distraction. Sticking to my cassettes recorded from CD home system. 01:33:27 Tom Trottier: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." https://www.perplexity.ai/search/how-can-i-use-foobar2000-with-DjdRIwtFQQ2XGiqbtw6kDw#0 01:34:00 jenn faubert: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." great presentation. thanks 01:34:09 Gail Eagen OPCUG Secretary: Thank you so much! That was an excellent presentation! 01:35:01 Tom Trottier: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." set lame to resample to 8k and use vbr with max compression.l 01:35:03 Allison: Reacted to "https://www.perplexi..." with ❤️ 01:35:34 Darlene: Great session. Thank you. 01:36:02 Tom Trottier: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." vbr=variable rate recording 01:36:12 Bill: Thanks Ray...great presentation! 01:36:28 Allison: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." Thanks, I will try this. 01:37:06 OPCUG Q&A: Next Wednesday is our next Q&A session. 01:37:15 OPCUG Q&A: Same time, same place! 01:37:32 Allison: Thank you, Ray. Great presentation. 01:37:50 France Picard Ottawa: thank you Ray for that lovely trip through memory lane! 01:37:52 Coreen: Great presentation. You are dedicated as a collector and listener. 01:37:57 Tom Trottier: Replying to "You can reduce audio..." sound quality is better than most AM radio. 01:37:58 Ed Morawski: Really good presentation! 01:37:59 Timothy: Thanks Ray. 01:38:16 bob g: Thanks Ray ! 01:38:17 Carol Pearson: Thanks very much!