How do I set up a new songs digital music system, Squeezebox Touch as a core player, part I

It Five years ago I was taking the leap to the digital music train to join in the years I have learned many techniques, top 10 songs tweaks, tuning, settings, changes in both hardware and software from the Internet to try to improve the performance of the music server. I think it's time for me, something back in return.

I, as an early adapter and a regular user, will be on my own experiences covering the bottom of each one so after the other, so that novices to easily build their own digital music library.

A digital music system should consist of:-LINE BREAK LINEBREAK LINEBREAK (1) a-ripping software, our CDs turn into digital files LINEBREAK BREAK (2) a music library management system for digital files in an orderly manner for the easy editing, organize, sort, store looking LINE LINEBREAK (3) a storage of music files LINEBREAK BREAK (4) a player LINEBREAK BREAK (5) a local network, if the player and the audio system is separated.

Five years ago it was rare, general to hear discussion about the topics on the Internet with the exception of some computer audio seriously distorted forums. At that time, when people with computer music mp3 mean they talked. Over time, people begin to appreciate the benefits of digital music system over traditional players know. Necessary with the rapid development of technology before it, an expert in computers to administer the system now always so simple that anyone with some basic computer knowledge, the system with ease.

There are many turnkey solutions on the market, especially by some big names such as. Can Linn, Meridian, Sulu, etc. They are expensive and proprietary sense if your route you took with him getting stuck because you do not move easily to other systems without a great effort, you too will be delivered in the brand for each upgrade or improvement. With my tips and tricks to compare the end result is nothing to be ashamed of to this mega buck system.

Ok, first we need to rip CDs to our beloved computer file. There are more than a hundred CD-ripping software over the Internet more or less do the same conversion of music in the CD to a digital file that can be stored in the storage disk. Most of them are free, including the MS Media Player, iTunes, CDex, EAC (Exact Audio Copy ).... The main difference between them is the workflow and it allows the output format. Among them, the EAC is preferred for the accuracy of the ribs, because the ribs twice to ensure that both results are identical prior to the issue, if not it will continue to read again the data do.

The data is stored in the CD, in a wav format, it is encoded with 16 bits and 44.1 kHz sampling. The aim of the ribs is to ensure that everything is available within the songs, and stored in a computer recognizable format. There are a lot of computer audio formats available, some are and some are costly lossless.

Wav original format, file size is not large and has a tagging feature, which makes the management of the library difficult

Lossy mean, that some of the data is removed during compression without which the listener does not know the difference (like jpeg in the photograph), for example. mp3, isf,

Lossless-by mean of compression that reduces file size is (generally 50% of original size), but if the lossless compressed file, it is bit by bit perfectly compared to the original WAV file. Eg. AIFF would prefer to FLAC

Myself do with the iTunes on the ribs. When we talk about Apple products, they always talk a flame war between pro-and anti-Apple comes to me I just want to concentrate its user-friendly design as well as his music-management capability, and I would not of itself protectionism comment. I use iTunes Apple Lossless Encoder internal to the ribs, of which I can always convert it back to a CD when I want and the preservation of the status bit perfect.

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