'The Message'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
2) any protected file such as songs you buy directly from the iTunes music store because other folks' computers won't be able to play them.
Crap. That complicates things. I was hoping to fill in some potential gaps in my mix with individual song purchases. Guess I'm limited to my actual current collection. Time to get creative.
There is a way around the protection on iTunes bought music, but it takes some doing.
You can burn songs bought from iTunes to a disc and then take that disc and import it. The ripped files SHOULD then be regular mp3s that anyone can use.
It's a lot of work, but it does make iTunes purchased music unprotected (and lessens the sound quality just a tiny tiny bit - but that's really not important for these purposes).
I'll keep that workaround noted, but I'll try to just use what I have, first.
2) any protected file such as songs you buy directly from the iTunes music store because other folks' computers won't be able to play them.
okay this is driving me CRAZY because I didn't realize this (der..it's like I'm just entering this century in some ways) until after I figured out the PERFECT NO OTHER SONG WILL DO song for one of the categories. And I don't have it on cd and I can't find the cd anywhere local and I don't have time to order it. I may have to leave the spot blank until I can get the cd delivered. But I did get it from iTunes so i've been listening to it and there's no way I can't use it. grrr.
ETA ooh i'ma try the workaround
I know - it sucks - did you see my really long-ass and dumb way to get around it, lisa?
eta: rock on. it's worked for me the one time i tried it.
That is a successful workaround, because the conversion from aac/mp3/whatever files to CDA effectively removes everything except the musical data, even (suckily) the ID3 tags.
I'm about 9 tracks away from finishing. Woot.
PS: Tina, can you forward me that email with the passwords too? Thanks.
Tina, can you forward me that email with the passwords too?
No problem.
I have to post mine today and I am missing 3 categories and have no liner notes done. I still think I can make it before midnight.
Woops, who's got the link for the schedule and the categories handy?
SA you didn't move since the last time I asked you for your address did you? (CPO 1455)
Nope. No moving for me until May 21st.