that was the worstwmhp2 wrote: I hated taping an album on a C90 only to have one track forced onto side two of the tape.
Albums, how long is too long
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The perfect answer.Dr. Medulla wrote:45-50 mins is a good length. However, give your fans some value by adding bonus tracks—demos, remixes, live versions to max it out. For the album-oriented fiends, stop at the last cut proper. See, a happy medium.
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Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.tepista wrote:that was the worstwmhp2 wrote: I hated taping an album on a C90 only to have one track forced onto side two of the tape.
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I wrote a little basic (as in the programming language) app on my Commodore 64 that added up times just for that purpose.Wolter wrote:Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.tepista wrote:that was the worstwmhp2 wrote: I hated taping an album on a C90 only to have one track forced onto side two of the tape.
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NERD!Dr. Medulla wrote:I wrote a little basic (as in the programming language) app on my Commodore 64 that added up times just for that purpose.Wolter wrote:Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.tepista wrote:that was the worstwmhp2 wrote: I hated taping an album on a C90 only to have one track forced onto side two of the tape.
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I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.Wolter wrote:NERD!Dr. Medulla wrote:I wrote a little basic (as in the programming language) app on my Commodore 64 that added up times just for that purpose.Wolter wrote:Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.tepista wrote:that was the worstwmhp2 wrote: I hated taping an album on a C90 only to have one track forced onto side two of the tape.
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Re: Albums, how long is too long
I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Dr. Medulla wrote:I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.Wolter wrote:NERD!Dr. Medulla wrote:I wrote a little basic (as in the programming language) app on my Commodore 64 that added up times just for that purpose.Wolter wrote:Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.tepista wrote: that was the worst
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Tep's gonna smack us around in the washroom at lunchtime. I'm holding it in till I get home.Flex wrote:I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Dr. Medulla wrote:I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.Wolter wrote:NERD!Dr. Medulla wrote:I wrote a little basic (as in the programming language) app on my Commodore 64 that added up times just for that purpose.Wolter wrote: Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.
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yeah, that and forgetting to advance the tape 3 or 4 seconds before starting the recording.Wolter wrote:Remember trying to add up song times when making mix tapes? I'm not a total math idiot, but I never got that right.tepista wrote:that was the worstwmhp2 wrote: I hated taping an album on a C90 only to have one track forced onto side two of the tape.
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I think if you're gonna have a long song, make it good, keep the listener on the edge of their seat, don't make it repetitive boring shit.
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Dude, I'm gonna smack you around...Dr. Medulla wrote:Tep's gonna smack us around in the washroom at lunchtime. I'm holding it in till I get home.Flex wrote:I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Dr. Medulla wrote:I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.Wolter wrote:NERD!Dr. Medulla wrote: I wrote a little basic (as in the programming language) app on my Commodore 64 that added up times just for that purpose.
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Me or the worm?Wolter wrote:Dude, I'm gonna smack you around...Dr. Medulla wrote:Tep's gonna smack us around in the washroom at lunchtime. I'm holding it in till I get home.Flex wrote:I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Dr. Medulla wrote:I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.Wolter wrote: NERD!
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I have no fear of a drama major who aspires to dress like Col. Sanders.Wolter wrote:Dude, I'm gonna smack you around...Dr. Medulla wrote:Tep's gonna smack us around in the washroom at lunchtime. I'm holding it in till I get home.Flex wrote:I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Dr. Medulla wrote:I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.Wolter wrote: NERD!
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Can't it be both?Flex wrote:Me or the worm?Wolter wrote:Dude, I'm gonna smack you around...Dr. Medulla wrote:Tep's gonna smack us around in the washroom at lunchtime. I'm holding it in till I get home.Flex wrote:I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Dr. Medulla wrote: I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.
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Can't it be both?Wolter wrote:Me or the worm?Flex wrote:Dude, I'm gonna smack you around...Wolter wrote:Tep's gonna smack us around in the washroom at lunchtime. I'm holding it in till I get home.Dr. Medulla wrote:I did some programming in basic to create a dos-based program launcher for all my games and apps at the time. That would have been when I was using dos...Flex wrote: I doubt even Flex has something that nerdish in his background. I also wrote a football strategy sim, both front office and game calling.
Wormiac: I challenge you to a rib eating contest. Winner gets to kick the loser in the left one. Whichever left one he chooses.[/quote]
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