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[boatman]

YEA GOOD to see you back Dave an hear your insane rants as i loved them an thought they were very funny yes you have been missed m8 now let have a good old rant over something to get you goin an so we know its actually you an not some imposter lol an let have another rocket build as jen an i really thought that was very funny
chrisbmtb ps love the new wheels

[adt70hk]

Welcome back Dave!

[boatman]

WELL ? when are we gonna see summit an a rant or two as im sure i havnt missed them Dave as this forum needs livenin up lol
chrisb

[Gern]

WELL ? when are we gonna see summit an a rant or two as im sure i havnt missed them Dave as this forum needs livenin up lol
chrisb

Still workin' on the Sat Nav in the new motor. Strangely, I can't hear the woman's voice giving directions - which would be a blessing any other time. So this is a first for me - asking a woman to speak up 'cos I can't hear her!

Had to rely on my granddaughter's mobile when I took her and family to Skegness on Friday.

Then I got to find out how to record stuff in MP3 format on a CD. Don't nobody suggest iPods or anything else made by Apple! Last time I tried to use Apple, it 'blue screened' my 'puter and I had to buy another one.

Anyway, whatever else happens, I'll be starting my half track for the GB on Thursday, so at least I'll be back at the bench for that. Don't know about any 'laddy bants' though. Have to wait and see how the build goes.

PS 'twas me what bought that Warhammer stuff from Lee last week. Got three complete vehicles and lots of figures so happy with that. I'm applying my mighty intellect to working out some sort of dio for them (gotta find summat I think is worth copying) but it won't be part of the Warhammer universe.

[Tim Marlow]

Still workin' on the Sat Nav in the new motor. Strangely, I can't hear the woman's voice giving directions - which would be a blessing any other time. So this is a first for me - asking a woman to speak up 'cos I can't hear her!

Had to rely on my granddaughter's mobile when I took her and family to Skegness on Friday.

Then I got to find out how to record stuff in MP3 format on a CD. Don't nobody suggest iPods or anything else made by Apple! Last time I tried to use Apple, it 'blue screened' my 'puter and I had to buy another one.

Anyway, whatever else happens, I'll be starting my half track for the GB on Thursday, so at least I'll be back at the bench for that. Don't know about any 'laddy bants' though. Have to wait and see how the build goes.

PS 'twas me what bought that Warhammer stuff from Lee last week. Got three complete vehicles and lots of figures so happy with that. I'm applying my mighty intellect to working out some sort of dio for them (gotta find summat I think is worth copying) but it won't be part of the Warhammer universe.

Hi Dave
If the sat nav in your Merc is like the one in my Audi you can only turn her up when she’s actually speaking…..just use the volume control on the CD player (or steering wheel) when she’s blathering on to set her where you want….

As to recording in MP3 you should be able to do this directly from the file source (usually a Wav file) using the “save as” command on acPC. When you are using it, set up the target to be saved to, the CD drive in this case, then change the file type to be saved to MP3. Failing that, have a look for a CD ripper program. There should be quite a few around for free.

[Gern]

Hi Dave
If the sat nav in your Merc is like the one in my Audi you can only turn her up when she’s actually speaking…..just use the volume control on the CD player (or steering wheel) when she’s blathering on to set her where you want….

Tried the volume control on the centre console and it doesn't work. Will try the one on the steering wheel.

As to recording in MP3 you should be able to do this directly from the file source (usually a Wav file) using the “save as” command on acPC. When you are using it, set up the target to be saved to, the CD drive in this case, then change the file type to be saved to MP3. Failing that, have a look for a CD ripper program. There should be quite a few around for free.

I have had a look on the 'net and all the sites I've looked at recommend a CD-R disc as CD-RW discs don't always work. I'll grab a couple of those next time I'm out and about and see how it goes.

Thanks for the tips.

[Tim Marlow]

No probs Dave. Somewhere like Tescos are good for CD-R disks. Should be pretty cheap. They are right about CD-RWs though. I’ve found they only really work reliably on the player that records them. You will get a load of MP3 tracks onto a CD-R, so don’t go mad. Ten (or even five if you can find them) should do you proud. Only thing is, you can just record to them once, so set up a good disk full before you start burning the CD

[Gern]

No probs Dave. Somewhere like Tescos are good for CD-R disks. Should be pretty cheap. They are right about CD-RWs though. I’ve found they only really work reliably on the player that records them. You will get a load of MP3 tracks onto a CD-R, so don’t go mad. Ten (or even five if you can find them) should do you proud. Only thing is, you can just record to them once, so set up a good disk full before you start burning the CD

Tried your tip about the volume control on the steering wheel. It worked, so that's one problem sorted, thanks Tim. Nice to know I can turn her down if she becomes annoying. Never been able to do that with a woman before!

I've got a 5-CD changer in my motor which will be plenty big enough for all the music I want if I can record them as MP3s, so I won't be going overboard and buying huge quantities of discs.

[Guest]

Reading the last page is probably why I don't have anything playing in the car !

[Tim Marlow]

Tried your tip about the volume control on the steering wheel. It worked, so that's one problem sorted, thanks Tim. Nice to know I can turn her down if she becomes annoying. Never been able to do that with a woman before!

I've got a 5-CD changer in my motor which will be plenty big enough for all the music I want if I can record them as MP3s, so I won't be going overboard and buying huge quantities of discs.

Glad that tip worked ….
What I was trying to say regarding CD-Rs is that you can’t treat them like old cassettes. You can only record on to them once. You can’t add to the recordings after the first recording session. To be honest, i had a five changer in a previous car and just used to load it with CDs. 5 discs is a lot of music…..

[boatman]

Reading the last page is probably why I don't have anything playing in the car !

AN I dont use my 6 spk system in the car as i find that my hard sports supensheion is so bumpy that i cant hear the music properly an gettin on now so i find its a disstraction from driven so no music unless im stopped an just sittin in the car plus all the music i hear is up in my model room when workin on my tiger an i never listen to the radio as its not what i like an enough to send me round the bend lol
chrisb

[Gern]

AN I dont use my 6 spk system in the car as i find that my hard sports supensheion is so bumpy that i cant hear the music properly an gettin on now so i find its a disstraction from driven so no music unless im stopped an just sittin in the car plus all the music i hear is up in my model room when workin on my tiger an i never listen to the radio as its not what i like an enough to send me round the bend lol
chrisb

If you can't hear your music over the rumblings of your suspension, you just ain't playin' it loud enough!

[boatman]

If you can't hear your music over the rumblings of your suspension, you just ain't playin' it loud enough!

WELL Dave the volume goes up to 60 an i play it at 20 as thats enough to give me a headacke if to loud as them big spk's certainly blasts it out once treid to get it full up but got as far as 45 with out my hearin aid in an the neigbours started to complain while i washin the car down so never have had it flat out lol an there is a specail cutout by the computer if its hittin the battery to hard while engine not goin so never have to worry about havin a flat batt while playin the music
chrisb

[Gern]

Glad that tip worked ….
What I was trying to say regarding CD-Rs is that you can’t treat them like old cassettes. You can only record on to them once. You can’t add to the recordings after the first recording session. To be honest, i had a five changer in a previous car and just used to load it with CDs. 5 discs is a lot of music…..

I knew that you can only record onto CD-Rs once. I've got about 1000 songs on my 'puter, so 5 discs should allow enough space for all of them - certainly all the ones I listen to most often.

[boatman]

I knew that you can only record onto CD-Rs once. I've got about 1000 songs on my 'puter, so 5 discs should allow enough space for all of them - certainly all the ones I listen to most often.

WOW Dave a 1000 songs do you listen to it all day ? as about 20 songs is my limit till i get in me tiger room then yes im play the casstes an cd's all day but only softly so i can hear me singin to the songs from the 60's an 70's nothing elese ps jen has her earplugs in lol
chrisb