i've got these two obsolete 100 gb external drives that i picked up when i bought this machine in 2006. i wanted one of them to be for mp3s, and i can't remember what i wanted the other to be for. i've since picked up a tb drive for mp3s, which is more than i'll ever need for music storage.
worse, these drives can only be read on xp. conspiracy theories abound, but the bottom line is that there's no way around it. windows 7 simply won't acknowledge they're there.
so, i've converted them into extra data backup [my music pc is still using xp]. now, this is highly redundant - i've got all of these isos burnt to dvd, and backed up in multiple other places. but, putting the data on these drives like this allows me to put them away. it's convenient - even if i need an xp machine to read them.
i've hit the first 100 gb of storage, tonight. these isos have all the source material - cubase projects, raw wav data, pod settings, etc.
it's something worth taking note of for my own records. on to drive #2...
i've also determined what i'm doing with the rabit set.
i have each release available for individual purchase in download or physical cd - most of it is cheaper than you'd expect. i've decided to further compile "box sets" for each major release as they appear. currently, my major releases are:
inri / inriched (first box set)
inridiculous / deny everything (second box set)
jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj (third box set)
jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj^2 (fourth box set)
box sets compile the record along with the collection of singles attached to them - or two records, in the case of the first two box sets, which had less developed singles attached to them. they run between 6 to 8 hours. i've attached the price of $50 to them, which is again cheaper than you'd expect.
i further have "period discs" available, which attempt to combine the work of several records together and are determined by some event or idea in sound. my periods are:
1: 1996-1999 [inri]
2: 2000-2002 [deny everything ----> jjjjjjjjjjj]
3. 2002-2007 [trivial group...."sarah period"]
this is going to change as i go through it
period discs are much longer - 14-15 hours. roughly twice as long, really. period 2 is going to have to be a 2xdvd of flacs, although i may sell them individually. i only have period one up right now, but the price is set to $100.
this rabit compilation falls in between. it's more than a "box set" for inri038 (not considered a major release). but it's not a period disc. it's kind of a special disc, really. and it's over 12 hours.
i've consequently split the difference and put it up for $75.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/merch/rabit-is-wolf-full-compilation-disc
i should also have my first mp3 dvd done soon, as well. i'm hoping i can get everything up to 2003 in. but i may have to cut it off a little early.
this will run for $200. hey, it's 30+ hours over ~45 releases. do the math. it's actually a deal.
if you want to pay me once, wait - i'll eventually have a blu-ray flac disc up for ~$500, and i'm thinking it should be the entire discography. have to see.....not clear yet if i'm going to go over 75 hours.....
if i do, i'll eventually have a 320 mp3 bluray disc for something like $800-$1000. depends how full it gets.
