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CD Ripped Audiobooks on Sandisk Clip+
Curmudgeon:
This forum is massive; I've tried a few searches without success; so please pardon, if this is repetitious. Before launching into the learning of RockBox (almost 200-page manual!), I'd like confirmation that it would allow me do what I'd prefer.
I have two Sandisk Clip+ (the second for my wife). They are used exclusively for playing audiobooks which have been ripped from the CD collection at our local library. I rip the tracks, setting the filenames for the tracks to a fixed format, e.g., 03 - 07.mp3 means Disk03 - Track07. All the tracks for a book are in a directory named for the author, book title, etc. I usually set the MP3 tags for Artist=author and Album=book title.
At this point, I'd like to just copy-paste a bunch of books (directories) from the computer to the Clip+. Any miraculously, the books would be there as separate albums, and when played, they would play in order. Then, because there is usually a book that I am listening to, and another that we listen to when together, it would be nice to have separate bookmarks, so I/we could pick up right where I/we left off. Finally, while playing, a nice display on the player would show the author, book title and individual filename, or track number. Oh, and these eyes are ancient, so a large font would be helpful.
So, can RockBox (easily?) do what I want? Are there additional steps I must or should do before transferring from computer to player -- i.e., setting certain tags for various reasons? Any recommendations at all?
Thank you for your help!
saratoga:
So basically you want to play a bunch of MP3 files and then bookmark your position in the files? Yeah, thats possible. Take a look at the manual.
Curmudgeon:
Thank you for the reply. When ripping (and setting tags, if necessary), is there any special file massaging I need to do, so the tracks play in order, display desired info, etc.? One problem I initially had was that the player tried to play all the 01-01.mp3 files (across many directories) first, then all the 01-02.mp3 files, and so on. Very frustrating. I'd like to avoid similar situations. Again, thank you.
saratoga:
Yes, if you use the database the files need to be tagged or if using the file browser they need to be arranged into intelligently named files and folders.
Curmudgeon:
Thanks again. OK, I'll invest the time to go through the manual. Sounds like it won't be a waste of time. If I successfully accomplish everything I want, should I document my setup, etc. here for any others that may want to do the same things I do?
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