Practice and iPODS

Bob Doran · Post by **Bob Doran** » 9 Apr 2008 12:23 pm

Those iPODS have been the best thing that ever happened to me musically.
Before the iPOD, I always spent so much time
finding the tape or CD, then finding the song in the tape, then rewinding it to practice it over and over.
Now, I get 3 times more practice in for any given time period.
It has really helped.
I am of the firm belief, that if you haven't practiced along with the record or in the band, you
haven't practiced it at all!
Bob
And it sure makes the music room a lot neater!

Tony Rankin · Post by **Tony Rankin** » 9 Apr 2008 12:26 pm

Bob,

I agree! They are great little devices.

Tony

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 9 Apr 2008 12:34 pm

Bob,
Put me down with the IPOD crowd also...was using a Laptop which was working fine but the IPOD is just great! I've got all my tracks loaded and as you know, you can make playlists which really simplifies life.

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 9 Apr 2008 1:43 pm

IPOD
I don't want to live without it.

I have about 25 setlists in order.
I download our Church's praise and worship music each week.

I can refresh my memory, practice, listen to the first few seconds of each. Listen on the way, etc.

my 2c

Joe Calabrese · Post by **Joe Calabrese** » 10 Apr 2008 2:08 am

I agree.
I leave each lesson with a CD of the actual lesson with my teacher playing everything we went over that week. I burn it to the Ipod and listen to and from work each day. I hear how it is "supposed" to sound for a few days before I actually sit down to practice. Therefore comitting it to memory. Plus it makes it easy when I want to go back and work on an earlier lesson.
I plug that Ipod right into the second channel of my amp and away I go.
JC

Ben Hoare · Post by **Ben Hoare** » 10 Apr 2008 9:36 pm

Ie Ie Bob ,the ipod is great.I actually took it one step further a few weeks ago and was backing 4 different artists Id never played with previously for a festival and as I have memory problems I snuck my ipod nano on stage in my pocket and one ear in.I played the intros of each song where time permitted to get a vibe.Other than looking like a secret agent it was highly successful.The ipod is one of the best tools ever.Cheers

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 10 Apr 2008 11:27 pm

I've taken my Ipod, lap steel, and little battery operated Microcube amp on campin trips a few times and it works great, lots of fun.

Bruce Snow · Post by **Bruce Snow** » 11 Apr 2008 7:08 am

I love the ipod, all my rthythm trks on there,even got my youtube videos on there & play'em in my truck anytime anywhere,can't beat that. bruce

Joe Smith · Post by **Joe Smith** » 11 Apr 2008 7:41 am

I also love my ipod. CDs and backing tracks are loaded into mine, and I have used it for solo gigs too. All I have to do is plug it right into the house PA system and I'm all set.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 11 Apr 2008 7:49 am

Another member of the IPOD group here. Like Ron, I use it mainly for our bands Praise & Worship music. I can listen with earphones, plug it into my truck's sound system, and plug it into the monitor board at church for rehearsal. I don't travel without it either. It makes long airport waits, and long flights much shorter. I have a 30gig video model, and I have around 400 albums on it as well as several video clips, and a huge file of pictures of the grandkids, and my guitar collection, and the drive is only a little over half full.

Great little gadget.