m3u file creation

I have a new vinyl record turntable with USB output and am trying the slow process of digitizing a lot of recordings. I've worked out the recording process in Windows using Audacity, and used windows media player to create an M3u playlist to use the recordings in AmigaAMP.

The following m3u for Steppenwolf came from an ADripper project done on the Amiga a long time ago, and works fine in AmigaAMP.

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:557,Steppenwolf - Monster_Suicide_America
Steppenwolf - Monster_Suicide_America.mp3
#EXTINF:202,Steppenwolf - Draft Resister
Steppenwolf - Draft Resister.mp3
#EXTINF:326,Steppenwolf - Power Play
Steppenwolf - Power Play.mp3
#EXTINF:173,Steppenwolf - Move Over
Steppenwolf - Move Over.mp3
#EXTINF:193,Steppenwolf - Fag
Steppenwolf - Fag.mp3
#EXTINF:203,Steppenwolf - What Would You Do
Steppenwolf - What Would You Do.mp3
#EXTINF:328,Steppenwolf - From Here to There Eventually
Steppenwolf - From Here to There Eventually.mp3

The next M3U was originally created last night in Windows Media Player, and had a hard-coded path listing for each song, as it appeared on the hard drive of the Windows computer. I modified the following M3U to take out the file path references and to look more like the Steppenwolf M3U which works in AmigaAMP.

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,Can't Find My Way Home
Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Do What You Like
Blind Faith - Do What You Like.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Had to Cry Today
Blind Faith - Had to Cry Today.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Presence of the Lord
Blind Faith - Presence of the Lord.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Sea of Joy
Blind Faith - Sea of Joy.mp3
#EXTINF:0,Well All Right
Blind Faith - Well All Right.mp3

The Blind Faith lists the titles for me in AmigaAMP, but says it can't play the MP3 files. The only difference I can see between the two lisings is the "random" numbers for each file in the Steppenwolf listing, versus the "0" appearing in each Blind Faith listing.

So what do I need to change in the Blind Faith M3U? What do those seemingly random numbers in the Steppenwolf listing stand for? I want to be able to put this music onto USB drives for use in the car, as well as transferring them to my Amiga.

@ Daniel: (Trixie) I'm completely new to audio software, and from what I can tell, Rave isn't yet ready to do such copying from vinyl to digital. Is this going to be doable in Rave eventually?

Paul

@Paul

I'm guessing the random numbers are the length of the song in seconds.

You can try to create a new .m3u with AmigaAmp. (I *think* it can save .m3u)???

To try just move your music files to AmigaAmp's playlist window, reorder to your liking and press the save button.
Not sure if it only saves to .pls though, can't test rn

@Raziel

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That rings a bell from several years ago with some different sound files. I might try that.

In the meantime, I tried creating the m3u in Windows Media Player by dragging in the entire directory for Blind Faith, rather than the individual track files. Voila! Working m3u created for use on the Amiga now!

Thanks for your reply.

Paul

@Raziel

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You're right, .pls only. It doesn't give an option for m3u.

My next step is to try putting both on a stick and and see what will work in our car.

Paul

@Paul

http://os4depot.net/?function=showfil ... /play/tunenet/pls2m3u.lha

@Paul

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Yes for recording from the turntable preamp's output. No for recording via USB.