#MP3 player

[eternvlsound]

Bratz Liptunes MP3 Player - 2007

[aromanticduck]

*As in you deliberately putting on music you wanted to listen to, not things your parents/siblings etc played for you

[thepngpixie]

MUSICPLAYERS

[bambipickle]

remember when electronics used to be predominantly this reflective silver color

[cravinganescape]

Apple 30gb iPod 5th Gen. A1136 prototype with a clear case front

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[gateway-2000]

[okaydays22]

[solitairepyramid]

in the grand year of 2024 an mp3 player is the most prized possession you can give yourself

[petday]

I drew my MP3 player

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[interfering-drawers]

Pretty much finished with the music player armband, I put pull-tabs on the end of the straps, now all the points I interact with to wear or remove are highlighted in orange

I'm pleased with this project, it turned out how I wanted and I think I'll use it regularly

Now that I'm getting better at patterning and assembly I want to get my stitches to look cleaner, feel free to make suggestions in that regard if you have any

[cl0ckworkpuppet]

time for my monthly mp3 player propaganda post!

yall. don't fucking stream music off of youtube or spotify. they pay their creators shit. the most generous estimate i could find was artists being paid $1 for every 200 streams (0.5¢ per stream), and unless you're listening to songs on an album thousands times in total, it helps tremendously more to just. buy their albums or subscribe to a patreon-like service for them

mp3 players are laughably inexpensive (you can get a decent one with bluetooth for like $40-50 and you can get away with even less if you forego some features), many of them are drag-and-drop, no ads, decent enough sound quality for the average person, unlimited skips, track selection, regular play and shuffle, playlists, being able to shut off your screen, and more importantly, ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION. i've always been an avid hater of subscription models. there are some things where it's understandable, but you shouldn't lose access to basic QOL features just because you can't or won't fork over $10-15 a month.

"b-b-but $50 is so expensive!" WRONG. $50 (which is more than i've EVER spend on a single mp3 player) is the equivalent to 5 months on spotify premium without discounts. if you can afford that, it's worth investing into a device that can last you literal years if you get a good one and take good care of it

"but i don't wanna carry around another device!" fair enough, but these things are small enough to fit in tiny pockets (mine fits snugly in the watch pocket of my jeans) and are typically light enough to not be burdensome. if you can carry around your phone, you can carry around an mp3 player

"what if people think i'm weird for having outdated technology" let them. it's worth it in my opinion if it means i get to listen to music ad-free. the most I've ever gotten was "wooooah bro's got the dinosaur tech" and i just thought that was funny personally

"but what if the artist collapses without a constant stream of money!!! i'm not supporting the artist!!!!!" companies try to pay as little as they can get away with to artists. most of that money goes to the CEO and other higher-ups.

"but piracy is bad!" Piracy is a Crime. However, downloading youtube videos/audio for your own PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE and NOT REDISTRIBUTING THEM is legal (generally, in the US, check your laws, i am not a lawyer, not legal advice, blah blah blah). besides, i never said you had to pirate your music. in fact, i encourage you to buy the albums of and support your favourite artists in other ways. some artists might even provide links for people to download their songs for free in high quality anyway

not gonna link products just in case someone thinks i'm a shill. but literally just look up "mp3 player" on your search engine or shopping site of choice and find something that doesn't look like it'll fall apart if you breathe on it too hard

seriously guys. if you listen to music more than like a few hours a week, and you don't get all of your music from livestreams or radios (although mine can connect to AM/FM radio), consider investing in an mp3 player. i tried out using one regularly in fall of 2021, and I haven't looked back. don't let companies drain subscription money from you

[7grandmel]

Doing some more maintenance on the sacred archives known as "every SiIvaGunner album"

(followup to this post)

[cravinganescape]

The MobiBLU DAH-1500i ( "The Cube" ) was released exclusively through Walmart in 2005. It originally came in six different colors with 512 mb/ 1 gb memory for users to enjoy. The MobiBlu measures at 24mm (0.94in) cubed, making it the world's smallest mp3 player with FM Radio and sound recorder.

[gateway-2000]

[okaydays22]