thrice Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 I checked the ALAC issue with my 2nd gen 32gb Touch and sure enough, it skips on ALAC playback. This happens regardless of whether I manually turn the screen off or let the auto-off feature turn it off. Bit annoying, but thankfully, it's non-issue for me as I convert all my music to AAC for the Touch. Hmm, never had that happen, and all the stuff on my Touch is Apple lossless... it's got the latest firmware yes? 2.2.
JimP Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 Since I'll be using this purely portable (no amp), I've decided to just go AAC. Found some applescripts to do it easily, no more skipping. Not sure what's going on with ALAC, this is latest firmware and ALACs are ripped fresh in iTunes. Cover-Flow is very cool...
Salt Peanuts Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 Hmm, never had that happen, and all the stuff on my Touch is Apple lossless... it's got the latest firmware yes? 2.2. Yep, it's a 2nd gen touch with firmware version 2.2. As JimP noted, it appears to be a fairly common occurrence amongst 2nd gen touch owners (who also uses ALAC).
Hopstretch Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 Odd that the skipping issue doesn't seem to affect the iPhone the same way.
HeadphoneAddict Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 I use my iPhone 3G all the time with ALAC and there is no skipping unless it is downloading email at the same time.
ZephyrSapphire Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 Only the 2G Touch has this problem. Some bug in the software.
blessingx Posted January 23, 2009 Report Posted January 23, 2009 This seems a fun app to have around... Annoy-a-teen [iTunes].
thrice Posted January 23, 2009 Report Posted January 23, 2009 Only the 2G Touch has this problem. Some bug in the software. Wow, that sucks. Usually things get better on the 2nd rev.
JimP Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 yes, it sucks that they can't do there own ALAC. But as a testament to how good the iTouch is, I'm impressed at AAC VBR 256 -- this is now my portable rig straight to IEM. why bother with portable amp. Hope they get the ALAC bug worked out...
Hopstretch Posted January 24, 2009 Report Posted January 24, 2009 The release notes for the latest Quicktime update said it "improves AAC encoding". Which is nice, I guess. Agree that 256kbps VBR sounds damn good as it is.
blessingx Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 Public Radio Tuner is a pretty useful free app.
thrice Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 Public Radio Tuner is a pretty useful free app. I've been using it as well.... great little app.
donunus Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 anyone know anything about the jailbreak development of the itouch 2g?
Sherwood Posted January 26, 2009 Report Posted January 26, 2009 anyone know anything about the jailbreak development of the itouch 2g? You'll have to be more specific.
donunus Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Its supposed to come out this week right? Weren't developers already making the jailbreak software for the 2g ipod touch?
bhd812 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 NEW IPHONE UPDATE!! 2.2.1 IS OUT! i love typing in caps!
Voltron Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 What's the word on updates to the iPhone? I gotta get a new phone pretty soon but will hold out if there is a chance of a new model. MacRumors says "do not buy" right now but it is unclear when something would likely happen. Thoughts, rumors, etc?
bhd812 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 What's the word on updates to the iPhone? I gotta get a new phone pretty soon but will hold out if there is a chance of a new model. MacRumors says "do not buy" right now but it is unclear when something would likely happen. Thoughts, rumors, etc? Read my replies a few pages ago about the month of Feb! My guess is the mid cycle update with more memory, last year I bought my first Iphone 16g rite when they came out around Feb 05ish.. I would wait till feb 15th if you want a cheaper price or more memory to see what Apple does. rumors of the iPhone Nano and in today's economy who knows if they will do a mid cycle update, but guessing by Apples stock and their past i would bet on more memory or some kind of update. Also look how much Flash Memory has been falling in price... then again maybe the new software update has something to do with what may come in Feb?
thrice Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Apple releases Software 2.2.1 for iPhone, iPod touch | iLounge News iLounge reports that this update fixes Apple lossless file skipping.
Icarium Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Are there any apps that let you record your phone calls? My understanding is there are no apps that touch the phone portion so not so much?
Dusty Chalk Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Are there any apps that let you record your phone calls? My understanding is there are no apps that touch the phone portion so not so much?No, there aren't. There's the phone app, and there are recording apps, but they get suspended by incoming calls.
Salt Peanuts Posted January 27, 2009 Report Posted January 27, 2009 Updating my touch now so I'll check to see if the ALAC issue has actually been resolved. The update is taking its sweet time, though.
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