Doug and Kirk discuss some news and some music and audio technology history, then examine the best ways to manage and store a digital media collection.

Show notes:

News:

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rudy-van-gelder-a-love-supreme-engineer-dead-at-92-w436307">Rudy Van Gelder, Renowned &#8216;A Love Supreme&#8217; Engineer, Dead at 91 &#8211; Rolling Stone</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9940-music-technology-of-the-1970s-a-timeline/">Music Technology of the 1970s: A Timeline &#8211; Pitchfork</a></li>
</ul>

Managing and Storing Digital Media Files:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunespan-your-itunes-library/id528459889?mt=12?uo=4&#038;at=11l6om">TuneSpan</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.drobo.com">Drobo</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bHpXVd">WD My Cloud 4 TB</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.synology.com">Synology</a> </li>
</ul>

Our next tracks:

<ul>
<li>Kirk: <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/essential-music-children-on-the-hill-by-harold-budd/">Harold Budd: Children on the Hill</a> </li>
<li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2bHiUKE">Bis: Social Dancing</a> </li>
</ul>

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♫ Episode #17 – Jacks, Pods, and Music

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.