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Christmas always starts in Summer...
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Well, if the package got all the way to New Zealand then I got just about everybody I could think of getting to over the four years I've sent these...
Remember, if you want to download all the music files (WMA-Windows Media Audio) plus the graphics to make the card and CD insert, with instructions, PM me and I'll get you the address and instructions on how to use the site.
Next year we will need to change the file format to either (don't groan) MP3, or WAV--it's lossless, either one can be dealt with by Apple users as well as PC without extra software.
It's the ONLY way you'll get it before Christmas NOW...
Remember, if you want to download all the music files (WMA-Windows Media Audio) plus the graphics to make the card and CD insert, with instructions, PM me and I'll get you the address and instructions on how to use the site.
Next year we will need to change the file format to either (don't groan) MP3, or WAV--it's lossless, either one can be dealt with by Apple users as well as PC without extra software.
It's the ONLY way you'll get it before Christmas NOW...
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And Christmas 2015 is almost officially over, now that Jase/Skynyrd got ahold of me finally and his Larry Christmas package was finally sent!
On a really positive note, the POSTAGE was 48 cents CHEAPER than when I sent all the others and had it been so then we would have saved BEAUCOUP DINERO.
So, we not only wished the world a Larry Christmas in song, print and cassette tapes, two marriages were saved and we taught a member how to do electrical and central heating and air conditioning work last year. That alone is world class butt-kicking.
So to Mrs. Skynyrd, that dude is a keeper. We aim to please and there are NO FEES!
Your Rebel Elf,
ORANGE
On a really positive note, the POSTAGE was 48 cents CHEAPER than when I sent all the others and had it been so then we would have saved BEAUCOUP DINERO.
So, we not only wished the world a Larry Christmas in song, print and cassette tapes, two marriages were saved and we taught a member how to do electrical and central heating and air conditioning work last year. That alone is world class butt-kicking.
So to Mrs. Skynyrd, that dude is a keeper. We aim to please and there are NO FEES!
Your Rebel Elf,
ORANGE
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Here are the links to the Phoenix Christmas albums *complete with CD card graphics from 2015, 2016 and 2017 for those of you who are newer and would like to have them. Prior to that they were sent in the mail, which became somewhat expensive, so with 'Larry Christmas 2015' fitz43 offered to host them for us (thank you kindly, Doug and thank you for offering to continue with this year's album).
2015: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jzq8g7l790re42z/AACxPNXDZ8Xhcvvrdmxu3k-Wa?dl=0
2016: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/la3f07hx42q5dmw/AAC28qoCV1dQ8vIDtff9Fuxda?dl=0
2017: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qtitkf2s53drq3e/AAA0QV18_URgCtaCL_PCSGdua?dl=0
At some point I will try to assemble as many of the earlier albums as I can to upload as well.
You don't need an account to download the albums. Click on the download box and choose Direct download and save as to your computer. A ZIP folder will be saved to the location you choose and you open it and extract the files. There are graphics files (.jpg) that you can paste into a template or word processor to make a card for a CD that you can burn from the audio files. That may take some trial and error so when you get it right use that one example to make the others with.
Christmas before Halloween!
Rebel Elf
2015: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jzq8g7l790re42z/AACxPNXDZ8Xhcvvrdmxu3k-Wa?dl=0
2016: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/la3f07hx42q5dmw/AAC28qoCV1dQ8vIDtff9Fuxda?dl=0
2017: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qtitkf2s53drq3e/AAA0QV18_URgCtaCL_PCSGdua?dl=0
At some point I will try to assemble as many of the earlier albums as I can to upload as well.
You don't need an account to download the albums. Click on the download box and choose Direct download and save as to your computer. A ZIP folder will be saved to the location you choose and you open it and extract the files. There are graphics files (.jpg) that you can paste into a template or word processor to make a card for a CD that you can burn from the audio files. That may take some trial and error so when you get it right use that one example to make the others with.
Christmas before Halloween!
Rebel Elf
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Okay, I found another good source to get the songs I wanted much easier (You Tube) and I'm getting close to ready to upload, need a few more songs to shoot for a CD's worth.
I want to get them out Thursday or Friday and have them ready for the entire month's stretch so I'm up working and making my cat wonder about me.
I remain your Rebel Elf
I want to get them out Thursday or Friday and have them ready for the entire month's stretch so I'm up working and making my cat wonder about me.
I remain your Rebel Elf
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My computer tried to do a nasty one of those your genuine Windows is not genuine things on startup then went into Windows anyway and says it is genuine, it farted but I'm doing a massive amount of backing up to my external drive and made sure the album material got save to it and an SD card to transfer should Murphy have his way. I was up until SIX AM and it will be uploaded by Friday.
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As soon as Doug puts up the last file I just sent him I can post the link for the Dropbox folder with this year's album and CD cover artwork, ready to fit in your own word processor's template and print.
I hope you really enjoy it!
This Elf will dream of mom's and good cooking tonight!
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas, unless you are Canadian and already had Thanksgiving, just do it again!
I hope you really enjoy it!
This Elf will dream of mom's and good cooking tonight!
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas, unless you are Canadian and already had Thanksgiving, just do it again!
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Here is how to download and play the files, save the .bmp files to make your own CD card with titles.
First of all, all the MP3s were created at 320 kbps so the files will be LARGE but tops in quality that I can do with the Audacity program. Whether it came from a CD or You Tube rip it was processed to remove clipping (and boy howdy! You would be surprised at the amount of clipping crap can occurs and the audio still sounds 'nice'). Reverb and equalization if needed then normalized in most cases to bring the levels back up to good levels without making it clip a ton again (and that can be hard, plus EQ settings can push a file over the edge if one isn't careful) and again saving it at 320.
Now, to download, visit Dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sbztvarjg8m3b1j/AADuwN5KuMM8gdy--FGaNvjKa?dl=0
You do not have to sign up or sign in to download and just click the Download link at the top right corner and choose Direct download and clink then choose to save to your computer when it asks you what to do with the ZIP folder it's going to send you.
Usually you can play a ZIP file without extracting it in Windows, others? and to complete the transfer you need to extract the files, there is a link in the folder in Windows to do just that.
They will be extracted and expanded to full size again in a new folder and that's what you need to play them in your media player or burn them to a CD or even tape them if your wish (although the program is around 4 minutes lone so it's too big for a C-60). You can do what you like to put them on a personal player or whatever at that point...
There are two .bmp files with the tracks listed and timed and you can print them make a CD card on your printer if you have a template or your word processor does. or trial and error, look it up, a CD insert is around 5+ inches square when folded and first vertically on a piece of printer paper. the trick being to feed it correctly so both sides are together that right side up...
Or just burn the CD and label it.
Now you have a month's time to enjoy it and to amply praise Fitz43/Doug for giving up the storage.
And with that, my Elfin duties should be done for the year now unless there are still questions.
ENJOY!
First of all, all the MP3s were created at 320 kbps so the files will be LARGE but tops in quality that I can do with the Audacity program. Whether it came from a CD or You Tube rip it was processed to remove clipping (and boy howdy! You would be surprised at the amount of clipping crap can occurs and the audio still sounds 'nice'). Reverb and equalization if needed then normalized in most cases to bring the levels back up to good levels without making it clip a ton again (and that can be hard, plus EQ settings can push a file over the edge if one isn't careful) and again saving it at 320.
Now, to download, visit Dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sbztvarjg8m3b1j/AADuwN5KuMM8gdy--FGaNvjKa?dl=0
You do not have to sign up or sign in to download and just click the Download link at the top right corner and choose Direct download and clink then choose to save to your computer when it asks you what to do with the ZIP folder it's going to send you.
Usually you can play a ZIP file without extracting it in Windows, others? and to complete the transfer you need to extract the files, there is a link in the folder in Windows to do just that.
They will be extracted and expanded to full size again in a new folder and that's what you need to play them in your media player or burn them to a CD or even tape them if your wish (although the program is around 4 minutes lone so it's too big for a C-60). You can do what you like to put them on a personal player or whatever at that point...
There are two .bmp files with the tracks listed and timed and you can print them make a CD card on your printer if you have a template or your word processor does. or trial and error, look it up, a CD insert is around 5+ inches square when folded and first vertically on a piece of printer paper. the trick being to feed it correctly so both sides are together that right side up...
Or just burn the CD and label it.
Now you have a month's time to enjoy it and to amply praise Fitz43/Doug for giving up the storage.
And with that, my Elfin duties should be done for the year now unless there are still questions.
ENJOY!
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