Help me choose the best MP3 from Creative!

Hi all
My beloved ancient Creative Zen is giving up the ghost after 4 years' loving service and I'd like another one. I just want a music player - no need for photos or movies, and I would like 20gb memory. I'm finding the array of products by Creative bewildering and would appreciate some recommendations as i would really like to stick with Creative.
Thanks!

Ellymoo wrote:
Thanks for your detailed reply! My old player (the very basic Zen) is starting to wear its battery down very quickly and freezes a lot, particularly if I try to change songs soon after I have turned it on. I can reboot it, but it takes a while and I know there isn?t much life left in it. Plus I can't upgrade it to work alongside Vista! I don?t know if I could update the firmware, sounds a bit out of my league! That ebay seller has a good feedback record but alas only sells to USA. I can't find a Creative VM on Amazon at all so I suppose they are too old to be listed? If I have to have one with video capability then I suppose I can just ignore that bit! But I was hoping to get a sole music player for a little less money. I suppose the Creative Xtra from Amazon, while secondhand, might still be worth investing in in the short term as it'ss not expensi've and the seller of the product has good feedback. How difficult is it to update firmware, please?
Is this what your player looks like? http://cgi.ebay.com/Creative-Nomad-Jukebox-Zen-with-20GB-hard-dri've_W0QQitemZ2003434505QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther _MP3_Players?hash=item2ea565e90b&_trksid=p3286.c0. m4&_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A0|39%3A|240%3A38|30%3A0|2 93%3A|294%3A200? If so the battery & the hardri've can be changed for alot less than a new player. It can be used with Vista just can't sync with WMP (drag & drop thru Nomad Explorer) As for the Xtra you must have XP/SP2 WMP0 installed to upgrade firmware. Lots of people have problems doing it.& brick their players. You may still want to contact the Ebay seller & ask if he is willing to ship to you. The worst he could tell you is no.Where are you located? You can probably find one just may take a little more digging

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Yeah, the key is to start with as clean a sound as possible and then add in little bits. Start adding with a Chorus effect first, then maybe a slight delay. Try all of your setting with both strumming and picking, both fast and slow, as you often have to match your playing technique with how the effects are set up. Then add Fuzz/Distortion etc. Once you have done that then reverse the set up sequence by starting with the major signal modifiers like Distortion etc and add the chorus, flanger, phasers after. These sorts of strategies can change the way things sound. Don't forget a bit of reverb.
The key is to start simple with mild alterations. Also, find a few guitar sounds you like from your favorite songs where you can hear good clear guitar sounds. Maybe create a playlist in iTunes and use these as a reference to compare between what you like and what you are creating. This A-B'ing will go along way to helping you develop your 'taste'. Its great to hear things side by side.
Goggle each of the guitar effects and learn what they do, make a few simple notes as a reference. Basically educate yourself.
and invest in a M-Audio Fast track 2 as i suspect the griffin is causing the noise.
Personally I would recommend something a bit better than the M-Audio Fast Track USB. The quality of your recorded sound is dependent on the sound converters in your external devices. I am not sure there is any advantage over your built in sound card verses the Fast Track. There are other things to consider with sound cards so it pays to do some planning and research.

PLease help me with the best product to buy, Logic Express, which one?

Hi,
I have a macbook pro snow leopard 10.6.4 with garageband 09. I need a very simple to use editing and mastering program and wondered if the logic express would be best suited to my needs. If so, Then WHICH logic express is the easiest to learn that is compatible with my computer an with garageband 09?
I am not an engineer, so I need something user friendly, and self help along the way. Any suggestions on what to purchase would be great, and money IS a factor. If the logic express program would be best, does it have to be an '09 program?
So, What would be the best program for a beginner who needs good results? It seems with some of what i have read that some of these programs replace the garageband? I like garageband.
Help?!
Heidi995

I upgraded from GB to LE8 a few months ago and whilst there is a steeper learning curve it is much better, you won't regret it. If you're wanting to just do simple editing then LE 8 & 9 are pretty similar (i picked up LE8 very cheaply on ebay then decided to upgrade to 9 once I'd got my head around it to take advantage of flextime editing & the drum replacer). You'll find all the things you do in GB much easier, quicker, & more effective in Logic once you've learned how to use it. Both 8 or 9 are great for the relative lack of outlay, just depends how much money you want to spend is my advice.

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