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Season 9 – Spacemusic.nl<\/p><\/div>\n
While I’m typing this, I’m listening to streaming audio from one of my favorite podcasters, TC, of SpaceMusic<\/a> fame.\u00a0 TC has been airing his space, ambient, downtempo and lounge music electronically for years.\u00a0 Season 9 of Spacemusic has just launched, and yes, it’s entirely FREE.\u00a0 I generally subscribe to it via iTunes, but there are other mechanisms provided, including RSS.<\/p>\n Fresh Air<\/a> is another podcast of TC’s, and he’s now moved it from one streaming source to another: Mixcloud.com, which is itself a fascinating place to find music mixed by folks according to their tastes.<\/p>\n So why the “pain” of the title? Well, simply put, it’s mostly because I do most of my listening while running.\u00a0 Since I hate running with a phone — smart or otherwise — streaming audio just doesn’t do it for me.\u00a0 So I have to find a way to capture the audio and load it on my listening device. These days, my listening devices are iPods of one type or another, so transferring a podcast from iTunes to and iPod is a simple matter. But what if it’s not a podcast?<\/p>\n Another site I enjoy is Music From the Hearts of Space<\/a>.\u00a0 I pay a relatively hefty subscription fee for the premium service of listening to any broadcast, any time. Each week a new one hour program is aired, and is made available free for a limited time. Sadly, HOS uses an embedded Flash plug-in, which makes listening to it on an iPad or iPod impossible.<\/p>\n Then there’s the Australian weekly program, Ultima Thule<\/a>. Covering all the bases, their<\/p>\n Ultima Thule. Music from around the world and across the ages.<\/p><\/div>\n podcasts are available via iTunes, as mp3 downloads, and even via a YouTube channel (no link provided, as I never spend time on YouTube).<\/p>\n From time to time I might happen across a web site airing one of more pieces I might find enjoyable as a running accompaniment. If I wish to, I might be able to record it using a quirky program from a company called OndeSoft, called SoundBlaster<\/a>.\u00a0 Unless I’m running an event, there are two things I never go without: my Garmin Forerunner GPS watch (I just got the new 220 – maybe I’ll write a review on that) and my iPod.<\/p>\n This being the end of the year, let me take the opportunity to thank the people and companies that make my running more enjoyable: Apple, OndeSoft, TC, Stephen Hill and the Hearts of Space gang, and the Ultima Thule Aussies.\u00a0 Happy New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s been a while since I blogged; I’ve been running, working and enjoying the latest (U. S.) holidays.\u00a0 So, I guess it’s about time to update the site. While I’m typing this, I’m listening to streaming audio from one of … Continue reading ![\"Ultima](\"http:\/\/ultimathule.info\/images\/Logo_2003_v2_final_x600.gif\"){kind=logo}
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I say “quirky,” because when Apple updated OS X to Mavericks, it broke a lot of utilities such as SoundBlaster.\u00a0 Thus, I can use it with the Google Chrome browser, but not with Safari.\u00a0 Hmm.<\/p>\n