I want to get less reliant on my phone and go out more without it. One of the big use cases for my phone is music.
I have a lot of local music files and I would like to transfer them to a mp3 player. I would prefer something offline that I can drag files too. Also Bluetooth would be a plus so I can continue to use my earbuds.
Something easy to navigate would be ideal too. Basically like what iPods were like with a small screen where you can navigate easily and see album artwork.
You could most definitely buy some old thing. You could legit buy an iPod, actually, in the 2nd hand market.
Why go modern, when the old stuff is good enough?
Especially when you can update them with stuff like Rockbox.
https://www.rockbox.org/
I’ve been meaning to replace the battery on my 1st generation iPod, getting a firewire card, and putting Rockbox on it.
tbh I didn’t like rockbox. I used a random program called FooBar2000 with some 3rd party plugin found on a dead forum to let me drag and drop .mp3-s on it.
I don’t have the exact link but this guide seems pretty similar https://www.howtogeek.com/24473/how-to-use-your-ipod-with-foobar2000/
rockbox seems like a dope project, it just wasn’t for me.
How dare you enjoy something different than my suggestion! /s
FooBar2000 is a classic program, wild it’s been around for over 20 years and is still being developed!
It’s still the best Windows music app. It is one of the only things I miss from Windows.
Loved Rockbox, installed it on my Sansa Clip+ back in the day and was able to scrobble through it
I second this. Get an iPod Classic on eBay or local marketplace. Go heavy on the storage. It works perfectly!
Heck, my teenie tiny iPod Shuffle 3rd gen still works and I have no idea how!
Just keep in mind you can run into issues with some of the highest capacity cards. There are limits to how much music an ipod can handle depending on the generation which aren’t immediately obvious. Dankpods mentioned it in one of his older videos.
If you’re on a Mac, I think ipods are still recognized and you can use their software to sync and manage music. You can only sync over music you own so no apple music obviously.