Creative Technology MuVo Mix (512 MB) MP3 Player

As my first mp3 player, I had a lot to learn about how these players work. Ripping music (I like classical) is easy. The important thing I discovered is how the files are named. Now, if you are listening to music that comes in 3-4 minute pieces like rock, and you're not that concerned how they que up, its not a problem. However, classical music usually is written in a sequence. For instance, a multiple movement symphony. So with the default naming convention in Windows media player, the files looked like this. 01_Beethoven 5th symphony.wma. Ripping a Mozart symphony would be similiar. 01_Mozart 4th.wma. However, the player sorts the music alphabetically so the music gets played in the wrong order. Carefully renaming the files to fit a logical sequence is the only way to make them play correctly after you've already ripped them. Better yet, specify in the Media Player options dialog how the files are to be named. Album, track title, track number. This is especially important with large memory players that can hold multiple CD's worth of music. Another thing, its almost impossible to remember all the album names and track names so think about a player that has the capability to display that information. Also, get a player that supports folders. That way, file names are less important as you can download tracks into specific folders and keep them separated