I'm preparing a set of CDs for an educational project (always a mind-blower, in terms of what people ask for). It's a listening project with really good music for kids to learn, but they require an "assessment" CD with about a gazillion snips of the tunes for kids to identify. Long story short, The way they wanted it, there were 128 tracks. That's impossible, of course, but I got it down to 96 by talking them out of having a voiceover read the answers to each quiz (I figure even a BAD teacher can read letters and numbers, in a pinch). Also, even at that, the CD is now 79 minutes long, which of course most CD players will accommodate these days.
I'm just afraid that some of the schools may be using ancient CD players, some of which will PLAY these CDs, but stop at around 74 minutes. Others may not be able to punch in track numbers above nine or ten (I had one like that back in the day.) Does anyone have a good idea how we might word a warning: Like, "If you are using a CD player that was made before 19...., you may not be able to access the tracks automatically, and your player may not play the final few minutes of CD2. Please use a newer CD player, and make certain in advance that you can access all of the material." Or somesuch. I don't have to word the final version.
What I want to know is: Does anyone have a good approximate cutoff year for players that are pretty much able to do what we need?
(Never mind that if music teachers have to punch the "advance" button ninety or so times, to access the final elements, they will go on disability for repetitive stress syndrome.) Ah... music educators... ya gotta love 'em.
Any suggestions welcome, and thanks,
Linda Worsley
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