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Rockbox was definitely life-changing software for me. I was so proud when I first managed to get it installed, at the age of 10 if that. I got a Sansa Clip Plus

Rockbox was definitely life-changing software for me. I was so proud when I first managed to get it installed, at the age of 10 if that. I got a Sansa Clip Plus for about $25, an affordable price, even at that age, and Rockbox made it talk. Similar devices directly aimed at the blind marked are more expensive at least by an order of magnitude. It has served me well for years, up until 2016 or so, when I finally bit the bullet and switched over to listening on a smartphone full time. I definitely have very fond memories of generating audiobooks on my computer with text-to-speech software to play them later on the Sansa, though.

gtroja 3y ago
I loved the sansa so much. I miss them
greatquux 3y ago
rockbox + sansa clip at the gym + live jamband shows were the best. rockbox made it easy to just throw stuff on and play from a folder, no worrying about a "database" or how the mp3 tags would be interpreted or sorted, just put them in alpha order and you're good. and it did gapless mp3 with ease, it was so awesome!
TheEaterOfSouls 3y ago
Similar experience here. I grabbed a few Clip Zip/Plus players in 2015 because I figured they'd get harder and harder to find (prices were ridiculous) and might still use one for music/audiobooks if it weren't for the fact that I pretty much exclusively use bluetooth now. They were fast, had amazing battery life, and just did what they did really well. Maybe I'm just "doing something wrong" (I've never made real use of a streaming service, strip my audiobooks of DRM and play them in a media player rather than a dedicated app etc) but the modern phone experience just seems like a step backward when it comes to this.
rendleflag 3y ago
20-some odd years ago I added the initial bookmarking feature to Rockbox. None the MP3 players at the time targeted audiobook users so it wasn't a feature you could find on the market. With Rockbox, I just added it. Good times.
- miki123211 3y ago
  I definitely remember using that one a lot. I also remember being frustrated at how small the "recent bookmarks" list was, especially considering that it didn't have a "only show one bookmark per folder" option. I've lost more bookmarks due to this issue than I can count.
doubled112 3y ago
My kids still take a beat up, Rockbox loaded, Sansa Fuze upstairs with them when they go to bed. We (them or I) aren't ready for them (6 and 9) to have anything smarter, and it still does the job.

gtroja 3y ago

I loved the sansa so much. I miss them

greatquux 3y ago

rockbox + sansa clip at the gym + live jamband shows were the best. rockbox made it easy to just throw stuff on and play from a folder, no worrying about a "database" or how the mp3 tags would be interpreted or sorted, just put them in alpha order and you're good. and it did gapless mp3 with ease, it was so awesome!

TheEaterOfSouls 3y ago

Similar experience here. I grabbed a few Clip Zip/Plus players in 2015 because I figured they'd get harder and harder to find (prices were ridiculous) and might still use one for music/audiobooks if it weren't for the fact that I pretty much exclusively use bluetooth now. They were fast, had amazing battery life, and just did what they did really well. Maybe I'm just "doing something wrong" (I've never made real use of a streaming service, strip my audiobooks of DRM and play them in a media player rather than a dedicated app etc) but the modern phone experience just seems like a step backward when it comes to this.

rendleflag 3y ago

20-some odd years ago I added the initial bookmarking feature to Rockbox. None the MP3 players at the time targeted audiobook users so it wasn't a feature you could find on the market. With Rockbox, I just added it. Good times.

miki123211 3y ago
I definitely remember using that one a lot. I also remember being frustrated at how small the "recent bookmarks" list was, especially considering that it didn't have a "only show one bookmark per folder" option. I've lost more bookmarks due to this issue than I can count.

doubled112 3y ago

My kids still take a beat up, Rockbox loaded, Sansa Fuze upstairs with them when they go to bed. We (them or I) aren't ready for them (6 and 9) to have anything smarter, and it still does the job.