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We have had some requests for a written directions for preparing the Blindfold Tests. **UPDATED May 3, 2024** Setting up a blindfold test: Choose your songs, and rip them to MP3 or record them to a CD-R. CD-R: This will automatically strip the song info and is the easiest way. Then mail the disc (I will provide my mailing address on request via a private message). MP3: Please strip the song info (metadata) so the songs are not identifiable to the listener. You can do this in most MP3 management programs (iTunes), or you can use a tag stripper (that’s the name of the program). I check them before I share them, but if you strip them first, I get to take the test. If you don’t, I can’t. Please name the tracks in the following manner: bftxxx-01.mp3, bftxxx-02.mp3, etc. No spaces, please add zeroes before track numbers 1-9. This is so they will appear in the correct order in the online player. If you don’t do this, I have to rename the files or the test doesn’t play in the correct order. It sounds like a small thing, but it is actually quiet time consuming. This really isn't to make anyone's life harder, it just allows for easier management of the data. Getting me your MP3 files. You can always send me a disc with your tracks. Alternatively, if you're comfortable with ftp, you can upload them directly to my server. The other option is you can use a file transfer host such as dropbox. Please note, if you choose this option, you need to provide me an explicit list to download your test (not individual tracks, the WHOLE test, and the link must be direct -- I've gotten viruses from DL sites and I'm not interested in playing search games to find the link, sorry if that seems harsh, but thems the rules).