REWINDThe ’01 Brick: a pocket hard-drive MP3 player
The ’01 Brick is a pocket hard-drive MP3 player in REWIND PRO. A silver body sits inside dark rubber corner bumpers, with a blue-backlit LCD above a round joystick pad. Drag a finger along the player to scrub the song, or steer with the joystick.
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What did 2001 pocket players offer?
Around 2001 small hard drives let a pocket player hold hundreds of songs. These players were chunky bricks, often wrapped in rubber bumpers, with a backlit screen and a small pad for steering through the list. Ripping a CD collection to files became a weekend hobby. See the story in our MP3 player history.
What do you touch on the ’01 Brick?
The body is silver and sits inside dark rubber corner bumpers. The monochrome LCD has a blue backlight and shows the track number, title, artist, a progress bar and the time. Under it are three small keys, F1, F2 and F3, and a round joystick pad. Push the pad left for the previous track and right for the next one, and press the center for play and pause. A red OFF key works as stop. A small LED blinks when the hard drive is being accessed, and the front is printed with “20 GB”.
To scrub through a song, drag a finger along the player.
- Blue-backlit LCD with track number, title, artist, progress bar, time
- F1, F2, F3 keys
- Joystick pad: left previous, right next, center play/pause
- Red OFF key (stop) and HDD access LED
Which sound settings suit the ’01 Brick?
This is a digital machine, so keep hiss, wobble and crackle at zero. Use the equalizer as the character control: Warm for older rips, Bass for hip-hop and Air for crisp guitars. The ’01 era goes well with the scope or synth backgrounds.
Is the 2001 Hard-Drive Player free or PRO?
The ’01 Brick belongs to REWIND PRO: weekly $2.99, yearly $19.99 with a 3-day free trial, or lifetime $24.99 once. Without PRO you still get 8 machines, plus analog sound and the equalizer on all of them.
Frequently asked questions
Is the ’01 Brick free?
No. It needs REWIND PRO.
How do I scrub?
Drag a finger along the player. The song moves with it.
Is there a hard drive in REWIND?
No. The look is inspired by that era, and your files are stored on the iPhone.
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