for selecting songs etc and a display for informing the user of various modes of operation 52 also many large sized digital music players 50 have a connector into which a stereo headphone jack 34 with cable 32 is inserted the data cable 30 is connected to the large sized digital music player 50 by a connector similar to the connector 31 as shown in fig7 not visible in this figure and the data cable 30 is routed through the trough 20 the present invention functions with or without a data cable 30 and connector 31 attached likewise the present invention functions with or without an audio cable 32 attached referring to fig6 an isometric view of a digital music player cradle of the present invention holding a medium sized digital music player is described in this view a medium sized digital music player 56 such as the apple corporation 30 gb ipod u00ae is shown resting within the middle cavity formed by the ledge 26 and resting on the support wall 14 in such a position the medium sized digital music player 56 is raised off the table surface helping to prevent scratches and other damage many medium sized digital music players 56 have controls 54 for selecting songs etc and a display for informing the user of various modes of operation 52 also many medium sized digital music players 56 have a connector into which a stereo headphone jack 34 with cable 32 is inserted the data cable 30 is connected.