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| Thread ID: 42290 | 2004-02-06 11:00:00 | Have lots of great music on tape, want to know how to burn ont cd | buzzybee (1069) | Press F1 |
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| 213330 | 2004-02-06 11:00:00 | Hi all, after a few years lull, I've rediscovered some great music I have on the old tapes and vinyl albums, I would like to find out how I can burn them onto CDROM. I'm talking; "Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Don McLean. Eric Clapton, Al Jarreau, Simply Red" etc...... know what I mean.... anyone give me a clue what I need to get started? (special software etc.) Please help? ty so much, Buzzy |
buzzybee (1069) | ||
| 213331 | 2004-02-06 11:08:00 | There are some very useful guides out on the internet, but essentially the idealogy is quite simple. What you really want to do is run a cable from line-out on your stereo to line-in on the computer, and use a program to record the input off line-in. If you can use S/PDIF, it would result in a higher quality (although you are recording from a low quality source, and the overall quality depends on the quality of the hardware used). There are some programs that are specially designed to do this job, but any decent recording program would work - if you're prepared to put in more effort. A specialised program should be able to detect silence on tapes and records and mark the end of the current track and the beginning of a new one - recording using a simpler program would require you to do this manually. |
agent (30) | ||
| 213332 | 2004-02-06 11:29:00 | You might want to look into Goldwave from Goldwave.com Run a 3.5mm jack from the Line-Out on your Stereo to the Line-In on your PC and have fun :-) Dont forget to set the output volume REALLY low on the Stereo. Hope this helps Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 213333 | 2004-02-06 12:22:00 | I have a Panasonic Compact Audio System. At the back it has several connection possibilities, but I cant see one that says 'line-out' there is one that says 'AUX' would that be the same thing? And what do you mean by 'any decent recording program' ... Win98 se built-in Sound Recorder would do it? Thanks for your help Buzz |
buzzybee (1069) | ||
| 213334 | 2004-02-06 12:35:00 | No, AUX is Auxiliary, it is another input on your stereo, not an output. If all else fails, you should be able to use a cable from the headphones output running into the line-in socket on your computer, so check out your connection types there too. Sound Recorder in Win98 SE will not do; when you make a recording, it records for about 40 seconds before stopping, it would be a very long and tedious attempt to do it using this program. Check out Goldwave as C_S said, another program I used to like was Total Recorder - downloadable from www.highcriteria.com. |
agent (30) | ||
| 213335 | 2004-02-06 12:45:00 | I am really a newbee at this and need some hand-holding here. Get confused at terms like s/pdif.... what does that mean??? I understand I need special cable that connects stereo to computer, but that's where my knowledge sort-of ends. I thought you needed some special software to be able to even hear it through computer speakers... I had a look at goldwave.com, but it's buy now or download trial... By the time I get it sorted, the trial will have expired... anyone know of public domain software that does the same thing? Thanks, Buzz |
buzzybee (1069) | ||
| 213336 | 2004-02-06 12:57:00 | Errr... I think you're heading down the wrong track there. You're simply recording from your Line-In or Mic input (Line-In pref, due to voltage diff's etc.) The Trial is unlimited, you are just limited to doing 75 different things (Such as play, record, maximise sound) and then after 75 you have to save and re-open the app......... I wouldnt worry too much about SPDIF at the moment if you're just wanting to get started with recording :-) Hope this helps Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 213337 | 2004-02-06 18:47:00 | Just going back to your Panasonic system. it may not have "line out" sockets, only input sockets for various types of input, like Tape, Tuner, Aux, CD, etc. Line out is normally high impedance, say 47,000 ohms, and low voltage maybe hundreds of millivolts. It cannot deliver power or current. If you dont have a lineout on your system then you would have to tap onto the speaker outputs. You will need to do a bit of Google searching to find out how to do things. On PF1 you will get lots of snippets of info, but not a complete exposition on the topic :) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 213338 | 2004-02-06 19:27:00 | Try this buzzybee, it is the one I use, it is free and very simple to use. www.audiograbber.com-us.net Good luck. |
Tony S. (450) | ||
| 213339 | 2004-02-06 19:46:00 | Looks like you got some great music there buzzybee. Cheers, DD. |
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