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Re: CONVERTING MUSIC FROM ALBUMS TO CD's Posted by MAX (from: 205.188.201.207) on December 20, 2001 at 19:50:30: In Reply to: CONVERTING MUSIC FROM ALBUMS TO CD's posted by JIM FULLER on November 30, 2001 at 02:09:31: Jim, Here's what I recommend. Try DART's CD-Recorder software. Here's why. You can record a wav file of your albums on to your computer harddrive using anything that records wave files from your sound card, but you will have to either record each individual song as a seperate wave file, which means that you will have to start and stop your recording software for each song, BIG PAIN - or you will have to record one side of an album as a single wave file, which means that you will have to use some other sound software to seperate each song into a seperate wav file to record (or translate into an mp-3 file) onto your CD. Also big pain. CD-Recorder will do this for you (more or less) automatically by sensing the gaps between the songs, then breaking one side of the album into seperate wav files for you. Along with that it has sound processing equipment built in to allow you to get rid of clicks and hiss. I have recorded about 25 - 30 albums onto CD, but let me warn you it is a time consuming and somewhat laborious process even with good software. It is a labor of love. So if it is an album that is already out on CD, I recommend going to the discount used CD store and picking up the CD for 4 - 6 bucks. If it's something that is simply not available, then go with DART. You will need to plug your tunrtable into an amplifier / reciever, then connect the tape out or tape monitor outputs to the line input jack on your audio card. Since standard audio equipment uses what is refered to as an RCA jack and sound cards use what is referred to as mini RCA or 1/4" jacks, you will need to get an adapter cable that connects the receiver/amplifier to the sound card. You can find these cheap at radio shack. Because the truntable uses a (sonically) weighted output, you cannot connect it directly to your sound card, you must connect it to an input that is designed to take a turntable output. Don't plug it into a CD or Tape deck input, you will get horrible sounding results. Good luck, it you have any questions, here's my email. maxsmartin@aol.com Max Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: : Jim, : Here's what I recommend. Try DART's CD-Recorder software. : Here's why. : You can record a wav file of your albums on to your computer harddrive using anything that records wave files from your sound card, but you will have to either record each individual song as a seperate wave file, which means that you will have to start and stop your recording software for each song, BIG PAIN - or you will have to record one side of an album as a single wave file, which means that you will have to use some other sound software to seperate each song into a seperate wav file to record (or translate into an mp-3 file) onto your CD. Also big pain. CD-Recorder will do this for you (more or less) automatically by sensing the gaps between the songs, then breaking one side of the album into seperate wav files for you. Along with that it has sound processing equipment built in to allow you to get rid of clicks and hiss. : I have recorded about 25 - 30 albums onto CD, but let me warn you it is a time consuming and somewhat laborious process even with good software. It is a labor of love. So if it is an album that is already out on CD, I recommend going to the discount used CD store and picking up the CD for 4 - 6 bucks. If it's something that is simply not available, then go with DART. : You will need to plug your tunrtable into an amplifier / reciever, then connect the tape out or tape monitor outputs to the line input jack on your audio card. : Since standard audio equipment uses what is refered to as an RCA jack and sound cards use what is referred to as mini RCA or 1/4" jacks, you will need to get an adapter cable that connects the receiver/amplifier to the sound card. You can find these cheap at radio shack. : Because the truntable uses a (sonically) weighted output, you cannot connect it directly to your sound card, you must connect it to an input that is designed to take a turntable output. Don't plug it into a CD or Tape deck input, you will get horrible sounding results. : Good luck, it you have any questions, here's my email. maxsmartin@aol.com : Max Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Music Software Discussion & Help Page ] [ FAQ ]

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