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| From | R+K Sanchez <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: CD recorder |
| Date | Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:12:57 -0700 |
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I've just got a new Mac G4. I have used Digidesign in the past, on my old Mac,
along with Jam to make cds from Cassettes or the rare album. I see iTunes has an
import function, but I haven't tried this out. Isn't Cool Edit now Adobe
Audition?
I can't imagine trying to make proper dubs on a stand alone. I've got cds from
folks that are just one lone track. No good to me. It means I have to import
them and cut them up and put in the markers. It's a lot of work, but it's the
only way to get a good cd out of your efforts.
Someone called the studio recently and asked if I could put his vinyl onto cds
for him I explained that I charge by the hour and it might cost him $50 a disc!
I asked what he had, thinking it might be something rare. It wasn't. It was just
his scratchy old albums that he thought I could make sound as good as a new cd.
I sent him over to Amazon and e-Bay to replace his Mark-Almond records...
I can't see the point of putting my albums over to cd. It's too much work. As it
is, I've only made a small dent in the bootleg tape collection... and there are
a few of those Fillmore tapes that still need to be attacked.
RS
Stewart Mason wrote:
> At 08:39 AM 6/14/2004 -0500, Sager, Greg wrote:
> >Actually, I'm looking to buy the same piece of equipment. I wouldn't be at
> >all surprised if there are other Auditeers who have extensive vinyl and
> >cassette collections who would also be interested in purchasing a CD
> >recorder at some point. Since it's pretty commonplace to post
> >equipment-related threads on this list, if someone would like to share their
> >expertise with all of us rather than just with Bill off-list, please do.
>
> Everyone I know who has a standalone CD recorder has complained about it
> mightily. If your home computer is relatively up to speed -- say, at least
> a Pentium or equivalent chip, a decent sound card, a large hard disc and at
> least 256K of RAM -- then you won't have any trouble using it to transfer
> vinyl and tapes.
>
> For myself, I just bought a Sony turntable with an internal preamp (about
> $80) and plugged it into the LINE IN jack on my sound card, using a $3
> adapter from Radio Shack that converts stereo RCA plugs to a 1/4-inch
> headphone-style plug. I bought an old Pioneer cassette player from a
> pawnshop for $25 for tape transfers. Unfortunately, my preferred
> recording/editing/cleanup software, Cool Edit 2000, is no longer available,
> but there are plenty of other good ones out there. (I think SoundForge is
> still around, and I know that recent versions of Cakewalk Pyro, which is a
> pretty good CD burner application, have vinyl cleanup tools as well.) So
> that's $108 for hardware, and I don't actually know how much the average
> software package costs these days, but my Cool Edit plus the audio cleanup
> plug-in cost a total of $118 and that was higher than most, so that's only
> $226 starting from scratch. I'm pretty sure that's cheaper than a
> standalone CD recorder.
>
> S
-- Ronald Sanchez
Director Of A&R
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