[Dixielandjazz] From Analog to Digital

[Andy.Ling at Quantel.Com]

Bill Sharp asks :-

>   Just by coincidence, at the last 2 gigs I've had, other members have 
> been saying that they are extremely frustrated at being able to find 
> the best, easiest way to convert their records and  tapes to Cds, and 
> thus far have not been able to make their systems work.


This subject crops up from time to time on the list. So checking
the archive might give you some more information.

The way I do it, which hasn't been discussed much this time, is to
use a "hi-fi" CD burner. I have a CD recorder as part of my hi-fi
system and I can use this to record whatever is on the hi-fi just
like you used to with your cassette recorder.

Then I take the CD I've recorded, put it into my computer and "rip"
it. I can then do all the chopping up and cleaning up I want before
using the computer to burn a final CD. This saves all the hassle of
getting wires from your hi-fi to your computer. I usually use a re-
writable CD in the recorder so once it's copied to the computer I can
wipe it and start again.

These hi-fi recorders are pretty cheap these days. You do have to
use "special" audio CDs to record onto. These are identical to data
CDs except for a burnt in identification code and you have to pay
extra tax that supposed to go to the music industry. This is another
reason for using re-writables. Once in the computer, you can use
data CDs and they will work fine on all modern CD players.

I use both Nero and cooledit, but try the software others have mentioned.
You might prefer it.

Andy Ling