[Dixielandjazz] Seeking advice-- computer soft ware for converting LPs to CD

[Dick Baker]

I'm with Gerard in using Cool Edit Pro--but it didn't disappear; 
rather, it was purchased by Software Monster and renamed 
Audition.  But I see that now it's "cloudware" for which you pay $20 
a month to use.  I could never sign on to something like.  Earlier 
versions (installed locally) can be found on amazon.com and probably eBay.

Conceding that I'm both old school and a perfectionist, I would be 
wary of any software that claims it can do it all in one push of a 
button.  There are lots of different kinds of noise to be found on 
LPs--you must listen and take action as appropriate.  Which includes 
dividing up tracks.  Software that automates this task does so by 
looking for the quiet lands between tracks, but if there's noise in 
that supposedly quiet area, the program will mistake it for program 
content and ignore it.

Bottom line: There's no free lunch.



At 12:00 PM 2/14/2015, Gerard Bielderman wrote:

>Already many years I use Cool Edit Pro but it's no longer available I
>think.
>It works at least with Windows7. I also have Magix Music Cleaning Lab but
>for it's not very friendly.... It needs studying on how it works.
>I also have Audacity but hardly use it.
>Gerard Bielderman

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      Dick Baker
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