[Dixielandjazz] Converting LPs to CD

[Stan Brager]

Thanks, Charlie;

I'll give your suggest at try this weekend.

Stan

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Hull [mailto:charleshull7652 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:56 AM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Converting LPs to CD

Audacity works for me, too. It's loaded with features found in expensive
audio recording/editing software.

I just record the whole side of the LP into Audacity at one time. As you
look at the total recorded waveform there are obvious gaps between the
individual tracks of the side. Select from the beginning to the first gap,
and COPY that section, then go to File/New and PASTE the copied section into
the new file, then save it with the name of the first selection on the LP
side. Then go back to the first recording, where the first selection should
still be selected, and delete that selection. Then repeat the process for
each tune on the LP side. After creating the individual file of the final
tune on the recorded side, the original large file can be dumped.

 If you want to use Audacity's features to minimize scratch, ticks, etc.,
it's easier to do it to the original whole-side recording before creating
the individual tune files. If any of the treatment functions, such as
scratch or hiss reduction, use numerical adjustments, it's good to write
those down so both sides of the LP get the same treatment.


When creating the individual song files, I create filenames showing the
tunes' sequence on the LP; "01-FirstTuneName", "02-SecondTuneName", etc.;
which helps get them in the right order when burning to CD.

The described method doesn't work for LP's where each side is a single
track, like some live concert recordings, as there won't be a gap between
tunes. For those, you have to listen from the beginning of the Audacity
recording and Pause where you want to break, to separate out the individual
tunes. If there is audience applause following each tune, I like to split in
the middle of the applause, then use Audacity to create fade-in/fade-out at
the beginning and end of each selection.


Charlie Hull


On 3/21/2019 4:54 AM, Sep Troelstra wrote:


	The freeware " Audacity" works fine for me!

	Sepndnet.com