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Can someone direct me to a good web site with tutorials & information about
burning CD's from cassette tapes & other analog sources? I have a bunch of tapes I've compiled, plus there's some stuff in my vinyl collection that I want to put on CD's! In this case, I'm not interested in MP3's, I want the end product to be a CD that can be played on any conventional CD player! I'm using Adobe Audition 1.0 if that means anything! Thanks all! Ray |
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"itemyar" wrote in message ... Can someone direct me to a good web site with tutorials & information about burning CD's from cassette tapes & other analog sources? I have a bunch of tapes I've compiled, plus there's some stuff in my vinyl collection that I want to put on CD's! In this case, I'm not interested in MP3's, I want the end product to be a CD that can be played on any conventional CD player! I'm using Adobe Audition 1.0 if that means anything! Thanks all! Ray You can plug your turntable and cassette deck into your computer but the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder and hook it into your receiver to record from cassettes, vinyl or whatever else is hooked up. Recording a CD is as simple as putting in a blank disc and setting the input source. You can manually add track numbers in real time by pressing a button at the appropriate time or you can edit the track(s) on your computer and then record them back to an audio CD. It beats the hell out of tying up your computer for capturing even if you edit on the computer later. You don't have to drag a cassette deck or turntable over to the computer every time that you want to make a CD. It's a double deck and can also duplicate CDs or compile mix CDs from multiple CDs. I use it as the main CD deck in my home audio system and the double CD deck can be run in DJ mode to run continuous music. Sony makes one for $270.00 and I'm sure that there are cheaper ones. I'm using a Phillips that I've had for 8 years and it's still running smooth after recording hundreds of CDs. Bob Walker |
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..mp3 files will play in a CD drive as easialy as CDA. The only issue you
will have on transferring the cassettes and albums to CD will be the tracks. I know a guy who stuck a cassette in his deck, pumped the signal to his CD recorder and wound up with only two tracks on the CD. Side A and side B. Since you have Audition already you could use that to do an edit, slice the big files into individual tracks then transfer to CD burn process. Annother program that can be used is wav splitter (or sumtin like that) I tried it out a few years ago and the trial ware is limited but the proggy worked. Not near as good as Adobe or any other music editing software can do nowadays tho. "itemyar" wrote in message ... Can someone direct me to a good web site with tutorials & information about burning CD's from cassette tapes & other analog sources? I have a bunch of tapes I've compiled, plus there's some stuff in my vinyl collection that I want to put on CD's! In this case, I'm not interested in MP3's, I want the end product to be a CD that can be played on any conventional CD player! I'm using Adobe Audition 1.0 if that means anything! Thanks all! Ray |
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Thanks Bob, that's probably very good advice, and I should probably use my
Denon CDR-W1500 recorder, especially considering how much I paid for it, but I find it very complicated to use and I like seeing all of the controls right there on my computer screen, where they're easy to manipulate, and I like to see what's going on. "Walker" wrote in message news:U5pyf.10217$eR.1962@fed1read03... You can plug your turntable and cassette deck into your computer but the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder and hook it into your receiver to record from cassettes, vinyl or whatever else is hooked up. Recording a CD is as simple as putting in a blank disc and setting the input source. You can manually add track numbers in real time by pressing a button at the appropriate time or you can edit the track(s) on your computer and then record them back to an audio CD. It beats the hell out of tying up your computer for capturing even if you edit on the computer later. You don't have to drag a cassette deck or turntable over to the computer every time that you want to make a CD. It's a double deck and can also duplicate CDs or compile mix CDs from multiple CDs. I use it as the main CD deck in my home audio system and the double CD deck can be run in DJ mode to run continuous music. Sony makes one for $270.00 and I'm sure that there are cheaper ones. I'm using a Phillips that I've had for 8 years and it's still running smooth after recording hundreds of CDs. Bob Walker |
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"itemyar" wrote in message ... Can someone direct me to a good web site with tutorials & information about burning CD's from cassette tapes & other analog sources? http://www.delback.co.uk/lp-cdr.htm http://www.a-reny.com/iexplorer/restauration.html |
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Tascam CC-222! This thing has cassette to CDR and back with one touch
recording. Then to make it more advantageous, it has true phono input with ground on the back panel. Every time we sell one I give it the quality control test with an old album I want on CD. Doc |
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Thanks Doc,
Looks like a nice unit, I wish it had been around when I bought my Denon CDR-W1500! I've hardly used my Denon, 'cause it's just too damned complicated, every time I've used it, I've had to get out the manual and read through the tiny little print. Anyone want to buy a slightly used Denon, so I can buy a Tascam CC-222 from Doc? :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Doc Weaver" wrote in message ups.com... Tascam CC-222! This thing has cassette to CDR and back with one touch recording. Then to make it more advantageous, it has true phono input with ground on the back panel. Every time we sell one I give it the quality control test with an old album I want on CD. Doc |
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Walker wrote: the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Instead of vinyl freaks I guess we'll have polycarbonate freaks now . ;-) Graham |
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Jim wrote: .mp3 files will play in a CD drive as easialy as CDA. He said " I want the end product to be a CD that can be played on any conventional CD player! " Can't you read ? Graham |
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"Jim" wrote in message ... .mp3 files will play in a CD drive as easialy as CDA. That's true for modern CD players and modern computers. But there's a lot of technology behind that. And, there's a lot of less capable legacy hardware out there. There's so much mixed-format media out there that coming up with competent players can be non-trivial. I just went through a little challenge at church where we had a troublesome DVD-R from a supposedly technically competent source - namely Willow Creek Church. In the end the only DVD player in the church of about 8, and my two stand-alone players at home that would play it was a brand new $29.95 "Coby" that someone literally bought almost by accident for a different purpose. Computer players were equally split, about half would play it, and about half wouldn't. Some of the players were legacy DVD players from the early days of DVD, but some were less than a year old. One was a DVD recorder that was about mine which is a Phillips/Magnavox that is about 6 months old. You'd think that an almost-new DVD recorder could play just about any DVD-R around. Instead, it put up "disk error" in its display and literally spewed the offending disc out. :-( |
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"Walker" wrote in message news:U5pyf.10217$eR.1962@fed1read03... You can plug your turntable and cassette deck into your computer but the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder and hook it into your receiver to record from cassettes, vinyl or whatever else is hooked up. There ain't no such thing as an analog CD recorder - the term is an oxymoron if there ever was one. Surely you mean a stand-alone CD recorder with analog input (which AFAIK they all have). Recording a CD is as simple as putting in a blank disc and setting the input source. Setting levels, anybody? You can manually add track numbers in real time by pressing a button at the appropriate time or you can edit the track(s) on your computer and then record them back to an audio CD. Trust me, having done both its a lot easier to put in track marks on a PC. It beats the hell out of tying up your computer for capturing even if you edit on the computer later. I surf the web on the computer I use to transcribe analog media, even while I'm doing the transcription. You don't have to drag a cassette deck or turntable over to the computer every time that you want to make a CD. Right, you just leave the cassette deck next to the PC and transcribe everything you want to play, forthwith. |
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"itemyar" wrote in message ... Thanks Doc, Looks like a nice unit, I wish it had been around when I bought my Denon CDR-W1500! I've hardly used my Denon, 'cause it's just too damned complicated, every time I've used it, I've had to get out the manual and read through the tiny little print. Anyone want to buy a slightly used Denon, so I can buy a Tascam CC-222 from Doc? :-) Sell it on e-Bay! Jeff -- Remove icky phrase from email address to get a valid address. |
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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Walker" wrote in message news:U5pyf.10217$eR.1962@fed1read03... You can plug your turntable and cassette deck into your computer but the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder and hook it into your receiver to record from cassettes, vinyl or whatever else is hooked up. There ain't no such thing as an analog CD recorder - the term is an oxymoron if there ever was one. Surely you mean a stand-alone CD recorder with analog input (which AFAIK they all have). Yes I do mean a 'stand-alone CD recorder with analog input' but aside from the fact that it's quite a mouth full, analog is a proper term since the signal goes in analog, comes out analog and is used exclusively in analog systems. What more does it need to be considered analog? Every piece of electronic equipment is digital, including turntables and cassette decks, if you want to describe processes going on inside the device. Mine doesn't recognize MP3s, wave or RMA files etc and can only play and copy audio CDs. I would prefer to use the computer to capture but I have limited space even for temporary equipment. I don't have the room for a second cassette deck and/or turntable cluttering up my workspace and I'm not prepared to set up and tear down equipment every time that I want to make a CD. I paid $750.00 for the convenience 8 years ago and it's a lot cheaper today for one with more features. The computer editing program only takes a few minutes longer to load from a CD-RW but it's negligible. It may not be your cup of tea but it sure works for me. I was a 70s studio musician and I get old tapes and vinyl sent to me by friends every few months. I've transcribed over 100 cassettes, vinyl and reel to reel tapes of my old stuff and that of musician friends. I don't plan or devote a lot of time to marathon sessions and it's pretty well been spontaneous. Much of it would never have been done if a set up and tear down were involved. For the record, all active files share the same resources and are mixed up and resorted in your computer. It's like 'The Fly'. That's exactly what happens to your audio and video files when you have other programs running during recording, especially other audio, video or games that use the same files. The computer is supposed to know what to do but does it work flawlessly and what kind of 'fly' can get into your recording? It's not about whether it 'can' but whether it 'should'. Bob Walker |
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Walker wrote: Yes I do mean a 'stand-alone CD recorder with analog input' but aside from the fact that it's quite a mouth full, analog is a proper term since the signal goes in analog, comes out analog and is used exclusively in analog systems. What more does it need to be considered analog? How about an analogue storage medium ? Every piece of electronic equipment is digital, including turntables and cassette decks, if you want to describe processes going on inside the device. Is that so ? I always thought that all digital devicess are actually analogue if you look closely enough. Graham |
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"Walker" wrote in message news:Cppzf.10746$eR.1570@fed1read03... "Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Walker" wrote in message news:U5pyf.10217$eR.1962@fed1read03... You can plug your turntable and cassette deck into your computer but the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder and hook it into your receiver to record from cassettes, vinyl or whatever else is hooked up. There ain't no such thing as an analog CD recorder - the term is an oxymoron if there ever was one. Surely you mean a stand-alone CD recorder with analog input (which AFAIK they all have). Yes I do mean a 'stand-alone CD recorder with analog input' but aside from the fact that it's quite a mouth full, analog is a proper term since the signal goes in analog, comes out analog and is used exclusively in analog systems. The output of a "stand-alone CD recorder" is a CD-R or CD-RW which is most definately digital media. What more does it need to be considered analog? Actually record and playback without straying so completely into the digital domain. Every piece of electronic equipment is digital, including turntables and cassette decks, if you want to describe processes going on inside the device. Hunh? Mine doesn't recognize MP3s, wave or RMA files etc and can only play and copy audio CDs. Digital enough! |
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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message . .. "Walker" wrote in message news:Cppzf.10746$eR.1570@fed1read03... "Arny Krueger" wrote in message ... "Walker" wrote in message news:U5pyf.10217$eR.1962@fed1read03... You can plug your turntable and cassette deck into your computer but the simplest way is to use an analog CD recorder and hook it into your receiver to record from cassettes, vinyl or whatever else is hooked up. There ain't no such thing as an analog CD recorder - the term is an oxymoron if there ever was one. Surely you mean a stand-alone CD recorder with analog input (which AFAIK they all have). Yes I do mean a 'stand-alone CD recorder with analog input' but aside from the fact that it's quite a mouth full, analog is a proper term since the signal goes in analog, comes out analog and is used exclusively in analog systems. The output of a "stand-alone CD recorder" is a CD-R or CD-RW which is most definately digital media. What more does it need to be considered analog? Actually record and playback without straying so completely into the digital domain. Every piece of electronic equipment is digital, including turntables and cassette decks, if you want to describe processes going on inside the device. Hunh? Mine doesn't recognize MP3s, wave or RMA files etc and can only play and copy audio CDs. Digital enough! Save that crap for your job at Best Buy. I thought that this was a pro audio group but if this thread is just going to denegrate into a childish argument over terms then I'll just leave. You can have the last word because I'm out of here and am deleting the group from by list. Sorry to anyone who thought that my 2 cents worth was any help but you have 'real' experts here and you don't need my years of professional recording and audio experience to confuse the issues. Bob Walker www.walker-entertainment.com |
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"Walker" wrote in message
news:PQwzf.10770$eR.7289@fed1read03... Save that crap for your job at Best Buy. I thought that this was a pro audio group but if this thread is just going to denegrate into a childish argument over terms then I'll just leave. You can have the last word because I'm out of here and am deleting the group from by list. Sorry to anyone who thought that my 2 cents worth was any help but you have 'real' experts here and you don't need my years of professional recording and audio experience to confuse the issues. It's been lovely. Peace, Paul |
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