"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Walker" wrote in message
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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