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CD Recorder question.
Would it be possible to transfer vinyl or cassette collections onto CD using
a cd recorder instead of going through the rigmarole of connecting equipment up to a PC etc. Or are cd recorders only able to copy CD CD? |
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"Richard Blackwood" wrote in message
Would it be possible to transfer vinyl or cassette collections onto CD using a cd recorder instead of going through the rigmarole of connecting equipment up to a PC etc. Yes. Or are cd recorders only able to copy CD CD? No. |
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:56:52 +0100, "Richard Blackwood"
wrote: Would it be possible to transfer vinyl or cassette collections onto CD using a cd recorder instead of going through the rigmarole of connecting equipment up to a PC etc. Or are cd recorders only able to copy CD CD? Plug to a CD recorder - plug to a PC. Why is one easier than the other? Do you HAVE a stand-alone CD recorder? It doesn't do anything a PC system can't. Generally, it can do a lot less. You may be restricted to using over-priced "audio" CD media. I can't see the point. |
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"Laurence Payne" wrote in message
... On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:56:52 +0100, "Richard Blackwood" wrote: Would it be possible to transfer vinyl or cassette collections onto CD using a cd recorder instead of going through the rigmarole of connecting equipment up to a PC etc. Or are cd recorders only able to copy CD CD? Plug to a CD recorder - plug to a PC. Why is one easier than the other? Do you HAVE a stand-alone CD recorder? It doesn't do anything a PC system can't. Generally, it can do a lot less. You may be restricted to using over-priced "audio" CD media. I can't see the point. If I bought system seperates I thought I might buy a cd recorder instead of an ordinary cd player and once it's initially set up, I could transfer vinyl, tape collection over as & when I felt like it rather than moving audio equip pc back and forth all the time. |
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"Richard Blackwood" wrote in message ... : "Laurence Payne" wrote in message : ... : On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:56:52 +0100, "Richard Blackwood" : wrote: : : Would it be possible to transfer vinyl or cassette collections onto CD : using : a cd recorder instead of going through the rigmarole of connecting : equipment : up to a PC etc. Or are cd recorders only able to copy CD CD? : : Plug to a CD recorder - plug to a PC. Why is one easier than the : other? : : Do you HAVE a stand-alone CD recorder? It doesn't do anything a PC : system can't. Generally, it can do a lot less. You may be restricted : to using over-priced "audio" CD media. I can't see the point. : : If I bought system seperates I thought I might buy a cd recorder instead of : an ordinary cd player and once it's initially set up, I could transfer : vinyl, tape collection over as & when I felt like it rather than moving : audio equip pc back and forth all the time. How would you name the tracks in a CD recorder? Is it going to be okay to play side 1 or side 2? : : |
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"anybody-but-bush" Anybody But wrote in message ink.net... "Richard Blackwood" wrote in message ... : "Laurence Payne" wrote in message : ... : On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:56:52 +0100, "Richard Blackwood" : wrote: : : Would it be possible to transfer vinyl or cassette collections onto CD : using : a cd recorder instead of going through the rigmarole of connecting : equipment : up to a PC etc. Or are cd recorders only able to copy CD CD? : : Plug to a CD recorder - plug to a PC. Why is one easier than the : other? : : Do you HAVE a stand-alone CD recorder? It doesn't do anything a PC : system can't. Generally, it can do a lot less. You may be restricted : to using over-priced "audio" CD media. I can't see the point. : : If I bought system seperates I thought I might buy a cd recorder instead of : an ordinary cd player and once it's initially set up, I could transfer : vinyl, tape collection over as & when I felt like it rather than moving : audio equip pc back and forth all the time. How would you name the tracks in a CD recorder? Is it going to be okay to play side 1 or side 2? : : Some CD recorders can number tracks by detecting silence. Doesn't work very well at all. You can number the tracks yourself but only in real time while you are recording. And to make it worse, if you mess up you have to start over. But I do use a CD recorder to copy vinyl like this.. Use a Audio CD-RW disc. Make a complete recording of side 1 of the disc. The player will stop at the dead band at the end, or at least on the return if you use a automatic turntable. Stuff in another CD-RW and record side 2. Load the waves into a computer and do the edits and possibly noise reduction etc. in Sound Forge (or something like that). Copy the waves to a CD-R audio disc using Nero (or something like that) Erase and re-use the CD-RW's The benefits a No computer noise in the stereo system, or the disc. No cables to deal with Any sound card can be used No tying up the computer for recording The CD Recorder has better specs than a soundcard (some) No expensive CD audio discs to buy No running across the room to cue up a turntable Cd recorder is also a pretty good CD player I also use a KLH TNE 7000A pop and crackle filter, a Burwen DNF1201A noise filter, and a Behringer MDX-1400 noise gate when I make the CD-RW. Often, because the interselection bands are so quiet, I can get the proper tracks divisions on the CD-RW and I don't have to use noise reduction on the computer. I feel like the results are better with these analog components. The filters need to be connected in the sequence above, otherwise pops will cause the noise filter to pump. Of course if a pop does get through, you can edit the wave file. There is a downside to all of this and that is that whether you decide to use a CD recorder or a computer, these are recordings that need to be done in real time. If you have a large collection to convert, it can take a long long time. I have decided to simply play my LP's and not convert them, but I have several thousand. If you don't want to spend the money on the harder to find and slightly more expensive Audio CD's there are pro CD recorders that can use any kind of disc. Perhaps they sound better also, but I doubt it. With the price of computers these days you could even invest in a music specific system, which may be a better value than all of the gear I listed above. There are other machines such as audio workstations which record on CD that do not neccessarily require a computer. Tascam makes one. There are many choices. Of course you will also need a turntable and a record cleanng machine. I use a Pioneer PL-L1000 with a Grado Gold, or a Technics SL-D2 with a AT8008 Studio Referance, and a Vpi. For a preamp I like the Stax disc jockey mixer, or my Kenwood C-1 which has MC inputs and nice tone controls. Yes, I do use the tone controls and the subsonic filter and sometimes even the high cut in the recording path. This means that the preamp outs feed the CD or computer input. Lately I have been feeding this into a Sony DTC-700 DAT machine and using it's AD converter to feed a toslink to my computer through an extigy USB adapter. I record with Sound Forge (Sony) 7. In truth, all the methods provide the same sound... Have fun Carl |
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