LP-->CD----best way to do it?

[JP]

snip...<combine tracks and removes hisses and pops. Any comments on
this software. I used it with my laptop and a Creative labs extigy
sound
card on one LP so far, It didn't get all the tracks split correctly,
but
you can manually combine or spit afterwards. The sound quality was ok
but it saves it as .wma file and you need some other software if you
want to convert to .wav or .mp3 format:>




My question is this: I only have a laptop with no Line-In . How do I
then connect my stereo to the computer? I've been looking everywhere,
but can't find the answer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jean-Pierre

[Todd H.]

(JP) writes:

> My question is this: I only have a laptop with no Line-In . How do
> I then connect my stereo to the computer? I've been looking
> everywhere, but can't find the answer.


Mic input could be used if you get an attenuator cable.
soundprofessionals.com has these.

If you want to go high quality, get an external USB audio device.

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[Mike Richter]

JP wrote:

> My question is this: I only have a laptop with no Line-In . How do I
> then connect my stereo to the computer? I've been looking everywhere,
> but can't find the answer.

Check out an external, USB audio processor such as the Creative Extigy.
Even if a microphone input is available, it is usually monaural and at
the wrong level.

Mike
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[JP]

Mike Richter > wrote in message >...
> JP wrote:
>
> > My question is this: I only have a laptop with no Line-In . How do I
> > then connect my stereo to the computer? I've been looking everywhere,
> > but can't find the answer.
>
> Check out an external, USB audio processor such as the Creative Extigy.
> Even if a microphone input is available, it is usually monaural and at
> the wrong level.
>
> Mike



Are there alternative to the Creative Extigy? I am not sure I am
ready to make this investment just yet. There seems to be a lot of
USB audio devices out there. Do all of them allow you to do this?
They seem to be used mainly to output to your receiver or speakers as
opposed to input in the cimputer.

Thanks for the responses,

JP

[Arny Krueger]

"JP" > wrote in message
om

> Are there alternative to the Creative Extigy?

Sure. A number of them. For example there's the iMic. There's also another
lower-cost USB-based interface from Creative called the Creative Sound
Blaster MP3+ which runs about half the price of the Extigy. However,
there's a $50 rebate offer through the end of the month on the Extigy which
tends to narrows the price gap considerably.

>I am not sure I am
> ready to make this investment just yet. There seems to be a lot of
> USB audio devices out there. Do all of them allow you to do this?

Many do. Some are output-only or effectively so.

> They seem to be used mainly to output to your receiver or speakers as
> opposed to input in the computer.

Actually they provide a means to bypass the sound facilities in computers
where they are very poor. The quality of on-board and built-in sound for
laptops and desktops has been improving, but the better of the USB devices
are better.

For example I tested a Sound Blaster MP3+ and when used optimally, it has
frequency response within about 0.1 dB to 18 KHz and is about 3 dB down at
20 KHz. SNR is about 78 dB. This is pretty good for consumer audio gear.

You have to be careful with the Sound Blaster MP3+ though, as optimal
results are obtained with the input level control fully reduced. You then
need to apply about 3 volts of signal. If you turn the gain all the way up
it's about 20 times (26 dB) more sensitive, but its SNR drops by about 26 dB
which could add audible hiss.

The iMic costs about half as much as the MP3+, and has near-CD quality
output. However, there's no way to optimize the input in such a way that it
has what I'd call high quality performance.

BTW, neither of these products require installing drivers that aren't
already part of Win98SE or XP.

[Mike Richter]

JP wrote:

> Are there alternative to the Creative Extigy? I am not sure I am
> ready to make this investment just yet. There seems to be a lot of
> USB audio devices out there. Do all of them allow you to do this?
> They seem to be used mainly to output to your receiver or speakers as
> opposed to input in the cimputer.

I picked up a Dazzle 80 for $20 at Radio Schack a couple of weeks ago.
While it's made for video, it has USB interface and audio with
appropriate selections and a rather primitive audio capture capability.

Cheap enough for you? It is probably obsolete by now, but it may give
you a lead.

Mike
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