Cdex 1.5. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:23 AM Subject: Re: question about recording books
> What do you use for encoding? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:32 PM > Subject: Re: question about recording books > > > > You get that with older tapes which are signs of wear and tear. Also, I > > noticed the NLS machines have somewhat gone down in quality. I don't mean > > to denigrate our fine program, it's great, and all, but I also notice > there > > is loud enough tape hiss on some of the books, and I wrote NLS about it > > once, and they blamed ME and my equipment. No, I know it was not, and was > a > > little hurt. I've been handling tapes for a long time, and I know. I > > noticed some NLS books are distorted on some sides, like they had the > master > > turned up a bit loud. I have heard sometimes, some noise in the > background, > > like a fridge going or the hiss of what sounds to me like central heating > > and air conditioning. Other times, I notice they took pains to reduce the > > noise and clean up the audio. So not every single book is sloppy. As > tapes > > age, though and many hands have handled them, I noticed they lose their > > highs and develop wrinkles which you can hear as the wrinkled spots pass > > over the head. Someone else told me the more they put on a tape at the > > slowest possible speed, the more the quality deteriorates. I don't know > if > > this is the case in every case. I can hear a bad tape easily. I used to > > copy from tape to tape. Now, since I learned to use an encoding program, > I > > bypass that step and encode books right onto my hard drive to transfer > onto > > a CD. I have an ongoing series of talking book CD's, all mp3's. > > Eventually, NLS will have to switch to digital format, as cassettes are > > already on the way out. I can even see it myself, having watched > cassettes > > give way to blank CD's and miniddisc, and digital blanks. I don't even > see > > cassettes cases being sold anymore at Wal-mart. It's clear enough to me. > > Well, another thing I forgot to say is I never went for the cheapest > tapes. > > I stayed with Maxell over the years, or TDK. No Nemerex. I avoid that > > brand in blank CD's. > > (I might be misspelling that one.) > > Good luck. TDK is a good brand. It may be the library tape. It's old and > a > > bit worn. > > > > Mimi > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terri Stimmel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:37 PM > > Subject: question about recording books > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > I'm trying to copy an NLS book. I'm recording it, using my tape deck. > > You > > > know, with the library tape in one side, and a blank tape in the other. > > > Well, I've recorded one tape so far, and I've noticed something that I > > > really don't like, but I don't know if there's anything I can do about > it. > > > When I played the tape in my NLS machine, I had to turn the volume up > half > > > way, so that I could really hear it well. And I noticed that I could > hear > > > noise, I believe from the other track. It wasn't coming threw real > loud, > > > but it was noticeable. > > > What do you all think? Is it something with my tape recorder, or is > this > > > sort of thing normal? > > > I'm using TDK tapes, and I've always thought that was a good brand. > > > Any thoughts on this will be much appreciated. > > > Terri > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
