Thank you all who have replied on and off the list with very useful
information.
Is it possible to simply record the LP as individual sound files, track by
track, so as to avoid the nuisance of having to use software to make tracks
on a CD? I can see that if the software looks for quiet spots in which to
make a break it might well put a break in places where none was intended.
And then we end up with --yikes -- an eight track recording.:) This would
likely be more of a problem in classical music than in folk music, although
some fiddlers allow a wee pause for effect's sake before breaking into their
parlour-piece reel. How does the software distinguish between the crackle
and hiss heard between LP tracks, and, say, drumsticks being clicked
together or someone knocking on the edge of a bodhran?
Why does the software remove the cracks and hisses after it has been
converted to a digital sound file? Would it not be more efficient if these
were removed a step earlier in the transfer process? (Most of my LPs are in
pretty good shape anyway -- some are still in the cellophane.)
Can the cable from the amp to the soundcard be shielded in some low tech
method to avoid interferance -- wrap it with thin lead or run it through a
lead pipe, for instance? I can easily obtain either at the local shop that
sells recycled plumbing equipment. I wonder why someone has not come out
with a sound card that works with RCA jacks, rather than needing a cable
with a converter on it.
I am assuming that there are no "generational" issues in CD to CD copying
since it is simply copying a digital file. In the old days when tapes were
made of tapes of tapes of tapes etc. the sound quality got reduced the
further you were down the line.
No, I don't intend to sell any of these. These are purely for my own
listening pleasure. I have a CD player in my car and unfortunately I cannot
find the jack on it to plug in a turntable.:) The advantage of having
multiple CD copies is that you can have one in your car and another at home.
Has anyone had experience with the CD deck burnables that plug right into
one's amp? Are they worth the money and do they work well? I am in the
market for a new CD player anyway. If I have to buy software, a new sound
card, cable, etc. I might perhaps just put the extra money towards one of
these decks assuming that they work just as well. What do these do to
reduce hiss and pop? Just Dolby?
Timothy Jaques [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
519.254.6433 T
519.254.7990 F
"Do not mistake deep-seated petulance for deeply-held principle."
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