On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 08:15:19AM -0700, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > On Tue 17 Jun 03, 6:59 AM, Henry House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > I am looking to do some sound recording on Linux. Specifically, I want to > > digitise some valuble old audiotapes before they or my tape player decay. So > > I think I need a sound card. Criteria: > > > > * high quality analog-to-digital converter in stereo > > * input from tape deck via cable for said converter > > * Linux support, of course > > * Reasonable cost > > > > Any recommendations? > > yes. i don't have an answer, but i know where you can get one. > > 1. the linux audio quality howto. i found this by accident. it's not > a real howto, so it's not on tldp.org. you'll have to google for it. > > 2. the linux-audio-user mailing list.
Excellent! Both are to be found at http://www.linuxdj.com.o The main two points seem to be: 1. Get all analog signals as far away as possible from AC power and any PC electronics. 2. Buy high-end hardware intended for recording, not gamer / comsumer hardware. Dumb newbie question: is a high signal-to-noise ratio (e.g., 100 dB) better than a low one? -- Henry House The unintelligible text that may follow is a digital signature. See <http://hajhouse.org/pgp> for information. My OpenPGP key: <http://hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>.
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