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Try Audacity to record it and LP ripper
to tidy it up and give it suitable track numbers, otherwise you will get one
long track.
They do a great job, but boy do you have a few
hours of work ahead!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:27
PM
Subject: [Zappa-List] gmail accounts,
etc.
Folks,
Picking up on a previous posting, in a
fit of New Year's generosity, I
will shed my lurker's coat for a few
moments to let y'all know that I
have five gmail accounts to share to the
first five who respond to me
off-list - but read on first; there's a bit of
a catch.
To make this posting at least someone relevant to this group's
overall
thrust and mission, here's my dilemma: In the 1990s, I was
actively
involved in *non-profit* trading of tapes of FZ concerts; between
1991
and 1997, I amassed approximately 1,600 hours' worth of FZ on
tape,
before I eventually burned out on the whole thing. About 900 of
these
tapes are properly labeled and have even been listened to, but I
have
stacks of tapes collecting dust; since becoming someone's father,
I
have simply not had the time to indulge in many of my past loves
and
hobbies.
In any event, also contributing to the stagnation of my
collecting was
that as new technologies emerged, I was a bit slow on the
uptake. As
more and more folks began to talk about, and become
increasingly
proficient at, trading CD-Rs and downloading mp3- and
shn-files, I
fell farther and farther behind, not knowing what most of
these things
are, let alone what they do and/or what's required to make
them work
properly.
It wasn't until about two months ago that I
finally acquired the
ability to burn CDs... and I have yet to do so. Thus,
here's my
question: what would be the best way to transfer all these Maxell
and
TDK tapes to CDs? By "best," I mean in what manner would I be able
to
best preserve the integrity of the original recording? How would I
go
about removing any annoying and/or distracting cuts and breaks in
the
recordings? What would be the most economical way to transfer
1,600+
hours of tape onto CDs? What kinds of hardware and software would
be
necessary to accomplish this?
Your expertise and willingness to
share and educate a novice would be
most appreciated. As I said above, I
have five gmail accounts with
1000 MBs of storage to disseminate, and would
be very happy to dole
these out in exchange for your help. Please contact
me off-list.
Many thanks and in the hope that peace will be restored
before long, I
wish each and every one of you happy new
year.
Frank
For further Z-related fun,
please visit http://www.thebignote.com
or http://www.killuglyradio.com ,
thank you.
For further Z-related fun, please visit http://www.thebignote.com or http://www.killuglyradio.com , thank you.
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