Jesse,

If it can be played, then it can be recorded on your hard drive, and edited. I am presuming that you have a Reel tape player and a decent amp.

My suggestion to make archival copies of your previously purchased music, or recordings on cassette, LP, or reel to reel tape player then I would suggest trying LP recorder, and LP Ripper, to accomplish your objectives. http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/LPRecorder/

Ripping CDs to MP3 files, or .WAV format for making archival audio CDs try Cdex 1,40 it is free software.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cdex/

Another good program to have is MP3Decode. It is a fast, high quality, and easy to use decoder to convert all those mp3 files you have collected to WAV? Allowing you to create the WAV files needed to for Audio CD Rs that play on a good number CD players.
http://www.etalonsoft.com/mp3decode.html

A brief summary of how:
1. Capture - You need to get the music from media (LP or Cassette or reel) into your computer - Play one side of the LP, Cassette, (part of a reel- to control file size) capture the entire side as one file? Almost impossible, or the very least you will discover it quite tedious to try and capture one song at a time.
2. Edit - You will want to separate the different song/music selections on the continuous LP/Cassette (Tape Reel) capture. Alternatively, also remove the snaps crackles and pops of an old, worn recording. On the other hand, you may need to improve the poorly shielded sound card input, which may have distorted your recording capture.
3. Filtering - Depending on the quality you want to achieve, how are you going to play your captured music?

Joke – Playing music in a convertible at 60 with the top down, using an audio CD portable player, plugged into your cassette deck, with a $15 converter! Only one level of recording, might not be your cup of tea.

Seriously, everyone’s needs are different, and the quality of audio recording is a function of money and time. You need hardware an amp with RIIA abilities between your turntable maybe tape player and your sound card line in, to level the LP sounds. Short shielded cables, but long enough to remove your turntable, and amp away from your computer, but not to far away to degrade the signal with other electrical interference. See this post:
www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/108975.html

Cassette Player/recorder normally have adequate built-in amps, for line-input to your computer’s sound card, but spend the extra Radio Shack dollar for shielded RCA jacks.

Then you need capturing software, and editing software. It behooves you to have format conversion software, and of course Burning software if you are going to archive your previously purchased software onto CD R media.

Try the inexpensive CFB software, which is surprisingly good. Then improve your connections, one step at a time, yes including your sound card. Normally with very little time, your audio captured music recording will surpass the quality, of the junk digital recording on the peer to peer download systems that replaced Napster’s music advertising service.

JR

: PROGRAM FOR RECORDING FORM A REEL TO PC OR RECORDS.

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Rod,

Here is address of previous post of inexpensive software available on this site:

www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/106843.html

My suggestion to make archival copies of your previously purchased music, or recordings. Cassette, or LP then I would suggest LP recorder, and LP Ripper, to accomplish your objectives. http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/LPRecorder/

Then converting them to MP3 files, or into .WAV format for making archival audio CDs try Cdex 1,40 it is free software.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Cdex/

Another good program to have is MP3Decode. It is a fast, high quality, and easy to use decoder to convert all those mp3 files you have collected to WAV? Allowing you to create the WAV files needed to for Audio CD Rs that play on a good number CD players.
http://www.etalonsoft.com/mp3decode.html

A brief summary of how:
1. Capture - You need to get the music from media (LP or Cassette) into your computer - Play one side of the LP or Cassette captured the entire side as one file? Almost impossible, or the very least you will discover it quite tedious to try and capture one song at a time.
2. Edit - You will want to separate the different song/music selections on the continuous LP/Cassette capture. Alternatively, also remove the snaps crackles and pops of an old, worn recording. On the other hand, you may need to improve the poorly shielded sound card input, which may have distorted your recording capture.
3. Filtering - Depending on the quality you want to achieve, how are you going to play your captured music?

Joke – Playing music in a convertible at 60 with the top down, using an audio CD portable player, plugged into your cassette deck, with a $15 converter!

Seriously, everyone’s needs are different, and the quality of audio recording is a function of money and time. You need hardware an amp with RIIA abilities between your turntable and your sound card line in, to level the LP sounds. Short shielded cables, but long enough to remove your turntable, and amp away from your computer, but not to far away to degrade the signal with other electrical interference. See this post:
www.hitsquad.com/smm/wwwboard/messages/108975.html

Cassette Player/recorder normally have adequate built-in amps, for line-input to your computer’s sound card, but spend the extra Radio Shack dollar for shielded RCA jacks.

Then you need capturing software, and editing software. It behooves you to have format conversion software, and of course Burning software if you are going to archive your previously purchased software onto CD R media.

Try the inexpensive software, which is surprisingly good. Then improve your connections, one step at a time, yes including your sound card. Normally with very little time, your audio captured music recording will surpass the quality, of the junk digital recording on the peer to peer download systems that replaced Napster’s music advertising service.

: I recently received an advert for a program that could create music CDs from PC files containing imported Vinyl or cassette albums. I lost the advert due to a problem with my PC (I'd like to receive it again). However, what I'd like to know is how to transfer the music from vinyl or cassette onto a suitable PC file format (eg *.wav is one I've heard of). As you can probably tell, I'm a novice in the music aspects of PC's. Please help.

: Thanks

: Rod

Immediately to the right of the "Post a Question" box is a section headed "Answers". If you'd taken the time to read through them, you'd have found the answer.

Andy

NO, you can not write at DVD speed without require software or media.

See media, comparison & compare formats
http://www.dvd-magazin.de/TECHNIK/VT/CD_COMP.HTM

Various users of CD R media have luck with different brands or colors. In my experience, it is the same as gasoline brands, and gas mileage. If it works for them, they will use the one they believe is better...
I purchase in bulk, about $18 US dollars per 100. My neighbor purchased black CD R in a case for $60 per 100. Both cheap and black play equally well in our seperate auto installed mp3 players.

DVD media - I know there will be an Jaguar Vs BMW discussion of which is best and in which color!

: Hi all,

: Iam confused by the various descriptions of DVD & CD i have seen. I know the DVD format is different from CD. But can I use a blank CD for writing DVD content in a DVD Writer or Is there any difference between CD and DVD in material or make?

: regards,
: Manick.

We've just updated the download links for both the
PC and Mac versions of MESA II - you can get them at
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MESA_pc/" target="_top">href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MESA_pc/</a>
<a href="http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MESA_mac/" target="_top">http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/MESA_mac/</a>

Jason.

: I there another link to download MESA II PC 1.23 ??
: cos this one won't work

: Thnx

: J.

It would appear that the file is no longer available.

: I there another link to download MESA II PC 1.23 ??
: cos this one won't work

: Thnx

: J.

Good chance it's something to do with XP. If you already hear sounds from the soundcard, there's no reason to think it's your soundcard.

: When I Upgrade my Computer From WIN 98 to WIN XP , MMJB it Doesn't work...the "wave format is not supported"...Do I have to install New soundcard? is there any option that you can arrange for me?

Aahhhhmmm, what are trying to do again? Burn CDs or record songs from CD to MP3? MP3 is simply put an audio format that uses special encoding methods to make it smaller in file size whilst still able to be listened to in reasonable audio quality.

: I dont know anyting about downloading cds I just know that I have a cd burner. How do I know what kind of system and stuff like that.What is mp3