Making Files
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How does one make a downloadable wav file and MP3 file from a record. I have a stereo, turntable, and cable that is believed will connect a stereo receiver to a computer. Now what happens. Turn on the stereo and it starts to play presumably into the computer and out the computer speakers. How does one get the music from the record into a file and how does the file get saved into a permanent file. Is special software needed if so what software.
Posted by: Darth Sushi
You plug the output from your receiver (not the turntable) into the line-in or mic of your sound card. You can use Windows Sound Recoder and save the file as a wav. Sound Blaster has their own recording software. You can convert the wav into mp3 later.
Posted by: Barbarossa
If you use CDEx you can record from the soundcard line-in socket also.
Posted by: .
What are CDex and Soundblaster. Are they software? Are they readily available like on Kazaa. Sound recorder comes with windows. Is this other software or whatever better (either easier or better sound)?
Posted by: Darth Sushi
SoundBlaster is the most popular soundcard for the PC. They provide applications and drivers for their cards, which can be downloaded for free at their website. But if you don't have a soundblaster card don't bother looking for it.
CDex is another sound recording software with a lot more features than windows sound recorder. Windows sound recorder is easier because it has limited features. Sound quality is dependent on what settings you set whichever software to record.
Posted by: .
I just looked at CDex's web site. CDEx is free so thats good but it seems too complicated for me. It sounds like something for people who write software. Im not writing the music just seeking to record a record into wav format and then make the wav into mp3 format.
Will the sound quality be as good if I use sound record to make the wav file, it seems to be easier software to use.
After I make the wav file then it has to be converted into MP3, what software is good (sound quality and easy) for this.
I have Roxio Easy CD will that work? I also have Nero but Nero is not presently on my computer. I was told that its not a good Idea to have both Esy CD and Nero on the same computer.
Posted by: Jonne
Try audiograbber, it can record from line-in, and cut inbetween the songs. It's also able to convert music into MP3.
Posted by: .
Originally posted by Jonne@Dec 13 2002, 02:09 PM
Try audiograbber, it can record from line-in, and cut inbetween the songs. It's also able to convert music into MP3.
whats the web site for audiograbber or if it has no web site where can it be found
Posted by: Jonne
look for it on KaZaA. There are a few on it. Pick one with serial or crack...
~edit: don't forget to scan the fie for viruses, you never know...~
Posted by: ShareDaddy
Originally posted by .@Dec 13 2002, 07:43 AM
I just looked at CDex's web site. CDEx is free so thats good but it seems too complicated for me. It sounds like something for people who write software. Im not writing the music just seeking to record a record into wav format and then make the wav into mp3 format.
Will the sound quality be as good if I use sound record to make the wav file, it seems to be easier software to use.
After I make the wav file then it has to be converted into MP3, what software is good (sound quality and easy) for this.
I have Roxio Easy CD will that work? I also have Nero but Nero is not presently on my computer. I was told that its not a good Idea to have both Esy CD and Nero on the same computer.
Use CDex, it really isn't that complicated and will provide excellent Quality. CDex will also rip the music into whatever format you would prefer, if it MP3's you want it will provide those instantly without having to convert any files later. Also, CDex uses digital transfer technology unlike most if not all other rippers, CDex takes the data directly off of your disk on to your Hard Drive, where as the other rippers encode the data from digital through your analog sound card then back into digital, thus limiting the Quality of the files. CDex is no different than most rippers, I think you will find there all pretty similar as far as the interface and user inputs. Good luck on whatever you choose to do.
Posted by: Sneepboy
I have used MusicMatch for this task in the past. Use line in as the source & it will record it directly to a mp3 format.
Posted by: .
Which of the software mentioned including windows record, CDex, audigrabber, and Music match jukebox plus, is the best to use. By best I mean easiest but with good sound. I want to make 2 CDs of each record. One in wav format and one in MP3 format.
Posted by: Mivaro
According to experts CDex is the best and like Sharedaddy said not complicated, so i use CDex. Just use the basic settings, later you can switch to advanced if you want.
Mivaro
Posted by: Jonne
you are talking about vinyl to mp3, right?
i'm not familiar with cdex or the other ones, but i used audiograbber once to rip a cd with key2audio (i hooked up a cd-player to my pc and ripped it from there) it was real easy, and the files sounded really ok.
try downloading musicmatch, cdex and audiograbber, and look which one you find easier.
btw, windows sound recorder has a 60 sec limit, i think...
Posted by: Barbarossa
Originally posted by Jonne@16 December 2002 - 13:27
btw, windows sound recorder has a 60 sec limit, i think...
I think so too...
Posted by: Jonne
Originally posted by barbarossa+16 December 2002 - 15:34--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (barbarossa @ 16 December 2002 - 15:34)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Jonne,16 December 2002 - 13:27
btw, windows sound recorder has a 60 sec limit, i think...
I think so too... [/b][/quote]
and it also stores the .wav in memory, so if you have 256 MB RAM, it will only be able to save 256 MB - the memory you were already using...