Re: Get your records transferred onto CD

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Helen Akitt) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> There is actually an easier way than any of these suggestions to get
> your LPs onto CD, so long as your LPs are in pretty good condition.
> You can now get a CD recorder/player which fits into your hifi as a
> separate (costs about £200). So long as you still have a record deck
> you play your LP onto a CDR and there you are.
> 
> So long as there are not many crackles on the LP and if, as in my
> case, you mainly play them in the car, this is a perfectly acceptable
> solution. I decided running them through the PC was just too much
> hassle. It certainly produces a better sound than copying to cassette
> ever did (and it even seems to enhance the dynamics over just
> listening to the LP!). I was advised to get a two deck machine so you
> can copy to a CDRW first then to a CDR when you are happy with the
> result. This is a good idea because the CDR does not recognise the
> gaps between tracks on the LP as a divider (too much noise) so you
> have to be around while the recording is being made and put in track
> increments as it goes along. That's the only drawback I have found.
> 
> If you only have a few LPs then paying £10 to have them on CD is
> probably fair enough but if you have 250+ like me it's a very
> expensive option.
> 
> As for copyright - well I did buy the LP in the first place. And most
> of them you can't get on CD (obscure folk music?). Putting them on CD
> means I get to listen to my collection again and surely that was the
> main intent of the artists who made the recording.
> 
> Now of course the CDR also gives you the ability to copy new CDs, but
> that's a whole different kettle of worms.
> 
> Helen

My records aren't in tip-top condition and I guess my turntable isn't
the bee's knees either. The advantage of sending them off to Your
Music On CD is that my music is recorded whilst played on better
quality equipment. Then, if there are any clicks, jumps, etc they
remove them too (Look at
www.indicativeit.co.uk/yourmusiconcd/service.htm). So what I found is
what you get back on CD sounds better than what you had in the first
place!

Cheers, Simon