Re: Get your records transferred onto CD

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



> 
> Thanks for the suggestions Derek. But I think I'll stick with
> www.indicativeit.co.uk/yourmusiconcd though. I just find it so much
> easier to use them.
> 
> You might be right about my music already possibly being on sale in CD
> format somewhere but I just haven't the will to go searching for them
> all.
> 
> I've seen these computer programs which remove hiss and crackle from
> old music recordings but I gather they can also affect the sound of
> the music. I'm quite used to a bit of hissle and crackle from my
> records but I wouldn't want to detect any change in the sound! That's
> why I choose Your Music on CD because they say they only use software
> to remove individual clicks and jumps rather than process the whole
> recording and I have been very happy with the CDs they've created for
> me so far.
> 
> Cheers, Simon