Converting tapes and records to cd
I have a usb record/tape player. Is there any software available for ubuntu which will enable me to convert tapes and record to .wav files prior to creating audio cd's? Regards Peter Goggin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Converting tapes and records to cd
Hi Peter, I asked NRWilonon IRC chat and this is the messages that happened; (7:34:28 PM) benonsoftware: Yep (7:34:48 PM) NRWlion: ok, you need three different kinds of software (7:34:58 PM) NRWlion: 1. a software called audiagrabber (7:35:01 PM) benonsoftware: Ok then (Its not for me) (7:35:09 PM) NRWlion: audiograbber (7:35:20 PM) NRWlion: with an encoder called lame (7:35:33 PM) NRWlion: current version should be 3.98 something (7:35:36 PM) benonsoftware: Yep I use lame daily :) (7:36:08 PM) NRWlion: with this audiograbber and lame encoder you are able to grab the audio information from the CD tracks (7:36:14 PM) benonsoftware: Ok (7:37:35 PM) NRWlion: after you grab the cd-information you can convert them to .wav (7:37:49 PM) benonsoftware: Got it :) (7:38:03 PM) NRWlion: afterwards you need audacity (7:38:09 PM) benonsoftware: Yep (7:38:22 PM) NRWlion: this makes you able to convert and edit the wav into an mp3 (7:38:28 PM) benonsoftware: Yep (7:39:45 PM) NRWlion: a bitrate from 192 to 256 is most likely the best (7:39:55 PM) benonsoftware: Got it (7:40:16 PM) NRWlion: ;) trust me :D worked seven years in a radio station (7:40:42 PM) benonsoftware: :) (7:40:45 PM) NRWlion: and the only thing you need is a pc with a cd-rom player (7:41:12 PM) benonsoftware: He should have it :) If you have any questions just email me back and I'll try to fix it. === Ben Donald-Wilson openSUSE Ambassador (July 2011) On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 19:27, Peter Goggin petergog...@bigpond.com wrote: I have a usb record/tape player. Is there any software available for ubuntu which will enable me to convert tapes and record to .wav files prior to creating audio cd's? Regards Peter Goggin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Converting tapes and records to cd
On 18 August 2011 19:27, Peter Goggin petergog...@bigpond.com wrote: I have a usb record/tape player. Is there any software available for ubuntu which will enable me to convert tapes and record to .wav files prior to creating audio cd's? Regards Peter Goggin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au As long as you have an audio line in on your computer I'd probably recommend reading up on Audacity [0]. It's done every type of recording I've ever asked it to and the documentation for it all is great. Most of the cheaper record to USB players you can buy in stores actually come with a CD of Audacity on it to use as the conversion tool. You may need to invest a couple of dollars (seriously, it will only be a 2-3 dollars if you don't already have one or more) in a connecting cable from the line out of the tape player to the line in on the computer. The rest of the process is fairly well documented [1]. It will record, convert and easily split up into tracks for both tapes and records. [0] http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/ [1] http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/09/05/how-to-convert-your-old-casette-tapes-into-mp3s/ - just one of many how to for audacity online, there are many more. -- Regards, Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Converting tapes and records to cd
There are a number of tools available in Linux that will help you to commit recorded music to CD. The most important thing to remember here is that the created CD be playable in various players such as in your stereo system and in your car and the wav format covers that. To record and edit use Audacity. This very good program will let you edit your recordings, create individual tracks, correct clipping, and remove noise. A comprehensive manual can be downloaded from the Audacity website. Additional tools that you might consider are: easyMP3Gain to equalise recorded volumes if recordings have been taken from different sources and Avidemux to separate (demultiplex) sound tracks from videos (such as YouTube). Sound Converter may also be of some use. When you create a music CD using Brasero, for example, all your recorded tracks will be converted automatically to the wav format the moment you specify that you want to create a music CD. No CD would be complete without a label and its creation depends very much on your hardware. Some printers will print to CD. Alternatively you can use LightScribe which is available for Linux but requires a LightScribe CD Burner and LightScribe CDs (or DVDs). Cheers, Andre On 18 August 2011 19:27, Peter Goggin petergog...@bigpond.com wrote: I have a usb record/tape player. Is there any software available for ubuntu which will enable me to convert tapes and record to .wav files prior to creating audio cd's? Regards Peter Goggin -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-auhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
