Re: placing index markers on CD

2005-06-14 Thread Bruce Toews
They're all prety much equally accessible, so I'd go with the latest version. It will allow you to mix two tracks together, that's as far as it will go in that particular direction. Bruce -- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly c

Re: placing index markers on CD

2005-06-14 Thread stever2525
Can Total Recorder do this? - Original Message - From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 6:22 PM Subject: Re: placing index markers on CD One of the best solutions is Gold Wave. You can break the file into wave files with i

Re: placing index markers on CD

2005-06-14 Thread Bruce Toews
I believe Total Recorder can split the file, but I don't know if it has the ability to correct the split so it happens at a CD-conducive spot. By which I mean that if you don't split the file at exactly the right spot (not a time difference you'd notice), you wind up with a popping sound on the

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Tim Grady
If you want to burn a cd at 52x and your burner is rated at 52x than you need 52x rated cdr's although there is no reason you couldn't buy slower rated cdr's and burn slower. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, Jun

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Jerry Richer
Daniel! I was thinking of a new CD. The business side is flush with the jewel case, the label side is showing. All the CDs I have ever seen have the ridge and it is on the business side. The other side may have a ridge also but it is nowhere as pronounced as the one on the business sid

Re: noise reduction

2005-06-14 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hello! Yes i have. Thoug i can not remember how the wave pad noise reduction sounded. But i know that goldwave has a very strange warble sound to the noise. It sounds like you have put the sound into a tin can or something simular. I whish there was a free noise reduction tool. Now if you want a g

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
But from what I understand about a program like Nero or the others I've tried, you don't get to choose the speed at which your CD gets written. I think it's just done at whatever speed the burn program defaults to and the CD drive is capable of, or something like that. Isn't this how it is? I

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
What do you mean by a "new" CD? s - Original Message - From: "Jerry Richer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:58 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please Daniel! I was thinking of a new CD. The business side is flush wit

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Clifford Blackwell
I don't know about Nero, but with Easy CD Creater, you can choose the write speed. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/14/2005 8:52:01 AM >>> But from what I understand about a program like Nero or the others I've tried, you don't get to choose the speed at which your CD gets written. I think it's just don

Re: noise reduction

2005-06-14 Thread shane davidson
I used gold wave on most of my productions, so when I found wave pad, I used noise reduction from that program, and cleaned them tp to the best of my ability. I would stake my life on wave pad. Have a nice day everyone. shane davidson ___ PC-Audio Li

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Clifford Blackwell
You are, in some part, witnessing the advance of technology. Originally, cd writers couldn't burn at great speed. As burners developed higher abilities, media manufacturers developed media to keep up. However, there were all those older burners out there that couldn't take advantage of the highe

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Oh. I must look carefully at the settings and preferences. If I can find them. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Clifford Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:58 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please I don't know about Nero, but with Easy

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Let's see. So you're saying that recording at 1x is a one-to-one ratio, same as straight cassette recording (not duping at double speed). So if the maximum speed of most new drives is 52x, is there some agreed-upon slower write speed that is considered just slow enough to be more prudent? The

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
Actually you can choose what speed the cd burns in Nero. You do this when you actually burn the cd. It's in the options. when in doubt, check the options because the setting you want is probably there. as for maximum burning speed, you'll just have to experiment a bit. The default setting is u

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
A new cd is one that's never been used. that's usually how it goes? At 08:54 AM 6/14/2005, you wrote: What do you mean by a "new" CD? s - Original Message - From: "Jerry Richer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:58 AM Subject: Re: Blank

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Bruce Toews
With CDRWIn, you can choose the write speed, or you can have the program choose the maximum speed the media and writer will support and use that. Bruce -- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
I would say if you're doing something and it works for you, keep doing it. Try not to over-think this. At 09:15 AM 6/14/2005, you wrote: Let's see. So you're saying that recording at 1x is a one-to-one ratio, same as straight cassette recording (not duping at double speed). So if the maximu

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Chris, I'm asking for informed explanations to reasonable questions. If that isn't to your taste, fine. But I'm not having a problem Just seeking information. Thanks for understanding. - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " S

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
I see. Well, I still have more exploring of the Nero interface to do. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:42 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please Actually you can choose

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
I guess you don't see why I asked? The man said new CDs have this ridge. if you think that's a silly question, fine. But it still doesn't make sense to me. If it does to you, then explain why a blank CD I'm just taking out of its pack should have a ridge, but one that I've already used would

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
As the subject line says, it's CD/Rs that I'm asking about, not CD/RWs. I wouldn't want to confuse the two if there happened to be some difference in the way things worked depending on which was being used." Thank you. From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " S

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread ron winstanley
Hi, I purchased a block of 50 cd's and the same quantity of plastic sleeves from PC-world and it approximated to 38p each. They also had the slimline cases at a reasonable cost. Ron - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC-Audio" Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 5:

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread russell Bourgoin
Hi, In nero 6.6 you get to choose the burning speed. One of the options is default, I think, but I know you can choose to burn slower than the default for the disc media. Rusty But from what I understand about a program like Nero or the others I've tried, you don't get to choose th

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
Well with the faster write speeds, it doesn't take as long to get your project done. I've heard that for audio CD's, it's best to use the slower speeds, but it doesn't make as much of a difference with burning data CD's. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PR

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
There's a place in Nero where you can control the write speed. There's a menu that I see. My fastest speed is 48X, so I arrow down to the others until I get down to 1X. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent:

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Which project is done? I'm not sure what you mean. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:23 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please project done. I've heard that for audio CD's, i

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
Well if your CD plays in your player after burning at the fastest speed, that'll be good for you. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please Let's see

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Thanks. I've got Nero v. 6, which may or may not have the same options in this regard. I'll check. - Original Message - From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:16 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please H

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Tim Grady
Sure you get to choose speed. Most people just take the default speed which would be as fast as your burner and media can go, but you can slow the burn down. Look through all of the options carefully before you start the burn in Nero. I haven't burned a cd in a while or I could tell you exact

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Gary, you mean that you prefer to always record your CDs at the 1x speed? If so, why? thanks. - Original Message - From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:31 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please There's a plac

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Clifford Blackwell
The ridge has been there and remains whether the disk has been used or not. I think the reference to "new" was directed at how a cd sits in a jewel case. An unopened or unused cd sits in the jewel case on a small spindle with the "business" side or ridged side down. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/14/20

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Okay. don't worry, I'll find where you can designate burn speed. I just wish there were actually some explanation somewhere on this topic. but for that, I'd have to buy something like "Burning CDs for Dummies," scan it with Open Book or submit it to be recorded, and finally learn the sort of

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
ah. I see. Got it. thanks. - Original Message - From: "Clifford Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please The ridge has been there and remains whether the disk has been used or not. I think the reference t

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
P.S. I guess what ghrew me was that Isince we were discussing blank CDs, which come in boxes or on spindles, packed together, I wasn't thinking of commercial CDs when you first take them out of their jewel cases. - Original Message - From: "Clifford Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
Right, the ridge is there wether or not the disc is used or not. Usually like i said yesterday, the side you want to record on is facing straight up. so when you take a cd off the spindle or take it out of the jewel case if that's how they're package, do not turn the disc over to the other side

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Petraccaro
I've tried 16 rated at 24 and done ok, but 16 at 40 blew up fairly often. - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:01 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please If you want to burn a cd at 52x a

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Hi, could you please explain what you mean? Are you saying, you used a blank CD that was rated for 16x and recorded it at a burn setting of 40x, and that turned out all right. But then you tried recording a 16x blank CD at 48x, and that didn't work in some way? If I have it backward, please

Shoutcast help please:

2005-06-14 Thread Don Breda
I have some questions about setting up a shoutcast server and the dsp plugin. I have everything working mostly but have some questions about making my server accessable on shoutcast.com. I also have just a couple of questions about the plugin. Can someone write me offlist and give me a hand? I

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Jerry Richer
Let me restate this. All CDs that I have ever seen have a ridge on the business side about an inch out from the hole in the center. The ridge has either a curved or square edge. The other side sometimes has a ridge also but it is no where near as pronounced as the one on the business side.

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Jerry Richer
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Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Got it. And I'm going to start using this trick. And no, I am not going to get my skin oils and fingerprints all over that delicate business side we're talking about. I'll be careful. Thanks for making me aware of this ridge thing. - Original Message - From: "Jerry Richer" <[EMAIL

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
I think you have it backwards. Most of the cdr discs out today are rated for at least 16 x speed and up. But some of them are only able to go up to a certain burn speed so if you try to record with 2 fast of a speed for them, it doesn't work. It sounds to me like you've burned a few discs

Re: speakers for computer

2005-06-14 Thread Casey
I use the Logitech z680 5.1 system. It has a headphone jack on the control box. Casey - Original Message - From: "Gary Petraccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:52 PM Subject: Re: speakers for computer Does any one know of speak

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Yardbird
Well, I give up. The truth is, I have a pretty new computer with a drive that I think is rated at 52x, and the first CDs a friend gave me to start learning to burn were 52x as well, and everything worked fine. I wasn't thinking about this stuff until I began to look online for blank CDs and sa

Sorting Tracks in Winamp

2005-06-14 Thread Dana S. Leslie
When I use the shift-l command in Winamp, to play an entire folder of tracks, the tracks are played in the order in which they were placed in the folder - the order in which they exist on the hard drive, which is usually not the same as the order in which they are sorted in the folder's file li

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Skarstad
Hi Ok Dan, in that case, if the first CDS you were given were rated at 52 x and your burner goes up to 52x, then this is quite simple. Get more discs that are rated at 52x. I personally like to use the 750 mb, 80 minute cds. You'll know if these are the right ones if you have someone sighted

Re: Sorting Tracks in Winamp

2005-06-14 Thread Steve Matzura
Hi, Dana: On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:13:59 -0400, you wrote: >Is there any way to get Winamp to play the tracks in the order in >which they appear in the folder list, short of removing all the tracks from >the folder and replacing them in the desired order? Absolutely. Go to Preferences (CTRL/P),

Re: speakers for computer

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Petraccaro
Unless those are only 2 speakers and a sub, that's overkill for what I want. What are they and what kind of cost? Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Casey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: Re: speakers for computer

Buying a USB Sound Card

2005-06-14 Thread Randy Black
I know these are novice questions to some extent but I'm thinking about a birthday gift and a USB sound card is a possibility. I've seen a couple available through the university I work for. One is a pcmia card and the other is usb. If I get either of these sound cards, will it change how the inter

Nero Burning Rom Version 6.6.0.14 is Available

2005-06-14 Thread Steve Pattison
Nero Burning Rom Version 6.6.0.14 is now available and one place where you can download it from is at http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Nero_Burning_Rom/942634103/1. Regards Steve, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
I mean a CD burning project. Sorry if I wasn't more clear about that. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please Which project is done? I'm not sure

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
Hi Tim. I use the fastest speed, and it doesn't seem to have hurt my projects, because everything I've burned with Nero in a data CD project has sounded good. I don't think there were any errors. - Original Message - From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list.

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
No, I didn't mean that. I meant that that's where I can go if I choose to, but I usually choose the fastest speed, and it seems to be all right for me. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:41 AM Subje

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
Well like we stated, use the speed that's right for you. If your CD's sound okay, stay with that. It doesn't hurt to check things out. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:58 AM Subject: Re: Blank CD

Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please

2005-06-14 Thread Gary Wood
I think Gary said that he had a 16X CD, and he burned it at 24X with no problems, but it didn't work at 40X. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:47 PM Subject: Re: Blank CD/R recommendations, please