Folks,
Picking up on a previous posting, in a fit of New Year's generosity, I will shed my lurker's coat for a few moments to let y'all know that I have five gmail accounts to share to the first five who respond to me off-list - but read on first; there's a bit of a catch. To make this posting at least someone relevant to this group's overall thrust and mission, here's my dilemma: In the 1990s, I was actively involved in *non-profit* trading of tapes of FZ concerts; between 1991 and 1997, I amassed approximately 1,600 hours' worth of FZ on tape, before I eventually burned out on the whole thing. About 900 of these tapes are properly labeled and have even been listened to, but I have stacks of tapes collecting dust; since becoming someone's father, I have simply not had the time to indulge in many of my past loves and hobbies. In any event, also contributing to the stagnation of my collecting was that as new technologies emerged, I was a bit slow on the uptake. As more and more folks began to talk about, and become increasingly proficient at, trading CD-Rs and downloading mp3- and shn-files, I fell farther and farther behind, not knowing what most of these things are, let alone what they do and/or what's required to make them work properly. It wasn't until about two months ago that I finally acquired the ability to burn CDs... and I have yet to do so. Thus, here's my question: what would be the best way to transfer all these Maxell and TDK tapes to CDs? By "best," I mean in what manner would I be able to best preserve the integrity of the original recording? How would I go about removing any annoying and/or distracting cuts and breaks in the recordings? What would be the most economical way to transfer 1,600+ hours of tape onto CDs? What kinds of hardware and software would be necessary to accomplish this? Your expertise and willingness to share and educate a novice would be most appreciated. As I said above, I have five gmail accounts with 1000 MBs of storage to disseminate, and would be very happy to dole these out in exchange for your help. Please contact me off-list. Many thanks and in the hope that peace will be restored before long, I wish each and every one of you happy new year. Frank For further Z-related fun, please visit http://www.thebignote.com or http://www.killuglyradio.com , thank you. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zappa-List/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/