Audio CD Recorder
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Hey guys, I need some advice and possibly suggestions on buying a CD recorder. Not for a PC, but a standalone unit. Now here is the thing: My step dad has got loads of audio cassettes and vinyls that he'd like to copy to audio cds. The problem is that he is not a very technical person. At All:doh:! I guess in his hay day, he was pretty good at the audio input/output wiring stuff, but when it comes to computers... nada. I tried showing him how to record his cassettes onto a cd using the pc, but the concept went over his head:confused:. I guess his idea of a CD recorder would be a one-touch thing, where you put play the cassette at one end, press record on the other, and voila! a CD audio results. It would help me a lot and a few hours amazoning/googling if anyone knows if Pioneer/Kenwood/etc makes these kinds of recorders where even my pet goldfish would be able to setup and use without any problems.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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Hey guys, I need some advice and possibly suggestions on buying a CD recorder. Not for a PC, but a standalone unit. Now here is the thing: My step dad has got loads of audio cassettes and vinyls that he'd like to copy to audio cds. The problem is that he is not a very technical person. At All:doh:! I guess in his hay day, he was pretty good at the audio input/output wiring stuff, but when it comes to computers... nada. I tried showing him how to record his cassettes onto a cd using the pc, but the concept went over his head:confused:. I guess his idea of a CD recorder would be a one-touch thing, where you put play the cassette at one end, press record on the other, and voila! a CD audio results. It would help me a lot and a few hours amazoning/googling if anyone knows if Pioneer/Kenwood/etc makes these kinds of recorders where even my pet goldfish would be able to setup and use without any problems.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
RChin wrote:
where even my pet goldfish would be able to setup and use without any problems.
TVs are not that simple anymore.... component in, Svideo in, Digital In, Digital audio in copper or fiber, multi-channel inputs and outputs, dolby in/out... I hate to tell you this... but no matter what you get, you may have to resolve yourself into setting it up, or arranging to set it up. Best Buy does have a "we'll install it for you" sign around their equipment, it might be worth the fee. It won't be plug and play, but it does push the setup struggle on someone other than your step-dad. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Hey guys, I need some advice and possibly suggestions on buying a CD recorder. Not for a PC, but a standalone unit. Now here is the thing: My step dad has got loads of audio cassettes and vinyls that he'd like to copy to audio cds. The problem is that he is not a very technical person. At All:doh:! I guess in his hay day, he was pretty good at the audio input/output wiring stuff, but when it comes to computers... nada. I tried showing him how to record his cassettes onto a cd using the pc, but the concept went over his head:confused:. I guess his idea of a CD recorder would be a one-touch thing, where you put play the cassette at one end, press record on the other, and voila! a CD audio results. It would help me a lot and a few hours amazoning/googling if anyone knows if Pioneer/Kenwood/etc makes these kinds of recorders where even my pet goldfish would be able to setup and use without any problems.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
Imho, he's much better off learning how to use Audacity to record (and enhance) his cassettes on a PC and then burn to its internal CD writer. Or he could buy a Tascam CC-222[^] (or equivalent). I swear by (not at) Tascam - I've used their products for decades. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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Imho, he's much better off learning how to use Audacity to record (and enhance) his cassettes on a PC and then burn to its internal CD writer. Or he could buy a Tascam CC-222[^] (or equivalent). I swear by (not at) Tascam - I've used their products for decades. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
I've used their products for decades.
I've only been on the Tascam bandwagon for a year... DP-01FX is my current recorder, but I do like them. I inherited a Casette portible recorder and bought this one. They have good quality and easy to use equipment. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Imho, he's much better off learning how to use Audacity to record (and enhance) his cassettes on a PC and then burn to its internal CD writer. Or he could buy a Tascam CC-222[^] (or equivalent). I swear by (not at) Tascam - I've used their products for decades. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
he's much better off learning how to use Audacity to record (and enhance) his cassettes on a PC
Yep. That was my original thought. He's got a PC, but having tried to go through the process with him, I don't think hes quite grasp the concept (or will anytime soon):~ . Hes an older fella, set in his ways, so mice, icons, disk space or windows are concepts that are a bit alien to him. To be fair, I understand this, which is why I want a more 'tangible' route.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
he's much better off learning how to use Audacity to record (and enhance) his cassettes on a PC
Yep. That was my original thought. He's got a PC, but having tried to go through the process with him, I don't think hes quite grasp the concept (or will anytime soon):~ . Hes an older fella, set in his ways, so mice, icons, disk space or windows are concepts that are a bit alien to him. To be fair, I understand this, which is why I want a more 'tangible' route.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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Hey guys, I need some advice and possibly suggestions on buying a CD recorder. Not for a PC, but a standalone unit. Now here is the thing: My step dad has got loads of audio cassettes and vinyls that he'd like to copy to audio cds. The problem is that he is not a very technical person. At All:doh:! I guess in his hay day, he was pretty good at the audio input/output wiring stuff, but when it comes to computers... nada. I tried showing him how to record his cassettes onto a cd using the pc, but the concept went over his head:confused:. I guess his idea of a CD recorder would be a one-touch thing, where you put play the cassette at one end, press record on the other, and voila! a CD audio results. It would help me a lot and a few hours amazoning/googling if anyone knows if Pioneer/Kenwood/etc makes these kinds of recorders where even my pet goldfish would be able to setup and use without any problems.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
Here's what I setup on my PC. While my wife says it's too complicated, I think it is pretty straight forward and can be used simply or as complicated as you want it to be. First, get one of these[^]. Second, get one of these[^]. This lets you hook up a turntable, or any analog audio line outputs, to a USB port on your PC. This then acts as a dedicated line-in only sound card and you can record to your hearts content. I use Audacity to remove hiss, crackles, snaps and all kinds of noise from the WAV files and then export to MP3. My old Pioneer turntable is mostly connected to the Inport device, but I have connected tape and CD player outputs to it as well. Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] The America I believe in has always understood that natural harmony is only one meal away from monkey burgers. [Stan Shannon] GOOD DAY FOR: Bean counters, as the Australian Taxation Office said that prostitutes and strippers could claim tax deductions for adult toys and sexy lingerie. [Associated Press]