[techtalk] Audio tape to CD

[WolfRyder]

At 07:14 PM 4/28/01 +0000, Subba Rao wrote:
>On  0, WolfRyder <wolfryder at uswest.net> wrote:
> > Hey Subba,
> >
> > Record them as either MP3s or .wavs. If you record them as .wavs, when you
> > record them to CD you can use them on any CD Player that plays music CDs.
> > MP3s will require a player program that can translate them Like 
> MusicMatch,
> > which I understand has come out with a Linux version.
> >
> > >
> > >I have a CD burner on a linux system. I use the cdrecord tools to backup
> > >mainly
> > >data. There are several audio tapes that I would like to burn them on 
> to CD
> > >and listen to them through the CD player.
> > >
> > >Has anyone transferred music from audio tapes or the old records, to some
> > >audio format which we can listen from the CD? I have several old 
> records too
> > >which I would like to see them on the CDROM (that reminds me how old I
> > >am..:-)).
> > >
>
>Thanks Carol. Do the current music CDs have .wav format? I have never tried
>to mount an audio CD yet.
>--


Subba,
No, music CDs aren't  in .wav format. That's just the easiest way to get 
from vinyl to CD. My husband has successfully recorded music into .wavs 
then burned them to CD to play in his CD player in his truck. You can't get 
as many .wav files on a CD as MP3s, however, so he just bought a portable 
MP3 player for the truck so he can play them through the system in the truck.

With the right software you can listen to either MP3s or regular music CDs 
on your CD player. If all you want is something to listen to at home on 
your puter, then you can burn MP3s and get MusicMatch or some other program 
that will play MP3s. If you want something you can put on your stereo 
system or play in your car, you'll need to make .wav files and burn those. 
The alternative is to buy a portable MP3 player like my husband did, but 
they're pretty expensive.

The CD drive is the same regardless of playing audio or accessing data. 
It's the software in between that makes the difference. My 1st Sound 
Blaster didn't like the version of Linux I originally tried so I bought a 
new sound card. It beat the headache of not getting the darned thing to 
work despite all the "fixes" I tried.

Good luck on your install!

Carol