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On Jul 23, 2005, at 3:34 AM, Dave S wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> I need some advice, I need to convert some talks at my local group |
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> from |
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> tape to CD. I have a mike input on my audio card so connecting the |
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> audio |
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> should not be a problem. |
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I believe that the mic input is handled differently than the line |
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input (automatic gain control, decibel boosts, etc.). Use your |
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card's line input jack instead. It should be right next to the mic |
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jack. In most color schemes, it's usually the blue one (red=mic, |
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green=out); read the labels if you're not sure. |
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> What file formats do standard CD players play ? I would guess mp3 but |
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> there do not appear to be any mp3 encoders for linux, ogg would be |
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> great |
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> but I doubt that it would play. |
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Standard CD players play waveform audio (WAV), but I believe it needs |
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to be aligned to the CD block boundaries. However, you'll need to |
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burn it as an audio CD, not a data CD, otherwise it will be |
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unreadable to the CD player. Most CD players nowadays can play back |
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MP3 data CD's but there's no standard, not even a de facto one, for |
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this. |
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Dare I say it? Most people do have computers, so if your local group |
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doesn't make "Learn [subject] While Driving" tapes, it may be cheaper |
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and easier to simply forgo the physical medium and stick them on a |
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web server for downloading/streaming/podcasting. MP3's of people |
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talking don't require the higher bitrates that music does, so you can |
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drop the bitrate and change it to mono (one-channel audio) to save |
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some server space/bandwidth. |
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> Can anyone suggest an application to get the files from the tape & |
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> change them into said format ? (Simple is good, I dont need a |
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> recording |
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> studio :)) |
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Anything that can listen to your card's line-in will do. I haven't |
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done it on Linux, but on Windows/Mac OS X, pretty much any program |
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will do it. As for burning, most programs that can burn an audio CD |
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take MP3/WAV/OGG/WMA/AAC files (your choices may vary depending on |
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the app) as input and do the conversion themselves behind the scenes |
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before burning. |
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Colin |
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