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To: stevenallen who wrote (47191)	8/10/2005 2:56:32 PM
From: arno	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110648

i don't know about the rdx-150 but this topic was brought up earlier...with replies Message 21430419

To: stevenallen who wrote (47191)	8/10/2005 4:46:29 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 110648

try these posts for 'tape to CD' advice siliconinvestor.com

To: stevenallen who wrote (47191)	8/10/2005 5:26:45 PM
From: shadowman	Respond to of 110648

To follow up on Gottfried's post. I've owned the ADS Instant Music thing since last fall..I have mixed feeling about it. It isn't as user friendly as it should be. The software is marginal. I really haven't used it much...like the photo album software that I bought 3 months ago to put all my family's photos on CD's and DVD's..it takes a while for me to get motivated,<g> Here's a recent review.. aroundcny.com

To: stevenallen who wrote (47191)	8/11/2005 3:43:50 PM
From: ILCUL8R	Respond to of 110648

Stevenallen, I'll throw my $0.02 into the mix here. I transferred about 50 LP records to CDs. Did this 4 years ago so my memory of the process is a little spotty. I used the Santa Cruz sound card (well regarded)and put my PC next to the preamplifier (next to the turntable). This sound card comes with its own software that will accept a stereo analog input stream, convert it to digital format, and record it onto the hard drive as a WAV file. Then, I used EAC (exact audio copy) to burn the recorded files to a CD. The Santa Cruz software allows a dry run and has a nice volume control readout. It is vital that you keep your input volume under control as analog clipping suddenly turns into some real nasty digital sounds. But, after some dry runs you will get the hang of recording with appropriate volume settings. The software also allows to set relative channel balance and has a graphics equalizer function to allow a contouring of the sound. Exact Audio Copy is one of the best "burners" around (and free). Or, if you have a copy of Nero it also works fine. Actually I believe the more recent versions of M$ mediaplayer software can burn WAV files to a CD. The single biggest hassle is deciding how long to make a recording session as each will all end up as one big WAV file. If you record a 1/2 hour tape of favorite tunes its WAV file will only play as one track on the CD. There is WAV authoring software that will allow you to inspect the WAV file and split it into smaller pieces. Is it worth the time to do so or should one just make separate files out of, say, 2 or 3 favorite tunes at a time? Or, maybe you can accept on big WAV file for each cassette tape? I recorded my LPs (mostly classical) so I made a separate WAV file out of each of the 4-5 movements in a symphony, for example. I just had to closely attend to the playing of each, starting and stopping the recording process for each separate movement to make a separate WAV file. Hope this helps.