[AT] OT:Christmas music recording vinyl to computer files (was Re: The Wreck Of The Old 97/OT

[rlgoss at insightbb.com]

Heh, heh, heh.  I know the feeling well, Don.  A couple of my favorite Christmas albums get a lot of use, so I did the same thing with them.  One of them is an LP by the original Swiggle Singers.  When that group gave a live concert here in town a year or so ago, I asked if they had a new release on CD.  Apparently, the recording is so rare that the singers didn't even know they had ever cut a Christmas album.  

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Don Thiel <dwt at rrt.net>
Date: Monday, January 28, 2008 9:04
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: recording vinyl to computer files (was Re: The Wreck Of The Old 97/OT
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> There is absolutely nothing wrong with the old 
> LPs, Mattias.   Just like there's nothing wrong 
> with the old tractors--except maybe the green 
> ones, but that's a whole other 
> discussion  :-)   My goal has been to get my 
> collection recorded as they play--I do not care 
> if I record pops and hisses.   This way I can 
> fire up the computer, set the player to whatever 
> playlist, genre, artist, or however I want to 
> play and let it go.  My first goal was to get all 
> my Christmas music done.  I am a Christmas music 
> nut.  I prefer the traditional stuff over the 
> modern stuff, but will listen to Steamroller and 
> TSO.  Anyway, I have over 70 hours of Christmas 
> music digitized.   I also have my sound card 
> wired back to the stereo and speakers in the 
> garage, basement and outside.   So I can fire up 
> the computer and set it to shuffle and repeat and 
> let it play.  Won't hear the same song twice 
> (unless it's in the library twice) for over three 
> days...   I did the same thing for Independence 
> Day, I have about 8 hours of patriotic 
> stuff--marches, Americana, stuff like that.   I 
> let that play while we are having our 
> Independence Day celebration.  Everyone that comes enjoys 
> the extra touch.
> 
> The girls have also decided that Dad's old music 
> isn't so bad and some of it has made it to their 
> mp3 players....In some cases, to the chagrin of 
> their friends--My eldest relishes in making her 
> friends listen to Johnny Cash's "The One on the Left".  :-)
> 
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> At 01:32 AM 1/28/2008, Mattias Kessén wrote:
> >I've been biting my tongue long enough. So what's wrong with 
> the old LP's? I
> >am yet to hear a digital version sounding better than an old properly
> >recorded and taken care of LP. OK I know they are a little hard 
> to listen at
> >in your tractor but considering the kind of tractors we should 
> ;-) chat
> >about we really wouldn't hear much anyway.
> >
> >Mattias
> >
> >
> >2008/1/28, Steve W. <falcon at telenet.net>:
> > >
> > > Audacity will allow you to record in real time directly to 
> .wav format.
> > > The older version of Musicmatch I have will allow you to 
> convert analog
> > > to .mp3 in real time. It can also be set to break at each 
> track and add
> > > filenames for you.
> > >
> > > On the recording standard it depends on what your playing 
> the music on
> > > and how long the tracks are.
> > > I have normal cds with 23 tracks in .cda format.
> > > In 192 bit mp3 I have put 110 tracks on a CD.
> > > If I burn to DVD I can throw about 600 on there. BUT that 
> limits what
> > > can play them back.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve W.
> > > Firefighter,EMT,Fire Police
> > > VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept
> > >
> > > rlgoss at insightbb.com wrote:
> > > > Hey, Mike, et al.-  I presume all the systems are 
> operating with the
> > > pattern of
> > > "Record, Tweak, Label, Convert from A-D, and Burn or 
> File."  Is there a
> > > method on
> > > the market yet that can do the job real time?  Or am I 
> dreaming about
> > > such a thing
> > > being possible?
> > > >
> > > > I finished the conversion on all the 78's, 45's and misc. 
> stuff a couple
> > > of years ago,
> > > but I got bogged down on the LP's because they take so much 
> time.  I
> > > have more important
> > > things to do (work on tractors) than to sit around listening 
> to that
> > > whole collection of music.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, does anyone know of a recording standard that will 
> allow more than
> > > 20 tracks per disk?
> > > >
> > > > Larry
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> Don 
> Thiel                 <mailto:dwt at rrt.net>Hankinson, ND
> Corn Receiving Specialist, Cargill Corn Milling, Team Wahpeton
> Grape Grower and Wine Maker--Board Member and 
> Treasurer of the North Dakota Grape Growers Association
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