[AT] OT--taped audio to CD audio??

[Bob McNitt]

Guys -

I have to agree with Larry on this one. As a digital editor and webmaster, 
longevity of storage is critical for archiving. DVDs hold more data than 
CDs, but the quality deterioration period is usually limited to maximums of 
3 (CDs)-5 (DVDs) years. So if you want to assure safe storage of valuable 
images such as your tractors, family, etc. you'd better plan on reburning a 
new disk before the old ones start fading. Blu-ray may hold more, but they 
too are vulnerable. For most of us, cost (i.e. low cost) of CDs & DVDs is 
the primary reason we use them. I store mine on a third-part service so I 
can download & burn fresh disks when needed.

Bob in CNY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT--taped audio to CD audio??


> BTW folks, just as a philosophical concept that all of us are going to 
> find ourselves working with, we all need to become adept at media 
> migration to convert analog to digital for everything under the sun. 
> Audio is just one of those conversions.  Video (both electronic and film) 
> and still images for either photos or documents are two others.  It's the 
> "only" way we have of preserving the history we are involved with 
> regardless of whether it pertains to tractors, literature, photos, events, 
> or what have you.  Converting from analog of any medium is just one of the 
> steps.  Because of the nature of changing technology, conversion from one 
> digital medium to another is going to be with us forever.
>
> CD's are already passe as an acceptable medium for preserving these 
> materials.  DVD formats are rapidly pushing all other CD formats aside. 
> PDF as a specialized format for digital preservation of documents shows 
> promise that it may be around for a while.
>
> You can point a finger of blame about how poor some of the fidelity is on 
> some of the conversions, but you can't add meaningful fidelity to 
> materials that are already in "resolutions" that are pitifully low in the 
> first place.  So when you need to preserve your old home movies or your 
> faded color snapshots, it becomes a bit nitpicking to criticize the 
> fidelity in the commercial Windows products.  For many media conversions, 
> there are optimal resolutions or fidelities that are actually much lower 
> than what is physically possible.  Those lower resolutions work very well 
> for archival work.
>
> For PDF files of printed or typed documents, the optimal resolution is 
> "around 400 dpi".  Adobe recommends that resolution in their Acrobat 
> products because the optical character recognition engine works with the 
> predefined lettering fonts of the software better at that resolution than 
> at higher or lower scanning densities.
>
> Enough already!!  I have to quit before this email turns into Digital 
> Archiving 101.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 29, 2009 7:54
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT--taped audio to CD audio??
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
>> While Larry is correct, you will probably not be all that happy
>> with the
>> results - the sound quality of most PC sound cards is not good.
>> You
>> would be better off with one of the many inexpensive third party
>> devices
>> that go from the analog player to the USB port, bypassing the
>> sound
>> card. They usually come with software packages that permit you
>> to
>> control the recording, edit, remove clicks/pops, etc. (Audacity
>> by
>> SoundForge is one of the better examples of the free software.)
>>
>> Take a look at <http://www.altoedge.com/usbaudio/> for an example.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Larry Goss wrote:
>> > Microsoft has/had a software package available to do
>> that.  It wass
>> > the main package in one of the add-on's for Windows XP.
>> It's built
>> > in to Vista.  All you need is a patch cord from the
>> output of your
>> > source device (tape recorder, record player, stereo, etc) to the
>> > input jack of the sound board on your computer.  There
>> are also third
>> > party products (Nero, Roxio, etc) that do the same thing.
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: John Wilkens
>> <jwilkens at eoni.com>
>> > Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:14 Subject: [AT] OT--taped
>> audio to CD
>> > audio?? To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> >
>> >> Any computer/recording ATIS "experts" out there that can tell
>> me
>> >> how to copy audio from a tape to CD disc?...or if it even can
>> be
>> >> done?    John W.
>> >>
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