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

[John Wilkens]

Bob, what is a "third-part service"?      John



At 03:31 PM 03/29/2009, you wrote:
>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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