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

Mon Mar 30 05:58:35 PDT 2009

John -

Third-part data storage is simply a service that will securely store your 
images & data for a slight fee. Their storage technology is such that the 
problem of digital deterioration is almost nil. Some ISPs offer this service 
or you can Google "third party data storage" for a complete list of services 
and then choose the one that seems the best for your needs.

A word of caution ... it's a good idea to save/convert digital images in 
TIFF format prior to sending to the storage service to assure the highest 
quality imagery should you retrieve them for your home/business use at some 
point.

Bob in CNY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:40 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT--taped audio to CD audio??

> 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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