Klarinet Archive - Posting 001147.txt from 1999/11

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Vinyl to CD?
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 02:28:06 -0500

>
>
> I have tried converting vinyl to CD, and it can be done, but when
> I decided
> that I wanted to be able to convert my extensive record
> collection I finally
> settled on converting to Minidisc. The process of conversion is
> the same as
> making a tape, but there is a great ease of editing - you can take out or
> move one track - and overall it was very easy. If I were to go
> the CD route
> I'd suggest one the the straight copiers. Going through a computer I've
> found to be a problem because most soundcards, unless they are really
> expensive, are pretty junky and it's the quality of the soundcard that
> limits the quality of the sound on the final product.

You have a point here, except a bad soundcard won't necessarily sound better
than a minidisc, and you will find compatibility issues with the cheap stand
alone CD burners.... CD players do not like non-disc-at-once CDs.

Also, if you are archiving, you better hope that your minidisc will be
around in 5 years. Seeing the way technology is going, I'd predict that it
won't be around. Minidisc is a higher-tech cassette... It will be replaced
by something better (perhaps MP3 players/recorders).

My recommendations for computer-based CDs is for long term reliability. In
professional circles, 1/2" analog 2-track tape (30ips, no NR) is the most
preferred archival medium. Been around for a long time, will never go out
of style. Tons of recorders exist. However, few "normal" people have these
recorders/players and because of that CD is right now the most easily
accessible long-term digital storage medium.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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