Weird Tapes project update

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boy y'all are going to town on this, aintcha?

>>> this project is really NOT that difficult to accomplish w/o a great
expenditure, though a few bucks will be required before the end of it...it
can be done with fairly primitive gear, too...

some comments:
i dunno what kind of computer this'll be done on, but digitizing all of the
tapes in one gulp will require an sh*tload of memory; could this part of the
process be broken up between a few people? this will be one of the most
critical aspects of this project (won't it?)

there are applications specifically for cd-sleeve composition/layout; maybe
someone out there has it...i have a friend who does >>>this isnt necessary,
of course, but such things do exist<<<... you could do a double-sided insert
booklet pretty easily by laying it out the way the pros do it, each sheet of
paper representing four pages...and those of you w/printers already know the
difference in xpense twixt black & white and color printing (grin)

consider clear plastic sleeves for the individual discs and some sort of box
to put them in (i'm thinking of my cd set of zappa's "shut up and play yer
guitar" as far as the box)...these items are inexpensive and available...

and perhaps a real bare bones package could consist of discs in paper sleeves
within a larger paper sleeve...

but based on my own xperiences in the last year or so w/digitizing tapes and
putting together a cd, depending on your machine(s), memory capacity will be
a factor, even if you have a lot.

man i recently was given all kindsa software i havent touched yet, related to
such things, and what i'd like to do at some point is clean up some of the
'70s hawkwind audience tape material i have and put together a set...to what
xtent that's a pipe dream remains to be seen, he said, disappearing in
smoke...

have fun!

TH"<>"EO

>>larry b

ps>>and peripherally speaking, those of you who havent actually heard "time
for sale" stand a good chance of thinking afterwards "gee...so that was
hawkwind's DISCO song..."