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[Mich@el B]

Hi Steve

and thanks for the excellent list of info!

Yes I use SCSSI and love it

my quaint little studio and me

Michael B

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Moody <moodicus at EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: off - lend a hand - off


> Michael,
> Probably the most commonly used software is Adobe Easy CD Creator and it
is
> usually included with the purchase of a cd writer, unfortunately it is the
> minimal version which is quite limited unless you order the full - for
about
> $100. My favorite is Digital CD Recording Studio which has all the
> capabilities of the full version of Adobe, is easier to use and only cost
me
> $10 (got it from a discount software bin at the local Fry's). A little
> advice about recording cd's - set your read and write speed to 1 to 1, it
> cuts back on flutter when recording especially on cd to cd music transfers
> and if at all possible transfer the music to your hard drive first (HD
space
> allowing of course) than transfer from there to your cd. I'm sure most
> people have IDE hard drives and IDE cd writers, for best professional
> results SCSI is the way to go, better error correction, faster transfers,
> etc. and are what is used in the recording industry. Unfortunately, SCSI
cd
> writers,  audio/video hard drives, controlers and cd roms are considerably
> more expensive than their IDE counterparts. SCSI cd writers are about
$300,
> drives have come down but still around $300 or so, a SCSI controler
> (Adaptec) is about $200, a SCSI cd rom is about $100 ( I recommend Toshiba
> cd roms and cd writers, they have the best specifications in the
> industry).Also - PC sound cards. The benchmark of PC professional sound
> cards has been the high end Turtle Beach series  at around $500+ but there
> are now some that are their rivals, the top end Yamaha is rated highly and
> the Layla has gained an incredible following among musicians, its 32 track
> virtual mixer and especially its analog simulated sound is supossedly the
> best of all, a good friend of mine is a lady drummer who also works at a
> major music store chain  introduced me to it and it will be my next audio
> card - and is only $300 (it still hurts!). I myself still have a ways to
> go - have the SCSI audio/video drives and controller and a decent sound
> card - Diamond Monster 3 but the remainder of my equipment is IDE. A small
> consolation for all you out there is that the mass produced better sound
> cards, Yamaha, Creative Labs, etc are better than the professional sound
> cards of just 5 years ago. Hope it helps - Steve The Moonman
>  ---- Original Message -----
> From: Mich at el B <michaelangelo68 at OZEMAIL.COM.AU>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 5:57 AM
> Subject: off - lend a hand - off
>
>
> Can someone out there recomend some  good software for editing music
copied
> from vinyl?
>
> thanks
> michael b