Ken, I don't mean to be rude, but I remember you asking this question way back in 2003 already. And since then a whole bunch of us have given you suggestions and advice, and here it is 2007 and you're still asking precisely the samequestion.
Bruce On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:28:13 -0400, "Ken Buxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi Sunshine; if you can put lp s on the computer, howabout putting my > cassettes onto puter by the same prog right? Ken b > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sunshine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:22 PM > Subject: Re: Putting LP's on the Computer > > > > the latest version of easy cd da extractor can do this. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:32 PM > > Subject: Re: Putting LP's on the Computer > > > > > >> Hi Gordon. > >> > >> You won't lose any quality converting from WAV to apple lossless. > >> Assuming > >> that you then have all ID3 tags intact, if you can find a program to > >> convert > >> from apple lossless to FLAC or lossless WMA, then again there won't be > >> any > >> loss in quality. > >> > >> Regards. > >> > >> Kevin > >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "G. McFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:08 PM > >> Subject: Re: Putting LP's on the Computer > >> > >> > >>> Hi > >>> I have just a query based on your reply. > >>> I ripped all my large record collection to wav before I realised that > >>> the > >>> ID > >>> tags would not be preserved. I did so in ITunes and so because the Tags > >>> are > >>> in the library all the details remain. If I export to any of the Itunes > >>> formats supported than the tags go with it however if I try to use an;y > >>> other program only the name of the song and artist are copied from the > >>> wav > >>> file. > >>> My question is: I can use the Apple lossless codec in itunes to keep the > >>> wav > >>> lossless, or can I? Would this conversion result in a loss of quality, > >>> however small, converting from wav to Apple? Alternatively is it > >>> possible > >>> to > >>> add formats to Itunes so that the wav files might be exported from > >>> Itunes > >>> with their tags, ideally like a flec or lossless windows media format? > >>> Thanks for any response. > >>> Gordon McFarlane > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:55 PM > >>> Subject: Re: Putting LP's on the Computer > >>> > >>> > >>>> The only thing I'd add to this note is that you have more choice these > >>>> days > >>>> than ripping to WAV format to get true CD quality results. Lossless > >>>> WMA > >>>> and > >>>> FLAC are two formats that come to mind. Both of these formats will > >>>> give > >>>> you > >>>> identical results to the original CD and WAV file but will yield > >>>> slightly > >>>> smaller files. Both will also provide ID3 tag support which WAV files > >>>> will > >>>> not. > >>>> > >>>> Regards. > >>>> > >>>> Kevin > >>>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "Jerry Richer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:21 PM > >>>> Subject: Re: Putting LP's on the Computer > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Kris: > >>>>> > >>>>> Of course you won't be interested in MP3 or any other compression > >>>>> schemes. You will want to record your collection as wave files. Any > >>>>> compression scheme results in lost quality which is noticeable by > >>>>> people > >>>>> who > >>>>> really appreciate listening to music. > >>>>> You can record at most any quality you like. CD quality is good > >>>>> enough > >>>>> for most people. You can record with higher quality but I dare say > >>>>> that > >>>>> most people could never tell the difference. If you want better than > >>>>> CD > >>>>> quality then you may need to get a new sound card. but then again > >>>>> maybe > >>>>> your > >>>>> Sound Blaster does support some of the higher quality specifications. > >>>>> I > >>>>> would stick with my Sound Blaster. 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