Hi Danny. CDEX is a small programme, can't remember the size but certainly much smaller than Gold Wave. It is in fact a CD ripper but it is able to convert files to and from WAVE and or MP3. It also has a Digital recorder included and it is very easy to use. I must admit I never really use it as I have and use Gold Wave. However CDEX is very screen reader friendly both for ripping discs and also for the converter and or audio recorder. Probably the majority of members on this list probably have it so can help out if you have trouble. As I said though it is easy to use and is intuitive. All you need remember is F4 is the key to use when you want to configure it once installed. The programme is free and if you do a google search you will find loads of sites offering the download. My version is an older version (1.51) and I'm not sure what version is the latest but I think it is around 1.70 or 1.71, something like that. As I said in my previous email, the recorder is basic, keystroke to start then keystroke to stop but no edit facility. You can save at whatever bit rate you choose. Bearing in mind it is a small programme and it isn't your computer then your friend won't complain about CDEX as they will probably appreciate it them self. Walter.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: 25 May 2010 09:34 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Minidisc File Formats Hi Walter. Thanks for advising me again. No, I haven't thought of CDEX, as I've never used it and assumed that it was simply an alternative to Goldwave but with less features. One of the main issues with putting Goldwave on this computer is the lack of available space for programmes, but if CDEX is so basic I presume it takes up very little room. My stand alone CD recorder doesn't allow editing, so the lack of such a feature isn't really an issue. Can you please advise on where to find it and any tutorials, and whether it needs any additional Jaws scripts? Again, thanks for this idea, and any other ideas or contributions from people will still be appreciated as you can never have enough knowledge. Cheers, Danny On 5/25/10, Walter Ramage <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Danny. If you are unable to use Gold Wave for recordings on that > computer then have you tried using CDEX. This will record straight onto the > hard drive or on to an external hard drive. Unfortunately though, it isn't > an audio editor so when you start the recording then stop it, the resulting > file can't be manipulated. You can though do so with Gold Wave if you > transfer the saved file to another PC or lap top that has Gold Wave. > Walter > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org > [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Danny Miles > Sent: 25 May 2010 09:06 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Minidisc File Formats > > > Hi Gary and Kevin. Thanks for your advice. Kevin, unfortunately > copying in real time (which I gather is what you're suggesting) isn't > an option for me due to its longevity, but the suggestion was > appreciated. Also, I'm unable to put Goldwave on the laptop I'm > borrowing, but have previously found it very helpful and will be going > back to it when I get my new computer. Gary, thanks for your > suggestions, but as I said I think such machines require the same > discs as my stand alone recorder, so it wouldn't make any difference > to me. > > I guess what I'm trying to find out is whether there's any machine > (apart from computers, obviously) which record straight onto hard > drives or SD cards, allowing you to conveniently shift files straight > to a laptop without the need to record in real time or edit anything. > > Many thanks, Danny > > On 5/25/10, Kevin Minor <kmi...@windstream.net> wrote: >> Hi Danny. >> >> Here's how the copy protection scheme works in the MD world. If your >> original recording is analog, that is, you used the RCA or Walkman plug to >> record analog audio to the MD, you can make one level of digital copy from >> that MD. You won't be able to make a digital copy of these second level >> discs. You can, however, make as many analog copies of MDs as you like, >> copying from the original source in analog, copying that second copy to a >> third copy in analog, and so forth. >> >> As for software that will play the contents of an MD, I'm not sure of > that. >> As I said, I hook my MD recorder to the PC using analog means, and record >> the result into Sound Forge. I then split the file into individual files >> and convert them to .mp3. It's a bit tedious, but it is doable. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Have a good day, and don't work too hard. >> >> GO REDS! >> Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY >> kmi...@windstream.net >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
