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What Is MP3

Copying Music From CD To MP3

Copying Music From MP3 To Audio CD

Copying Music From Record Or Tape To MP3

Copying Music From Record Or Tape To Audio CD

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*** Note - there is no difference between empty audio and data CD! It is only a marketing trick that should force you to give more money for the same kind of media!

Software needed:

AudioGrabber (freeware including Lame encoder)
Official (without Lame encoder): www.audiograbber.com-us.net/download.html

Adobe Audition (ex CoolEdit) (shareware)
www.syntrillium.com

WinAmp (freeware)
www.winamp.com

Nero (shareware)
www.nero.com

What Is MP3

MP3 is, let's make it simple, compressed wav file by certain procedure called encoding. Important thing about it is that it could be almost 100% of audio CD quality. It means that song that requires 70 MB on audio CD you can save on your computer as 7 MB file or more. Quality of sound is really great!


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Copying Music From CD To MP3

1. Insert audio CD into CD/DVD Rom. Now you need CD ripper, meaning program that will copy songs from audio CD to your hard disk in wav format and encode it into mp3. To do that choose AudioGrabber. If you download it from my site, in zip file you'll find two files - AudioGrabber and lame_enc. Install AudioGrabber and put lame_enc.dll into the same folder where you installed AudioGrabber. Default folder is C:/audiograbber.

Run AudioGrabber. Click picture MP3. Check MP3 file via intermediate wav file. Delete the wav file. Under "Internal encoder" select LameEnc.dll. Drag bitrate slider to 192. Check Stereo and click OK. Check buttons Norm. and MP3.

To choose where to store mp3s, click Settings > General Settings...> click Browse, select folder and click OK. Mark songs that you wanna copy, write names of songs and singers. If it it original audio CD, click Freedb. If that CD is in database, it will write singer and songs automatically.
That's it! Just click GRAB!, and you got your song in MP3!

There are several options that you might wanna use, just explore this program, you will not regret it.

2. Second step is to run WinAmp and listen to what you have done.


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Copying Music From MP3 To Audio CD

1. Run Nero. Select Audio CD. In right window find mp3 files, drag them to left window. When you reach CD limit (700 mb), burn CD.


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Copying Music From Record Or Tape To MP3

This possibility is little bit more complicated than the previous one, but it's not a big deal. If you, can't find certain songs, this is the solution.

1. Connect output of gramophone or tape player and input (line in) of soundblaster with cable.

2. Run CoolEdit. In the bottom of program you'll see two tracks jumping from left to right. Those are loudness indicators. Notice digit 0. Tracks must jump till 0, but they must not reach 0 because you'll get sound witch will not be correct. Try it if you don't believe me.
One more thing: click small yellow loudspeaker in system tray. Select Options / Properties / Recording. You must put mark in in white squared field under "Line Input". It means that you selected music source that will be connected to input of your soundblaster (line in).
Play song from record or tape. Two red tracks in CoolEdit have to jump according to the rhythm of the song. Loudness on the gramophone or tape player must be set to the value when red tracks will come near 0, but not over it. I suggest that you set loudness in the way that tracks reach only -3. You're safe in this way. Now click new and choose 44100, Stereo, 16 Bit.
Play the song you wanna record from gramophone / tape player again, click "Record" in CoolEdit, and recording starts. When you have saved the song in CoolEdit and tracks didn't pass 0, you can save that song in certain folder in wav format (Windows PCM).

3. Now run AudioGrabber. How to set it up check under Copying Music From CD To MP3. Click MP3 button and find where says "Create an MP3 now". Click "Browse", choose song(s) that you wanna have in MP3. You did it! Songs are stored in folder

4. Fourth step is to run WinAmp and listen to what you have done.


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Copying Music From Record Or Tape To Audio CD

1. Connect output of gramophone or tape player and input (line in) of soundblaster with cable.

2. Run CoolEdit. In the bottom of program you'll see two tracks jumping from left to right. Those are loudness indicators. Notice digit 0. Tracks must jump till 0, but they must not reach 0 because you'll get sound witch will not be correct. Try it if you don't believe me.
One more thing: click small yellow loudspeaker in system tray. Select Options / Properties / Recording. You must put mark in in white squared field under "Line Input". It means that you selected music source that will be connected to input of your soundblaster (line in).
Play song from record or tape. Two red tracks in CoolEdit have to jump according to the rhythm of the song. Loudness on the gramophone or tape player must be set to the value when red tracks will come near 0, but not over it. I suggest that you set loudness in the way that tracks reach only -3. You're safe in this way. Now click new and choose 44100, Stereo, 16 Bit.
Play the song you wanna record from gramophone / tape player again, click "Record" in CoolEdit, and recording starts. When you have saved the song in CoolEdit and tracks didn't pass 0, you can save that song in certain folder in wav format (Windows PCM).
3. Run Nero. Select Audio CD. In right window find wav files, drag them to left window. When you reach CD limit (700 mb), burn CD.

Trying to do some vinyl transfers to my laptop.... but as you know, no soundblaster soundcard with RCA jacks! Anyone have any info?

I tried using the audio-technica usb turntable thing, but sounds SO quiet. Do I need a pre-amp thing or equalizer/mixer? Obviously I don't know too much, just starting out!

facundo101 wrote:Trying to do some vinyl transfers to my laptop.... but as you know, no soundblaster soundcard with RCA jacks! Anyone have any info?

I tried using the audio-technica usb turntable thing, but sounds SO quiet. Do I need a pre-amp thing or equalizer/mixer? Obviously I don't know too much, just starting out!

Hi, I had a same problem and solved it...but...it wasn't free...after all...

Gear; Laptop IBM R51, Turntable Technics 1200mkII, Stanton 680elIIDJPro (but, I'll buy audiophile cartridge soon - for softer sounds)

Usually, I connect my turnt to amplifier and play records but ... I want to record them without buying extra audiorecorder (Example Pioneer 06) so I decided to search for USB adapter...

First of all, I didn't want to make a connection via that one little mic input jack. I wanted via USB because I believe it's a better quality (well, I still believe ... ) so, optionally, I needed an USB adapter!

But, another BIG thing is a low signal!(I knew that before but I didn't want anymore to connect my TT to amplifier then via REC OUT connections via some chinch cables to my PC; a lot of cables, a lot of loss of the signal, a lot of noises...) Turntables, usually, don't have preout amplifier so You need a premplifier to boost a signal!

I found a Pro-Ject Phono Box II USB as a solution. It has connection, IN for Your turntable and 2 OUTputs; via USB or via CHINCH so You can connect it to PC, via USB or via CHINCH cable, or to a classical amplifier, via CHINCH.

OK, that wasn't my all problems I've got! That equipment wasn't compatible with my laptop/PC! Sh*** I was mad I wrote an e-mail to Pro-Ject Audio Systems but they didn't found a solution...Answer was "that it must work on all PCs around the World"(good joke)...Well, in that moment it wasn't... It was making some troubles with my "on board" sound card...
so...any option was to buy another external SOUND CARD...and...it finally works on!

So, if You decide to buy this equipment, Pro-Ject Phono Box II-USB, be sure that is compatible with Your PC! If You have an option, first try it on Your PC and then buy!

Another options were these;

Terratec Phono USB Studio
NAD Phono Preamp PP3 Digital

but...I decided for Pro-Ject! And it's working now!

Whole story costs me app 150 euros...
Pro-Ject Phono BoxII USB - 100 Euros
Sound Blaster Creative Connect - 50 Euros

I hope that I helped a little...

Bye & regards