LP's to CD's

[aussiealan]

Can somone tell me if there is a freeware program that I can use to backup my lp's to my hard drive, and eventually burning them to a cd.

I have nero 6 for burning. Alan.

[ed klein]

Alan,

Not freeware, but I believe its worth the purchase price. Musicmatch Plus, it can make great MP3 recordings, and has its own built in CD/DVD burner.

I have all my old 45's and LP's on CD disk now. (op's gave my age away)

Audio cables (left, right, and common ground) from you earphone jack of your amplifier or receiver to the audio line in of your computer.

Create the collection in your Musicmatch library and burn to the audio format you want. Can also be played in your automobile.

Once in MP3 format you can edit, cut, or remove parts (if needed) by using the freeware MP3 edit software, MP3 DIRECT CUT.

[Chewy]

I am still using a version of MM that's over 3 years old, 7.50xxx, I used an upgrade once and regreted it and went back. Best 20$ I ever spent.

[Experi-Mentor]

my guess is that most freeware won't have all the built-in or add-on essentials to clean-up the scratches/bops/hisses etc encountered.
i use "sound forge" with some add-ons. it works like a dream & really
polishes-up those old scratched vinyls. sadly, it's not freeware & it wasn't cheap. it also burns to cd, but i've never used that feature.
it's packed with so many other features, you'll love it (once you learn how to use it).

does your turntable have a built-in amp ? you may need it if you're going directly from turntable to pc sound card (line in).

[ed klein]

I have an older version of Musicmatch Plus too. My version is 8.20.0130.

[aussiealan]

more on lp's top cd's

Thanks guys for your replies, does anyone know where I can get a copy of musicmatch 7.5 or 8?

Sounds like they are the best for my application. Thanks Alan.

[jamoskeag3]

I just did a google search for musicmatch 7.5.
Try it, appears downloads are available.
BTW, i have MM 9.0, which works fine for me to make mp3 formats.

Also, as i understand from a friend whose into what you want to do, finding an amplified turntable these days can be a chore. Also, he mentioned a program called Goldwave. Dont know much about this stuff, so above is secondhand info.

[aussiealan]

Thanks, my turntable goes through an amplifier, then to my pc. Alan

[katzdvd]

Also, he mentioned a program called Goldwave

Goldwave works excellent! I have used it for years. I have purchased it, but the shareware version seems to go on working forever w/o a problem. Will record to virtually any file format.

I find it easy to use, very intuitave.

most freeware won't have all the built-in or add-on essentials to clean-up the scratches/bops/hisses etc encountered.

Goldwave will do that if you play with the filters, etc. It is kind of a long process, esp. if you have really "scratchy" records!

For "noisy" recordings, I have used Roxio ESCD, as it has sound cleaning capabilities; however, I know that most guys on here do not like "Poxio"!

regards, katz

[paglamon]

@Aussiealan,do u have Nero Wave Editor with ur Nero 6? Then that is all u need for recording and audio enhancement.

[UncasMS]

a very nice freeware audio editor is AUDACITY

recording, editing and exporting to mp3/ogg can be easily done

[RFBurns]

Goldwave works excellent! I have used it for years. I have purchased it, but the shareware version seems to go on working forever w/o a problem. Will record to virtually any file format.

A most versitle program indeed. I like its zoom capability, allowing to focus right in to the "click" spot and very effectively remove it.

Since a majority of the "clicks" and "pops" are extremely narrow pulses in the signal, removing them has little to no effect on the sound at normal speed, as if the click or pops were never there to begin with!

I rank Goldwave as one of the best!

[vw56german]

I would check out what Paglamon said, I have Nero 6 Ultra and it has a little icon for getting LP's to your hard drive and then ultimatly burning them to CD or converting to a format of your choice.

[jamoskeag3]

vw,
I have Nero 6 ultra, but could not find the little icon for LP's. Which particular nero program is it, and where can i find icon. Is it in start smart? Thanks.

[Chewy]

nero soundtrax

never used it