How many of us make CD-Rs and what do we use?

[Grant]

Since there are so many varying opinions on this issue, I thought i'd get an idea of who makes their own CD-Rs from LPs ande what is used used to do it.

[Holy Zoo]

I use a Sony CDR-W 33, with 24bit Super Bit Mapping. It's really a bargain, at just over $500 for a "pro" burner (meaning you don't have to use the more expensive consumer discs).

It also has a compressor/limitor built in, as well as a simple parametric eq - neither of which I've tried yet. Both work in the 24 domain before the SMB dither occurs.

[Larry Naramore]

I use cool edit pro and take the clicks out by hand. A note to the person who sent me a cdr of mono Surrealistic Pillow LP. First off I'm sorry I didn't contact you earlier but I had a computer crash and lost your e-mail address. To make a long story short I gave up on your copy as it was too noisy. Great sound but too many clicks and pops. :(

[Ronflugelguy]

DENON CDR 1000, still learning to get the levels right for vinyl. Just changed to a higher output cart.(Clearaudio).:confused:

[Steve Hoffman]

Originally posted by Holy Zoo
I use a Sony CDR-W 33, with 24bit Super Bit Mapping.
It also has a compressor/limitor built in, as well as a simple parametric eq - neither of which I've tried yet.

Jeff,

Put a piece of masking tape over that compressor/limiter button, 'kay?

[Holy Zoo]

You got it, Teach!

:D


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[Grant]

Yeah, I would never trust automatic compression/limiting.

[bob g.]

plextor 12/10/32A
coppermine 667 piii, 133bus, ata66, VIA chipset
ibm deskstar 7200rpm hd

steinberg clean plus 2.0 (software + modular phono preamp)

[Holy Zoo]

Wow - so far there are more standalone's than computer based cd burners. I'm actually surprised, I would have thought it'd be the other way around.

[Ben]

TDK - 3826 CD Recorder.

Consumer deck..great sound thanks to some very fine D/A converters....

Vinyl rips are a trip!


Ben

[Holy Zoo]

Hey Ben!

What does the TDK tend to run? Any good places on the net that sell them?

[Chris Desjardin]

I use both. My standalone unit is a Pioneer Elite PRW-19. I use it mainly for vinyl transfers. My computer unit is some Sony model. Both work great.

[PsychFan]

I use my iMac and a computer-based external SCSI recorder: the Yamaha CRW6416SX. It's hooked up to the iMac's FireWire port via an Orange Converter (SCSI-to-FireWire) that performs flawlessly.

When I put LPs on CD, I go from the "tape out" of my Marantz 2230 receiver straight to the audio input of my iMac, and make AIFF files (1 LP side at a time) using SoundHack freeware. I then split the LP side into individual tracks within Adaptec (now Roxio) Jam 2.6. Any necessary digital editing is done with Peak LE.

As for discs ... I use whatever (name-brand) ones I can get cheaply.

[DanG]

My 2 cents, the poll needs to include a choice that says, "I use both!"

Plextor 16/10/40 for CD to CDR, Yamaha CDR-D651 for vinyl to CDR. I'm a newbie, I've only ripped three CDR's on the Plextor, nothing on the Yamaha yet!

[Dave B]

I agree with Dan. I use both too. I use my standalone burner (Harman Kardon CDR30) for CD-CD copies and for direct copy of LPs that are in good shape. If they need some cleaning up I use the Sony drive on my computer and EAC to clean them up before I make a final copy.

[Andrew]

I'm a newbie at this, but have had great success to date (no vinyl left, just CD to CD-R transfers). Equipment: a Lite-On USB 4x external burner for recording, my IBM laptop for playback, Easy Creator 4 software (bundled with the burner), Neato labels and Imation brand media.

[Jeffrey]

Hi,

Thou I lack the killer pic, I also have/use the Sony CDR-W33. I second Jeff's emotion, it's alot of machine for the $.

Hey Steve, should we getta second piece of masking tape for the eq switch?

Let the Good Times Roll,
Jeffrey

[Todd Fredericks]

I use a Plexwriter (external SCSI) and Sonic Foundry's CD Architect (pluggin for Sound Forge).

Todd

[BitShifter]

A Plextor 12/10/32 external SCSI, 10K RPM Seagate Cheetah hard drive, Cool Edit basic. I don't even have a good sound card, yet frequently seem to make CDs with more of the "breath of life" than retail (probably because I don't process all the life out of the signal when cleaning it up.) Rega P3 turntable. No tubes anywhere... I need to get more analog gear into my setup...

When ripping from another CD for comps, Exact Audio Copy fills the bill nicely.

[Grant]

I use a PC running Cool Edit Pro, Cool Edit 2000, Sound Forge 5.0, Vegas LE, DC Art32, Adaptec CD Creator deluxe 4.x, various lugins from Steinburg, Sound Forge, Syntrillium, and isotope.

[Ben]

Hey, Zoo!

This deck is unbelievable... the sound is awesome.

How about $280 bucks (plus s/h) at www.jandr.com?

Ask Tom Port about this deck....I'm sure you'll get an earful!


Best Wishes (and thanks for my avatar!),

Ben

[Loud Listener]

I use a PC with CardDeluxe for input @ 96 Khz/24 bit.

Then I use Cool Edit to clean by hand, then downsample to 44.1 for CDs.

I have used various burners in the past.

I have another PC with another CardDeluxe for listening to the cleaned masters at 96 Khz in my listening room. CDs are for the SUV and friends. :D

[David R. Modny]

For vinyl to CD:

Card - TB Santa Cruz (with an HP PC)
Table - Dual CS 431
MM Cartridge - Audio-Technica 440ML
Phono - Rotel RC 980BX

[thxdave]

I've been using a Plextor 8/20 SCSI burner for the last 2 years. Files are imported through a DAL CardDeluxe 24-bit card. I'm waiting for a Metric Halo MIO 2448 (http://www.mhlabs.com/mobileio/mio.html) 24bit/96k A/D/A convertor for location recording and A/V projects....and then, when I have money, I buy food ;)

dave
www.morrisonphotographics.com

[Craig]

I use both also. A Denon CDR-W1500 to transfer vinyl/tapes to CDR. Then I do cleanup and editing on the PC, mostly with Cool Edit 2000. I also use a program called WaveRepair to manually remove pops and clicks.

-Craig