RE: 78rpms to CD - Reality.

[Leonard Koenick <lkoenick...>]

This may be from computer sound ignorance, but those 78's all used different
equalizations than exist on a modern amp.  You may need to be able to do
something about this too.

There is a list specifically devoted to 78's.  it's address used to be
78-l (at) cornell(dot)edu(dot)  The members there can answer any questions 
about 78's.
but be careful; they are even more prone to instant and numerous
communication than exists here sometimes.

Leonard Koenick.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
[mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of Farfl's House
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 3:19 AM
To: World music from a Jewish slant
Subject: 78rpms to CD - Reality.

Hi, Wolf!
The most important thing about transferring 78rpm recordings is to make sure
you have the proper size stylus for the job. Stanton makes a variety of
stylus widths for their 500 model cartridge. You don't want the improper
width of stylus on a recording, or else you'll wallow in "sonic shmootz"
(Henry's great phrase). Different eras of 78s require different widths to
make sure you'll avoid where the groove has already been worn.
Once you've determined the proper stylus to use, you have to make sure you
have a good sound card. "Soundblaster 32" and the like don't cut it.  I have
a wonderful Turtle Beach Fiji soundcard.  You'll need the cables everyone
else was talking about, from your amp to your computer, and you'll need a
software that records the files (.WAV) and hopefully cleans them up. DCART
is a great one for the price.
After you've recorded your files to your hard drive, and trimmed them and
treated them, you can burn them to a CD-R using an easy program like
"Adaptec CD Creator Deluxe".  Oh, by the way.......you'll need a CD Burner!!
I suggest a Ricoh.....get one with 4x or 8x recording capabilities!
Don't bother with MP3s for now, as you want to be able to play your CDs in
any player, correct?
If you don't want all of the above hassle, I can transfer the records for
you. You'll have to pay shipping both ways. Maybe you can trade something
for me doing it? Some blank CD-R media, or something?  ;)
And if you want to donate the records themselves...well......!!
Best Regards & Good Luck!
Steven Lederman (Farfl's House)

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> Subject: Transferring 78s to CD
> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 20:44:27 -0400
> From: "Kame'a Media" <media (at) kamea(dot)com>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
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> To the List:
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> I want to transfer a collection of 78s onto CD.
> I have a  Mac;  what do I need-  software, cables, etc?
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> What kind of file is the music stored on?
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> Can one put these files on a Zip Disk,
> and have them burned onto CD ?
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> Thanks.
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> Wolf Krakowski
> www.kamea.com
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