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I sometimes play my ipod through my stereo...sounds just a hair below a
well-done CD. Nothing beats an ipod for portable entertainment.

I agree with the guy that wrote the article. Most sound like they were
recorded in a coffee can.
I occasionally use a mp3 for various purposes including burning cds or
downloading to Mrs.E's iPod.
But before I do, I use a program called "Audacity" to modify and enhance
the file to get rid of that coffee can sound.

I just cannot handle that overly compressed, airy and tinny sound.
Different strokes.

Eisboch


Audacity is a great program... and free. I use it a lot. My 1st experience
with it was to "digitize" all of my vinyl... pops, and all. g

--Mike


They just released a new beta version 1.3.6. Well worth the download. It
has a neat feature for automatic, sound actuated recording based on an
adjustable signal input level among several other improvements.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Eisboch

They just released a new beta version 1.3.6. Well worth the download. It
has a neat feature for automatic, sound actuated recording based on an
adjustable signal input level among several other improvements.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Eisboch

Thanks, I'll get it right now.

--Mike

"Mike" wrote in message
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Audacity is a great program... and free. I use it a lot. My 1st
experience with it was to "digitize" all of my vinyl... pops, and all.
g

--Mike


I spend hours doing the same. I found that if you zoomed in enough on the
spectrum you could easily take the major pops out and when it was played you
couldn't tell any editing was done. It works better than the Effects
filter.

But then I got tired of it and decided the digitized versions sounded better
with the original "pops".

What I like is that you can take an older, poorly recorded LP (or even a
CD) and enhance it so it sounds very good. You can easily over-do it
though.

I also use it to record "me" playing a keyboard and then overdubbing a
guitar on top of it, sometimes several times so I have tracks of both rhythm
guitar and lead. Same with the keyboard.
Works well and then you can go back and adjust levels, split into stereo,
cross fade, etc.
Kills a lot of rainy or snowy afternoons.

Eisboch

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:49:41 -0500, "Eisboch"
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"hk" wrote in message
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I sometimes play my ipod through my stereo...sounds just a hair below a
well-done CD. Nothing beats an ipod for portable entertainment.

I agree with the guy that wrote the article. Most sound like they were
recorded in a coffee can.
I occasionally use a mp3 for various purposes including burning cds or
downloading to Mrs.E's iPod.
But before I do, I use a program called "Audacity" to modify and enhance
the file to get rid of that coffee can sound.

I just cannot handle that overly compressed, airy and tinny sound.
Different strokes.

Eisboch


Audacity is a great program... and free. I use it a lot. My 1st experience
with it was to "digitize" all of my vinyl... pops, and all. g

--Mike


They just released a new beta version 1.3.6. Well worth the download. It
has a neat feature for automatic, sound actuated recording based on an
adjustable signal input level among several other improvements.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Eisboch

I run Adobe Audition 3 in my home studio, and it's wonderful, but I
agree that Audacity is great to keep around. I sometimes use it for
"Quick & Dirty" edits.

Sort of like Irfanview being a companion piece to Photoshop for
graphics.