You can check that you've successfully connected your hi-fi to your PC using a couple of utilities that are provided with Windows. Click Start > Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Volume Control. If the Recording Control … [Continue reading]
You can record from any analogue audio device that provides line-out terminals. Some analogue audio devices can be connected directly to your computer's sound card. However, the usual method for transferring material from vinyl LP is to … [Continue reading]
On the simple basis of the better the source material, the better the final result, the obvious first thing to do is ensure is that your records are in as good a condition as possible and that your analogue playback equipment is set up to … [Continue reading]
The following equipment will be needed to produce a signal capable of being digitised in your PC: a turntable and pickup arm fitted with a good quality cartridge and stylus a pre-amplifier with RIAA equalisation a PC with either on-board … [Continue reading]
Here we're going to examine how to eliminate individual clicks that have not been removed by the Remove Noise function, specifically the rather obvious click that occurs about 40 seconds into the Dance The Night Away track. To do this we first … [Continue reading]
You can use any CD mastering application - such as Roxio's Easy CD Creator or Ahead's Nero Burning ROM - so burn your .wav files to CD. Since we've used Clean 5.0 to apply the finishing touches to our recordings before committing them to CD, … [Continue reading]
While the Audacity application has excellent functionality for the recording, splitting and cleaning-up of recordings, it doesn't have the features for enhancing a digitised recording offered by more sophisticated products. We're going to use … [Continue reading]
Although a CD jewel case won't allow you to reproduce the complete liner notes of your original LP, it does give you sufficient space to do a lot better than a scrawled title up the spine of the case. What you'll need to give your new … [Continue reading]
Background Principles The following aims and requirements are met by this DMMS. They are in no particular order of priority or preference. A centralised music repository Ability to access music from a variety of locations within the … [Continue reading]
Portable Music Players There are also many portable digital music players now on the market, epitomised (arguably) by the Apple iPod. Being a committed early adopter, I bought the first generation 10GB iPod, which I sold and upgraded to the 20GB … [Continue reading]