Throwing Good Music Away (page 3)

Nosferatu

Is there really a way to convert old records to CDs at home?

Yes, but it can be very time-consuming and could get expensive. By the time you get yourself a decent turntable, a pre-amp, a decent sound card, record cleaner, a PC with a burner & hard drive space, CD-Rs, audio editing software not to mention new styluses, you're going to spend a small fortune. Then there's the time it takes to convert the LP to the PC, edit it so you can seperate the tracks, and burning.

Or you could get someone to do it all who already has all of the above (hint hint!)

Recently got myself a nice 4-track player and got it up and running, so there's one more format to add to the pile. I'm the self-declared format king! Audio: 4-Track, 8-Track, Cassette, Microcassette, Minicassette, LP (33, 45, 78), CD, Reel 2 Reel. Video: VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, DVC, CED, Slides. I might be forgetting a few. I know I'm missing a few, and I'm going after them.

choosing life

What is a ballpark figure for the cost of each album?

done4good

I'm the self-declared format king! Audio: 4-Track, 8-Track, Cassette, Microcassette, Minicassette, LP (33, 45, 78), CD, Reel 2 Reel. Video: VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, DVC, CED, Slides. I might be forgetting a few. I know I'm missing a few, and I'm going after them.

Nosferatu, there was an audio cassette format introduced by Sony and Technics in the late '70s, (and only in production about two years), called J-Cassete? or something like that. Did you ever have one of those? They kind of looked like slightly smaller videotapes, (or slightly larger audio cassettes), and were supposed to improve on the cassette's audio performance, making it compete with R to R in the audio quality department. Can't find much about them on the internet, but maybe I'm calling them by the wrong name...

j

Nosferatu

From me? $15 per LP + shipping. That includes LP cleaning, CD-Rs, and basic track splitting.

Nosferatu

Nosferatu, there was an audio cassette format introduced by Sony and Technics in the late '70s, (and only in production about two years), called J-Cassete?

That was the elcaset. I've never seen one IRL, but apparently the quality is excellent. If I ever see one, I will buy it (failing that, I'll get one off ebay). You're correct, it was Sony's attempt at providing R2R quality sound in a compact cartridge.

done4good

That was the elcaset. I've never seen one IRL, but apparently the quality is excellent. If I ever see one, I will buy it (failing that, I'll get one off ebay). You're correct, it was Sony's attempt at providing R2R quality sound in a compact cartridge

Thanks, Nosferatu. I couldn't remember that for the life of me. I'll have to look those up.

j

fxdwg97

When we decided to part with a Queen album, I remember sitting in the living room with "another one bites the dust" on the turntable. We spun it backwards and swore we heard it say "decide to smoke marajuana". Goes to show you what your imagination can do when your all reved up.

Sassy

I had a couple of Rush albums in my hands tonight but couldn't decide which one to get. I'll take your suggestion.

Farewell to Kings was an excellent album.. I even saw them perform on tour that year...

nvrgnbk

This is one of my favorite Rush songs:

Freewill

There are those who think that life is nothing left to chance,
A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance.

A planet of playthings,
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot conceive.
"The stars aren't aligned
Or the gods are malign"-
Blame is better to give than receive.

You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice.
If you choose not to decide, you still haven't made a choice.
You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill;
I will choose a path that's clear-
I will choose Free Will.

There are those who think that they were dealt a losing hand,
The cards were stacked against them- they weren't born in lotus-land.

All preordained-
A prisoner in chains-
A victim of venomous fate.
Kicked in the face,
You can't pray for a place
In heaven's unearthly estate.

Each of us-
A cell of awareness-
Imperfect and incomplete.
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet.

ninja

hey nvr I love that song ya numpty....and "limelight" from moving pictures

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