Recording

Recording

In simple terms how would I go about recording mixes from my decks onto CD. I havent got any equipment which allows me to do this directly.

Is there any way of recording onto CD without having to actually do the mix in the place where the mix is put on CD (eg could I record onto mini-disc then pass it on to somebody who has the right equipment to record onto CD?)

This has probably been asked a million times before but cheers in advance

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I usually record onto minidisc then convert to CD using a Hi-Fi, then, i've also just started to use Cubase to master my cd's which make them sound spot on

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That sounds easy enough like. How much does Cubase cost and what can you do with it Jimmy?

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Jim, a word of advice. Get a Cd recorder; minidiscs use a compression algorithm which limits the dymanics of the wave.

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Is there any way of recording a CD from the decks without having to go through a PC ?

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Thanks Lee!

Yeah get a CD recorder. You can get a Pioneer one for about 200 quid. Goes straight from your mixer into it. Not very good for putting track marks in,you have to do it as you record

i just use my computer....

out of the mixer, into my soundcard....and record using sound forge, cool edit, or something similar...

make sure u set all your levels up b4 you start, so it doesnt clip...

if you've got a bit of cash spare go to the grooverooms studio in newcastle (0191 2212233) and get it digitally recorded. costs around £40 per mix then £1 per cd and case. well worth it as the cds sound class

Have you been into Grooverooms b4?

I've been a few times now.

yeah, i'm down a fair bit. always record my demos there now. mark is a canny lad.

ATRAC is the name of the compression system used on minidisc technology; Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding. Minidiscs only hold one fifth of the information that a compact disc holds and are not as - 'errr' good quality.

Minidiscs were designed to replace the audio tape market, not compete with the high end CD sector.


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That's because digital will only ever be a sample, at, for example, in the case of CD, a resolution of 16 bits at 44.1 kHz, which effectively misses parts of the original wave. Until software and hardware manufactures can deal with this issue, analogue will always sound warmer, richer and better than a digital representation.

The future of digital is analogue.

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Reports...

I wrote some interesting reports on this subject matter during my Music Production HND; if anyone is interested, PM and I will email the documents.

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Hi Lee, Im considering taking Music Production at Newcastle College after ive finished 6form! i just wondering if you could give me some information on this subject!

Cheers. Chris

Info...

The course at Newcastle College is excellent.

What exactly do you want to know?

Just want to kno what i would be doing in the course if i take it on, thats all!

im thinking about that to mate

Nice one M8

Ive been wanting to do it for a while, but Im currently in my 2nd year at 6 form, so i want to concentrate on that first before i go into anything else!

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