Things You'll Need:
- CD-R Burners
- CD-R Discs
- CD-RW Burners
- CD-RW Discs
- CD Recorder Software
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Step 1
Open CD recorder application.
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Step 2
Select "line in" as the source or input.
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Step 3
Open the File menu and select New or whatever command is used for beginning a recording.
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Step 4
Sample a track to set a recording level. Set the level to peak at 0 dB, 80 VU, or as high as possible without going into the red portion of the meter display.
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Step 5
Put tape deck in Play/Pause mode before beginning the desired track. If your source unit lacks a pause button, start Play a few seconds before end of preceding track.
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Step 6
Look for the command that begins recording: probably Record, Save, or Extract to File. Start the recording process before the song starts.
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Step 7
Click Stop at end of track or side.
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Step 8
Save the recording as a WAV file to desktop. Save individual tracks as separate WAV files, or save entire side of tape if your software allows.
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Step 9
Open the WAV file in your recorder program (drag it into CD-R window in some applications).
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Step 10
Select the recording speed.
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Step 11
Find the command that will record to CD: probably Record, Create, or Save.
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Step 1
Plug in your tape deck or portable player near your computer.
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Step 2
Connect the tape deck or player to the Line In jack on the sound card.
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Step 3
Use the jacks labeled Tape Out, Line Out or Playback on the deck, or use a headphone jack. Proceed to step 4, 5 or 6, depending on what you will connect to the computer.
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Step 4
If you're using a tape deck with a Tape Out, Line Out, or Playback jack, connect a cable with two RCA plugs on one end to the back of the deck. Connect the stereo miniplug on the other end to the sound card.
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Step 5
If you're using a deck with a headphone jack, connect a cable with a 1 /4-inch plug on one end to the headphone jack. Connect the stereo mini-plug on the other end to the sound card.
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Step 6
If you're using a portable player, connect a cable with stereo miniplugs on each end from the unit to the sound card.
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Step 7
Open the CD recorder application.
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Step 8
Select Line In as the source or input.
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Step 9
Open the File menu and select New or whatever command is used for beginning a recording.
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Step 10
Sample a track to set a recording level. Set the level to peak at 0 dB, 80 VU, or as high as possible without going into the red portion of the meter display.
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Step 11
Put the tape deck in Play/Pause mode before starting the track. If your source unit lacks a pause button, click Play a few seconds before the end of the preceding track.
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Step 12
Look for the command that begins recording: probably Record, Save or Extract to File. Start the recording process before the song starts.
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Step 13
Click Stop at the end of the track or side.
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Step 14
Save the recording as a WAV file to the desktop. Save individual tracks as separate WAV files, or save the entire side of the tape if your software allows it.
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Step 15
Open the WAV file in your recorder program (drag it into the CD-R window in some applications).
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Step 16
Select the recording speed.
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Step 17
Find the command that will record the file to CD: probably Record, Create or Save.










Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Two types of recordable CD-R discs are sold. To record a music CD, you must buy a CD-R disc marked for Audio or Music use (this has a copyright royalty paid on it, so costs more). You can't record audio (ie music) onto a CD-R marked for Data use, because these discs are encoded to prevent them being used to store music on and the burn process will fail.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I first used Memorex CD-R's for recording music,but then bought SonyCRM74 which the iomega would not read.