tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post5564637831411494333..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: THE SOUND OF MUSICJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-39068601879296928472007-03-12T13:43:00.000-04:002007-03-12T13:43:00.000-04:00Dear Mr. Seglin:Your article regarding the copying...Dear Mr. Seglin:<BR/><BR/>Your article regarding the copying of CDs from the library onto one's hard drive or burning to blank CDs appeared in the March 11th edition of the Columbus Dispatch.<BR/><BR/>While not taking issue with what you wrote, I would have liked to have seen an opinion from someone not associated with the recording industry. It seems that "M.W." had already paid the royalties to the performers and to the record companies and that should allow her to "refresh" her collection to another format. After all, she's not acquiring new or additional music, she's simply changing the media on which the music is stored and played. I am not of the legal profession and could certainly be wrong, but from my layman's view: "It seems to me....."<BR/><BR/>Moreover, the reason I am writing is to offer another solution to "M.W.s" dilemma. She can burn her cassette-source music to CDs, and fairly inexpensively.<BR/><BR/>I have an extensive record (vinyl) collection and have enjoyed those records over the years. I heard of a company (Dartech....which stands for Digital Audio Restoration Technology) which offers programs which are used to restore the sound quality of vinyl recordings. It can remove the snap, crackle, and pops common to old records along with the hiss from wear and tear. I bought the program a couple of years ago and tried to do some restoring. My method of recording the music to the computer was, at best, crude. I didn't get a very good copy by playing the record on my stereo and feeding that into a mic input on my computer from the "line out" plugs on my amp. I was at an impasse; I couldn't restore that which I couldn't get a clean copy of in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Then I read about a turntable from Ion Audio. It plugs directly into your computer's USB port and it works like a charm. It was THE missing link in my restoration process. The audio level is correct and the interference I had experienced before has been completely eliminated. It also has leads that connect to a stereo should you wish to use it as a regular turntable. It also has a 1/8" input which "M.W." could use to play her cassettes directly into her computer. In her case, recording from cassette shouldn't require much restoration. She might, however, need to insert "song breaks" (tell the computer where one song ends and the next one begins). The Ion unit even comes with the necessary software for installation and recording. While many CD burning programs are available, I prefer to use Roxio for burning CDs of my restored music. The Ion unit lists for about $150, but I found mine at Costco online for $139, delivered right to my door. The Ion website says their products are available at Circuit City, Best Buy, and at other outlets.<BR/><BR/>Here are some links for products I mentioned:<BR/><BR/>dartech.com<BR/>ion-audio.com<BR/>roxio.com<BR/>costco.com (type in "ion audio" in the search slot)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Please pass this along to "M.W."<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/><BR/>Westerville, Ohio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com