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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: stvgray on December 21, 2003, 11:44:35 PM
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Okay, I got myself a used DAP1 and I'm about to start using it. Now I'm wondering what my options are for dubbing from it.
I have a Phillips audio CD-R machine with a coax input, so that seems like an obvious answer. I guess I'd have to sit there and increment the tracks, huh?
What about my computer? It has no coax input. Is there a card I could get that adds one? or what other solutions are there for dumping into a computer?
Thanks for whatever you can tell me. Little by little, with your help, I'm getting this stuff figured out.
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theres plenty of cards with coax in's for your PC. even USB ones. there's lots of options. i'd say if you have a cd-r with a coax in then use it, but look into the pc thing too.. good luck..
matt
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Is this all I need? At $89, it seems like a cheap, easy solution.
Edirol UA-1D 16-bit cable type USB digital audio interface
http://www.audioamigo.com/ediua1d.html
It's by far the cheapest option I've found by fumbling around with Google.
I don't have any bigger ambitions for interfacing with my computer than just dumping from my DAT onto my hard drive so I can dub to CD. Is there anything I will wish I had later?
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you might want to consider, although the ua-1d is a cost effective solution, it has been labeled as not being bit accurate, now i dont know if you care much about that but its something to consider before going the cheap route
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yup, it won't be a true dub ;)
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So instead I would be looking at a sound card for a couple hundred bucks?
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So instead I would be looking at a sound card for a couple hundred bucks?
yep, around 150 for an audiophile 2496, but if you dontcare about bits, i have a ua-1d for sale for 30 bux, i just wanted it for a quick solution till i could fork some cash for an audiophile, which is now 8)
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Thanks, but I don't think I want to go that route. Where's the best price on an audiophile 2496?
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You could just burn an entire disc, no tracks. Then EAC it on your computer. then track it out using CDwav. Then .flac/.shn or just audio from there.
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that sounds like the most cost effective route by far....
for info on soundcards and interfaces, I'm sure there's info in the archives..... ;)
Heath
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You could just burn an entire disc, no tracks. Then EAC it on your computer. then track it out using CDwav. Then .flac/.shn or just audio from there.
that would work, just might be a little more time consuming. i can't remember how long it takes to rip a cd, but my computer is slow so.. but that route would be easy. just an extra step, and extra cd's will be used.. oh well. hope you get somthing worked out. peace
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burn to rw, dump to hard drive, erase rw. wouldn't that work without wasting cds? can a computer cdr drive read a "non-finalized" rw allowing you to use the same rw disc over and over again for all your transfers? I thought i remembered someone doing this...
Heath
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burn to rw, dump to hard drive, erase rw. wouldn't that work without wasting cds? can a computer cdr drive read a "non-finalized" rw allowing you to use the same rw disc over and over again for all your transfers? I thought i remembered someone doing this...
Heath
dont see why not,it IS all data when it comes down to it, ya know....and as long as the player/recorder is rw friendly, i dont see a problem!!!
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Hmm ... yeah, that's right. Either way, the dump outa the DAP1 is going to be in real time, so it will take the same amount of time regardless. Once the CD is done in my audio deck, I can stick it in my computer, which has a high-speed CD drive, so the time lost reading the disc should be minimal. And I save $150. Later, if this proves to be a pain for some reason, I can always spend the dough.
Thanks, everybody. Once again, I got my questions answered and I'm ready to move on. And my UA-5 came today.
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Hmm ... yeah, that's right. Either way, the dump outa the DAP1 is going to be in real time, so it will take the same amount of time regardless. Once the CD is done in my audio deck, I can stick it in my computer, which has a high-speed CD drive, so the time lost reading the disc should be minimal. And I save $150. Later, if this proves to be a pain for some reason, I can always spend the dough.
Thanks, everybody. Once again, I got my questions answered and I'm ready to move on. And my UA-5 came today.
+T phor the phresh start!!!