How to put records on CD's?

Don's process must get great results. I use the Roxio Software on my Macintosh computer and get really good results. I loaded the PC version of Roxio into an office computer and, while it is still good, the process is quite coumbersome. I you don't feel like going to the lengths that Don does, you might try this.

I have done similar to what Don does, with different, higher-end software that I can access through my work. The results are very good. Then, I bought a Denon CD deck with burner that my son uses as a playback device and burner. I run it through my rig sending the analog signal straight into the Denon which has a feature that automatically creates a new track for each song based on "quiet time" between songs. If one wants to manually intitate a track break, it is also easy to do. For good clean records without a lot of surface noise, I find the quality of the resultant CD's to be equal to, if not better than, those burned on the PC, albiet no noise reduction capabilites.

If you have low noise LP's to burn, the $500 retail ($390 street) cost of the Denon may be cheaper than investing in software.

Hi,
Sorry to be so simple...but I think it would be a lot easier to pick up a fairly inexpensive stand alone cd-recorder (Sony, Philips...) and run through the tape loop in your preamp. This way, you don't have to move anything around, run long interconnects, etc. My understanding is that these units do a great job, and you can do the cleanup that Don described on your computer using the cd that you burned on the stand alone. I probably wouldn't even bother with this last step, though, as I don't mind a few ticks and pops. Hey, it's vinyl, why try to mask it? This is the route that I'm going to take, and I know that many others feel that it's the way to go.

Have fun,
Rick

From my experiance, the fastest and best quality recording to CD have been done using the Profesional CD burners available from Tascam. This will alow you to go from the pre-amp into the CD burner with RCA connectors. Bassicly you use the burner like a tape deck with the tape loop on your pre-amp. This way you can also play back from the burner. The Tascam CD burners will sell for around $400. I have a couple available if interested.

I'll second the Tascam option. Paulg805 is correct. It's MUCH easier - and less expensive in the long run - than doing it through a computer, and the results are far superior. The Tascam CD-R4U is a small, inexpensive 20 bit CD recorder that does a great job & is available for around $325-350. It also make a very decent stand-alone CD player in its own right - maybe for a second system while you're not burning LPs - and you can even connect it to a computer through its provided USB port to use as a CD burner for your Mac or PC! It has a headphone jack with adjustable volume control to monitor while you record and a remote to add track index numbers on-the-fly as you record. The Tascam CD-R700 and CD-R2000 are full size units that are even better if you want 24 bit capability. Feel free to e-mail with any specific questions. My home-made CDs recorded on the Tascam from vinyl sound better than the commercial releases of the same CD - even the gold MFSL & other so-called "audiophile" CDs. The difference is staggering. If you've got a decent vinyl setup you can make some really great CDs for yourself.

Cheers,
Ed