can i record this????

[maskedman72]

i have a audio cd that is for my pc only. i would like to make a normal cd out of it so i can play it in any player. i dont think i can burn it with the computers cd drive(or at least my try failed)
so can i hook up my masterlink to my computers speaker output jack and set levels and go? i dont see why not.
thanks guys!

[jake-owa]

If you have spdif on a soundblaster card try to use the digital connectors for a digital audio transfer.


Though I don't know why you couldn't just burn a wav. format audio CD, it should work fine.

[maskedman72]

no luck with the wav file and no digital connections on the pc.
if the speaker out is line level than my idea should work.

[Blue Bear Sound]

SPEAKER OUT IS NOT LINE-LEVEL......

Don't EVER do this unless you don't happen to like the circuitry of the input-stage of whatever gear you try this with...... you WILL blow your inputs.

[Even]

to copy a cd to a cd that can be played on most any player:

1: Aquire the desired songs from the original cd to your hard drive. Handy program for this is "Audiograbber".

2: Convert the song files that you nabbed to WAV format. Handy program for this is MP3toWAV convertor.

3: load a blank CD-R (not a cd-rw) into the drive.

4: Open your recording software (Adaptec or Spressa or whatever).... select "audio CD"

5: Drag and drop the converted wav files to the menue"

6: click Test and record...

7: Get a beer

8: take the spiffy new cd, Mark it or be eternally confused.... and pop it in the deck in the other room.

If this fails then there is a chance that you are attempting to duplicate a cd that is "watermarked" or write protected.

[maskedman72]

thank you even and blue bear!!