analog mixes to cd

[tjohnston]

Here the situation. I have been mixing down to 1/4-inch tape. I will eventually take this to a mastering engineer. The problem is that I need to listen to my mixes in other stereo systems. I don’t own a computer so I need a standalone cd burner. I guess one that records in real time. I don’t need anything expensive just something to record the mixes to listen on other systems.. It has to be standalone and not too expensive.
As always help is always greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

[The Ghost of FM]

There's a fair number of home, hi fi units on the market from Pioneer, Sony, Yamaha, JVC and probably others!

Check out a local retailer and I am sure you will find something cheap and cheerful.

I use a Pioneer, myself. Works like a charm.

Cheers!

 

[adent]

buy a computer

you are on one now too....

 

[The Ghost of FM]

Re: buy a computer

you are on one now too....

He is on one that he doesn't own.

Re-read his original post.

Cheers!

 

[strat0tele]

1. a. Buy cheap computer with minimal specs for less than $100
2. Install $20 internal cd burner

 

[Lt. Bob]

or buy a standalone unit for $200 and have something that's useful in quite a few situations

 

[The Ghost of FM]

or buy a standalone unit for $200 and have something that's useful in quite a few situations

Agreed!

A stand-a-lone can be taken to gigs and has decent line in pre's & DA converters that would out perform the sound-card on a $100.00 computer and, has nothing to do with Microsoft!

Cheers!

 

[tf5_bassist]

Agreed!

A stand-a-lone can be taken to gigs and has decent line in pre's & DA converters that would out perform the sound-card on a $100.00 computer and, has nothing to do with Microsoft!

Cheers!

I agree with this. My dad wanted to record some songs that he had, and he hooked up his guitar, drum machine, and mic into a Roland powered mixer, ran that to the line-in on the standalone burner, and the quality was freaking insane!! I had NO clue that it would've turned out so well.

I'd say go with the stand-alone burner also.

 

[tjohnston]

Ok, I bought the standaolone. (RCA) Im mixing down to that while my 1/4" analog is being seviced. The problem is that when I listen to a cd in my truck stereo is hear this crackling buzzing out of one speaker. It sounds like the cd was bunned too hot even thought the meter on the burner never hit red. I dont know whats going on!

 

[The Ghost of FM]

The meters on your RCA might not be quick enough to show you the transient peaks which might be clipping and causing the ugly digital distortion.

Maybe try inserting a stereo compressor in-between and setting a a mild but quick attack comp setting to reduce the peaks and reduce the clipping.

Not all stand-a-lone units are created equal and while RCA may make decent satellite equipment, they are by no means a specialist manufacturer when it comes to this genre of product. That's a nice way of saying, I don't much care for RCA.

Cheers!