recording cd's

[mikule]

I am purely a hobbiest.

What is the bare essential, basic equipment I would need to burn my own cd's.

I currently have a synthesizer, nearfild monitors, and a computer based midi sequencer, a four track recorder, and a cassette mixdown deck.

My goal is to record my music no cd - not tape like I currently am doing.

Thank you!

M

 

[Emeric]

If your computer is not to old, as in, something as good or better than a pentium 133MHz.

- CD-RW, internal CD burner
- A decent sound card - Creative SBlive or SB128, don't think the ensonic is made anymore.
- Software for recording and editing.
- Software for arranging and burning your final mix to CD-R.

I'm not sure whether you want to record individual tracks on CD, or put your final mix from 4-track to CD, instead of cassette.

If it's 4-Track to CD

Hook up the stereo left right outputs of your 4-Track to the line in on your soundcard (you will probably need some cable adapters, maybe 1/4" female RCA Mono's to 1/8" stereo male) check the levels in your recording software and hit record. After finished recording, edit using a wav editor, and burn using a CD burning program.

If you intend to discard the 4-track and go use your computer for multitracking, you will need additional recording software and maybe a faster computer system depending what you have now.

links:

Editing Software:

www.goldwave.com - Goldwave
www.steinberg.net - Wavelab

Multitrack Software:

www.fasoft.com - Ntrack
www.steinberg.net - Cubase, Nuendo
www.sonicfoundry.com - Vegas Audio

CD-Authoring/Burning Software

www.roxio.com - EZ-CD Creator