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[partridge]

Never-yielding appreciation to the person(s) who can help me out...

I am currently recording on a Korg PXR4, which puts data onto SmartMedia cards in MP2 format. From there, I load everything via USB to a Dell Dimension, Pentium II, 128 megs of RAM. Once they're on my hard drive, I convert the tracks to ADPCM .wavs according to these specs -- Microsoft ADPCM 44,100 Hz, 4 Bit, Stereo -- using an audio converter I downloaded. I load everything into CoolEdit, and the tracks suddenly, mysteriously have cracks, pops and snaps in them. I deal as best I can, mix them down, and then convert them to mp3's for burning; of course, the cracks, pops and snaps follow, sometimes getting worse in the process.

Can anyone please tell me how to remedy this!?!?

1000 thanks...

 

[Jeff_D]

sounds like your converter is a terd- 4 bit is pretty crappy- 16bit is bare minimum, 24bit is about as good as it gets now- and when you mix down- dont go to mp3- go to wav- alot bigger but not lossy compression- if they're mono tracks from the recorder why are you converting to stereo- not necesary- im sure someone around here can point you to a better converter, or try opening up the mp2's in cool edit- you may not need a converter at all- mix down to 16bit 44.1khz (cd quality)

 

[partridge]

Thanks...when I mix from CoolEdit, I go to .wav, but then need to convert to MP3 in order to burn them. It sounds like the problem is definitely in the converter; I tried playing some of the converted files on their own through Windows and they do, indeed, sound like garbage (and CoolEdit won't open MP2's; I tried). I'll try to find a better converter...thanks!

 

[Sen]

Thanks...when I mix from CoolEdit, I go to .wav, but then need to convert to MP3 in order to burn them.

you don't need to go to MP3 in order to burn your music..CD burner burns .wav files not mp3 files...that's assuming you want the music on your CD, not mp3 data....

 

[partridge]

Really? Okay then, I'll give it a shot...thanks...!