I need some help with Goldwave, please. I know that Bill Norrie, along with other forum members, has an extensive knowledge on this. I have had Goldwave installed on my pc. However, I'd like to know the procedure I need to follow to be able to transfer music from audio cassette to CD. I suppose the steps would be same for transferring from LP also to CD. Thanks all for your help.

Buddy

Looking at Goldwaves help contents it states

GoldWave is a sound editor, player, recorder, analyzer, and converter. Use it to create sound files for music CDs, dance recitals, websites, answering machines, Windows sounds, and much more. It includes a complete set of effects and editing features for professional sound production. Create high quality audio CDs by using GoldWave in conjunction with CD Recorder software.
I have used dBpoweramp software to transfer my music from LP´s, Tape cassettes etc using phono leads connected directly to the computers sound card once on the PC then you can manipulated the sound,Volume levels,Clicks,etc,etc before burning them to CD

I take the point you make casarosa about dBpoweramp software. However, I believe that it was mentioned long ago that Goldwave could be used to transfer music from audio cassette onto CDs with reasonably good quality result. I recall that Bill had made quite a number of suggestions and provided very valuable guidance on Goldwave, hence I request that he provides me with the steps to achieve that - if it is possible to achieve that using Goldwave.

Thanks though for your kind suggestion.

Buddy

There is a tutorial on the Tech Tips page of my website : http://www.willumspages.co.uk/page10.html - Tip Number 14. This document describes the process for creating a CD from a keyboard, which only has Audio Outputs, rather than one with a Digital USB link - such as the KN7000.

Although the document refers to a keyboard as the Audio source, it applies in general, to most other audio sources, such as a Tape Recorder, Cassette recorder, TV Audio output etc. However, it is not possible to directly connect the Pick-Up output from a Record Turntable system, to a PC's sound card input, since this is at a very low level and requires amplification and equalisation, before applying to the Line Inputs of a PC's soundcard.

The way I achieve this, is to connect my turntable Pick-Up to my 'Hi-Fi' sound system (as normal) and then connect the 'Tape Record Outputs' to the Line Inputs of my PC Sound card. The 'Hi-Fi' system takes care of the required amplification and equalisation and produces a signal at the Recorder Outputs, compatible with the PC Line Inputs, for onward processing by Goldwave, or any other Digital Audio Editor.

There are other methods for producing a CD from LP records. Instead of using a Hi-Fi amplifier to condition the Pick-Up's signal, a dedicated Pre-Amplifier could be used between the Pick-Up and the PC soundcard. Example here : http://www.phonopreamps.com/tc400pp.html

An increasingly popular method for transferring LP to CD, is to use a USB turntable, such as the model shown here : http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-TTUSB or here : http://www.getinthemix.co.uk/Ion-ITT-USB--ITT-USB-Turntable.htm?gclid=CI2NlLGc 5pQCFQkYQgodb2LzQg These devices produce a Digital output and as such, should provide a better quality result.

[This message has been edited by Bill Norrie (edited 07-29-2008).]

Thanks Bill for your helpful suggestions. I am grateful.

Buddy