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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
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 Posted - 07/14/2005 : 08:33:04 AM
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Hi Lawrence,
I'm mostly PC, and I have NERO, but don't use it. I'll check out the ripping capabilities to see if I can do it. If you have some DA converter utilities that are simple, feel free to send them along.
We probably will stick to 16-bit quality which is standard for CDs.
Once again, I'm no audio engineer (I'm already over my head!) but we'll get a TP.net CD out this year!
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Puna
Lokahi
USA
227 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2005 : 10:59:44 AM
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E kala mai if I'm misunderstanding this...you're trying to take a standard CD format (CDA) to MP3, right?
I use the shareware version of Real Audio. It will convert and save tracks from a CD into a variety of formats, including RA (Real Audio), MP3, .wav, and WMA (Windows Media Format).
The MP3 options go from 32 kbps mono up to 320 kbps stereo. wav files are 1411 kbps stereo, and WMA is at 128.
It also converts formats (like MP3) to wav, WMA, etc, or back into CDA.
Jesse, would that work?
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Edited by - Puna on 07/14/2005 11:08:22 AM |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2005 : 2:50:50 PM
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Jesse,
You can get a pretty good and free ripper/decoder/encoder at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/
It supports lots of different file types (built-in) and you can
add additional encoder/decoders (endecs) as you wish. The MP3
endec included (Lame) is actually much better than it's name and
is about as good as the Franhoffer (which is the original MP3
encoder). The franhoffer is included with NERO 6.x (what I use)
and supports the newer "MP3pro" which does better at LOWER bitrates.
But of course I do NOT reccommend lower bit rates if you don't need
them!!
...Lawrence
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
Edited by - Lawrence on 07/14/2005 2:58:16 PM |
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 09:47:33 AM
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| Hey, Lawrence, know where i can get a Captain Video Decoder Ring? |
Karl
Frozen North |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 11:39:58 AM
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Karl,
I think you mean an "Ovaltine" decoder ring which was the first such
device promulgated for radio shows long before television. So far
as I know there is no such thing as a "Captain Video" decoder ring,
(except for the phrase itself). But I DO know where you can get
forty red white and blue shoe strings, and a thousand telephones
that do NOT ring!! (if you want NOT RINGS, that is)
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Mahope Kākou...
...El Lorenzo de Ondas Sonoras |
Edited by - Lawrence on 07/15/2005 11:41:39 AM |
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Reid
Ha`aha`a
Andorra
1526 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2005 : 1:55:15 PM
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Lawrence,
For once, you booted it. It was the Lone Ranger decoder ring; and I had one (brought to me by a Cheerios boxtop and a few pennies)in 1947. You could rotate a ring on the top and it would do a basic transposition code. Moreover, it was hollow and could hold a secret coded message (the top was hinged) and the bezel was made of a plastic that glowed in the dark (probably tritium, but who knew?) The body of the ring was made of a soft copper alloy that was split at the bottom and could be adjustable for tiny fingers.
There was a companion Silver Bullet that I had (from the same Cheerios oufit) that was also hollow and had a miniature compass in the base and screwed off to hold more secret messages.
Then, there was the glow-in-the-dark platic Tonto arrowhead that had a concealed, slide out magnifying glass, and that I wore on a buckskin lanyard (so that I could read the tiny encoded messages in the dark).
If Karl had all this stuff, he could get along pretty well in the Frozen North. Might be able to find a 7-11 convenience store, with the compass in the eternal night, and convey a decoded message to the polar bear fur clad attendant, who would exchange some blubber (or a Krispy Kreme doughnut) for whatever he had hidden in the Silver Bullet compartment. Right Karl? I got some good stuff for sale. And they don't need batteries.
UPDATE:
A lame apology to Lawrence: There *was* a secret decoder ring offered by Ovaltine in 2000 for less than a year. It was made in China, was very large and clunky and you can see it at:
http://home.teleport.com/~jrolsen/premiums/ovaltine.html
Nevertheless, it is a modern rip-off.
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Edited by - Reid on 07/16/2005 04:04:38 AM |
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catheglass
Lokahi
USA
312 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2005 : 07:48:17 AM
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And then there was the Sky King decoder compass......got those, Reid? <G>
Okies, Auntie is going to get courageous and join in the fun this year, if she can get some help recording (Ross, you there?) Mahalo Jessie for all your work and also your support team.
me ke aloha |
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2005 : 08:34:29 AM
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Reid,
I was trying to remember the actual Radio Show... (are you sure it was the Lone Ranger? - it seems to me that it would have been a show like "The Shadow" because the Lone Ranger was not normally involved in passing secret messages (just chasing after obvious bad guys) but "the Shadow knows". Anyway, I thought the sponsor was Ovaltine but you say it was Cheerios, maybe so. But nevertheless, the point is... was there ever a "Captain Video Decoder Ring"??
(and can you get one out on Highway 61??)
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Mahope Kākou...
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2005 : 08:36:17 AM
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Welcome to the fun, Auntie!
Jesse Tinsley |
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Gary A
Lokahi
USA
169 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2005 : 12:31:46 PM
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I plan to submit something for the Taropatch CD. Thanks, Jesse, for doing this.
By the way, on the issue of audio versus MP3 CDs, iTunes can handle the conversion. If you have a CD of MP3s, you can import then into iTunes. Once they are in iTunes you can write then back out as an audio CD. It will also rip audio CDs to MP3 and you have control over the bitrate. iTunes is free and runs on both Windows and Macs. |
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2005 : 9:12:37 PM
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Thanks, Gary. Will be looking forward to it.
From the mp3 discussion:
I've upgraded to Windows Media Player 10 and it will rip at 320kbps. I think I'll stick with that method for those who send me audio CDs. Nero was not cooperating and RealPlayer wouldn't go over 96kbps without buying a plug-in. I only keep RealPlayer around so I can go to www.mele.com and listen to music samples anyway.
Jesse Tinsley
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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2005 : 7:30:16 PM
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By the bye---is a duet with a non-Patcher acceptable? Or is this very strictly TP'rs only? (I'm happy either way, but somebody else covering up some of my oopses never hurts ) |
--Jean S |
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hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu
USA
1533 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 05:22:14 AM
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Jean,
Playing with non-TPers is fine, but you're required to encourage them to join!
Jesse Tinsley |
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Admin
Pupule
USA
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Posted - 07/18/2005 : 06:23:30 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by hapakid
Jean,
Playing with non-TPers is fine, but you're required to encourage them to join!
Jesse Tinsley
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Leonard
Lokahi
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2005 : 06:59:20 AM
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| I'll get something recorded. Sounds like fun. My only recommendation is don't set the cost too low - I'm sure everyone wants to pay a fair price. As someone else said in an earlier post: don't become a philanthropist. Thanks for taking this on. |
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. M. Gandhi |
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