"the dead comedian" wrote in message


Buying a stand alone recorder drastically simplified the transferring
of vinyl & tapes to CD.

Yes, it simplifies out of existence many important capabilities described
below.

I use audio CD-RWs when I need to do some
editing on the computer. If I want to make a duplicate CD, I use the
high speed sync-recording. I've never had a problem with these
dubbed copies, but I still wouldn't use them to burn discs I'm
sending in a trade. It also saves time, since I don't have to rip
all the tracks to the HD first or accidentally burn the disc TAO.

The author is solving a non-existent problem. I copy audio CDs routinely on
my PC. It's a total no-brainer. I click an icon, load the discs, click a
button and the copy happens automatically and properly. The software (EZ CD
5 or 6 or Nero) does the rest.

I believe in specialization. My television set is the best way to
watch TV, my stereo is the best way to listen to music, and my laptop
is the best way to surf the web/email/type a document/use a
spreadsheet. Jack of all trades, master of none.

So speaks the voice of mediocrity and inflexibility. You can't do as good of
a job transcribing other media to CD on stand-alone equipment as you can do
on a PC. For openers, name a CD recorder with the flexible tic and pop
reduction of a PC. Name one that lets you change the loudness of a song
after you've recorded it, but before you burn the CD. Name one that lets you
edit lead-in noise as accurately and precisely.

The statement "My television set is the best way to watch TV" ignores the
popularity and power of the Home Theater PC.

The statement "My stereo is the best way to listen to music" ignores the
popularity of PCs as music players with vast music libraries.