Help! Best way to record audio?

kazzer

I want to record music from a 16 track digital recorder to my PC. Eventually I want to put this on CD. Whats the best way to do this, optical in or coaxial in? What file format, wav? Are there differnt type of wav files (ie Scott studios wave ) Thanks guys.

Zascar

audacity.sourceforge.net

kazzer

Thanks Zascar, that looks like a good audio editor, but it doesnt really answer my questions. How should I record, ie what connectors? And what file format?

kazzer

Anyone got any recommedations? I really want to get it right first time.

Lump

Optical out of the 16 track, to optical in on the sound card. If you want great quality record uncompressed Wav's. However, compressing them to 320 kbps will give you cd quality Mp3's.

Question answered.

John

LeperKing

Whats the exact model of the 16 track?

LK

Frank Rizzo

take the outs from ur 16 track to the line in on ur pc (phono from ur 16 track to mini jack into ur pcs sound card)...u can get this cable from any sound hard ware store..ask for a "stereo rca to stereo mini jack cable)...
http://www1.bottomdollar.com/p__Monster_Cable_Monster_Cable_20_Mini_jack_to_RCA_Cable,__5305416//
unless u have a good card that takes a stereo phono in (i got the audiophile 24/96,,,great card, buy one on ebay....)
then record in to ur software prog.....i use sound forge 6

Paddy Last

The best and simplist way is to use a programme called Cool Edit Pro or Adobe audition they are the same software just adiobe bought out cool edit ( syntrillium ) *Edit* Buy Software *Edit*
Its what most of the radio station use for commercial production.

Highly usefull and yet very simple

Paddy

kazzer

Hi,
I ended up getting a cheap sound card with optical in, I didnt want to use analogue connections. Sound is excellent.