newbie need help

[123rollie]

hi i cant seem to find the info that tells me a simple step by step way to upload my anolog recording to my pc some places have said to use windows movie maker or nero but none tell me step by step how to thanks ....

share your knowlege dont let me be a newbie forever!

[A440]

What device are you trying to upload from?

If you truly mean an analog recording, then you can't "upload" because it's not a digital file--it's analog. You need to record it digitally in realtime with your computer. The way to do that is to get Audacity"

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Install it, connect the output of your device that plays the analog recording to your computer input (preferably a line input, a mic jack only if that's the only choice). Open Audacity and use the drop-down menu next to the picture of the mic to make sure Audacity is picking up your input--Mic Volume if it's the mic jack, Stereo Mix for the line-in jack--and hit the Record button and start playback on your device. You can watch the waveform to make sure it's not too small (too quiet) or flattened on top and bottom (too loud).

Edited November 9, 2006 by A440

[123rollie]

ok ive got audacity an uploaded a song now how do i get it to a cd

[A440]

You can use a lot of programs to burn CDs. Here are the instructions for Winamp, from http://www.winamp.com The procedures are similar for iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc.

To burn tracks to a CD

1.

Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into your computer's CD Recorder.

2.

Open the View menu in the Winamp main window and select Library (or press ALT+L) to launch the Media Library.

3.

On the left pane of the Media Library, select your CD recorder within the Devices list. CD Recorders will be identified as

CD-R <Drive Letter> (e.g. CD-R E:).

Note: You may have to double-click Devices to see your list of devices.

4.

You can queue tracks to burn in the following ways:

1.

Add menu in Burn view: Open the Add menu and click one of the following:

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Files: Click this to add one or more files. You can keep CTRL pressed down to select more than one file.

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Folder: Click this to add all the files in a folder.

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Current Playlist: Click this to add the tracks in your current playlist.

Note: As you add tracks to burn, the used and available time is displayed above the list. Make sure you do not exceed your blank disc's capacity.

2.

Drag and Drop

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Select a file or group of files (press CTRL or Shift to select individual or group of files when clicking on desired items) from the Local Media views

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While pressing the left mouse button, drag and drop the selected files onto your CD recorder device

3.

Burning Playlists

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Using the Playlist view of the Media Library, create a new playlist or import an existing playlist.

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Switch to that playlist by clicking it in the left pane of the Media Library.

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Click the Burn button located within the Playlist view.

Note: This action will queue all the playlist items into the CD Recorder view. The Media Library should automatically switch you to the Recorder view.

5.

Click Burn when you are done adding tracks to the list. The final dialog box for burning appears.

6.

Choose from the following options:

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Burn speed: Use the drop-down list to select the speed at which you want to burn your tracks. If you have Winamp Pro, you can select the maximum speed that your CD recorder allows.

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Enable burn-proof mode: Select this to help ensure that CD burning doesn't fail.

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Test mode: Select this to do a test burn that doesn't actually affect the CD.

7.

Click Burn to start burning your tracks to CD.

[123rollie]

thank you very much you have been very informitive thank you for taking the time to write the steps out some people get frustrated with newbies....

share your knowlege... dont let us be newbies forever!!