Re: Need help with settings...
- From: Michael Lang <michael.lang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Rob Sleath <ptr1-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:51:53 +0100
Rob,
As I understand you, you want to digitize cassettes. You want to copy
them to a music CD, but you also want to edit the recorded matterial. If
this is the case, you cannot do this without using a computer. The PTR1
is created as a DAISY recorder, one cannot physically cut stuff out.
You can copy your tapes onto flash cards and then create great DAISY
books from that. If you want to physically cut out certain passages, you
have to do the logical cutting as you described it. After that, you have
to use the Plextalk recording software on the PC to physically remove
the cutted matterial from the audio files.
When you want to do a lot of cutting, it's important, that the phrase
markers are set as accurately as possible. One can control this in the
custum setting of the recording settings by selecting an appropriate
noise level, low for a quiet environment for instance. With talking book
cassettes, I get the best results, when selecting the noise level high.
That's proberbly because of the tape his. You can also experiment with
the phrase pause setting in the custom setting of the recording settings
menu, the default is 0.4 seconds.
So the best thing is to create some test recordings, experiment with the
recording settings, so that the phrase markers are set for each speech
phrase and only then create the real recording.
One can physically delete recordings from a card by deleting the whole
DAISY title (edit menu).
Don't confuse Audio blank CDs and data CDs on the one hand and CD-Rs and
CD-RWs on the other. CD-Rs can only be recorded once, CD-RWs can be
recorded multiple times. There are CD-Rs and CD-RWs for data recording
(good for DAISY), and for music recording, (playable in hifi CD players).
One can record audio blank CDs in the PTR1, but one cannot do a lot of
editing when doing that.
Hope this helps
<*** Michael Lang ***>
You wrote:
> Hey all,
> I'm new to this list and am hoping someone can help. I am using a
> PTR1 with updated Firmware version 2.01.
> My difficulty lies with my attempts to convert a standard anolog
> cassette recording into an editted MP3 file. Here are the steps I
> have taken to date:
> 1. Connecting my PTR1 to my home stereo, I recorded the 45-minute
> content of the audiocassette onto the 1 Gb flash card via an in-line
> patch cord. Initially I used the "anolog cassettes with standard
> recording" as the recording setting. The resulting recording was
> excellent. However, I was unable to edit the flash card recording to
> my satisfaction, primarily because I was unable to position the "cut
> phrase" position at the exact point were I wanted portions of the
> recording eliminated. Frustated with this, I proceeded to back-up
> what I had onto a CDR anyhow, hoping to get a single MP3 file. When
> prompted, I selected "Back--up card to disk" and selected the "Music"
> option. I was greeted by "Insert a digital audio CD". Figuring I
> needed a CDRW, I repeated the process, only to get the same prompt. I
> thought a CDR or a CDRW was a digital audio CD? Am I missing
> something here? I aborted the back-up and started all over again.
> 2. This time, I recorded again to the flash card using the "Custom
> Setting", selecting the "MP3 - 64 Kb sample/bit rate and "normal"
> recording speed. I found I was able to edit specific portions of the
> recording with a much more satisfactory result by splitting phrases
> on a more precise basis. Satisfied with the editted results, I "saved
> the editted information" and proceeded to back-up. Same
> results..."Insert a digital audio CD" when I asked to save in "Music"
> format. On a whim, I decided to save in "Daisy" format. This seemed
> to work in that I found a single .mp3 file on the CD along with some
> other files. Where I need your assistance is in telling me why this
> resulting .mp3 file does not include any of my edits? What recording
> settings do I need to select so that I can record from a standard
> audiocassette onto the flash card, perform several edits and then how
> do I back-up onto a CDR so that the resulting .mp3 file contains the
> editted recording?
> Your assistance, knowledge and direction will be greatly appreciated!
> With thanks,
> Rob
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