[TechAssist] Re: Can you burn cd from radio input?

  • From: "jonas miglinas" <miglinasj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:05:54 -0500

From what I understood, the client does not have a computer. What he is
being led to believe is that he can buy this dual tray recorder,(CDRW121 by
RCA) and just hook it up to a receiver or to a tape deck and burn a cd this
way.
Don't know if this is possible

Jonas Miglinas
Miglinas TV
Chicago

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Knoll" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:48 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Can you burn cd from radio input?


>
> It is not too hard to do I have made cd copies of tapes in the past. Basic
> instructions on link below.
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/tommymc3/CD-R#quiz3
>
>
> To connect an external tape or LP player to your computer, you will need
to
> run a patch cord from the 'output' of your source to the 'input' of your
> computer's soundcard
> Patch cord: The exact configuration of this cord will vary with each
> individual case. This should be a shielded audio type cable that will run
> from your tape deck or phonograph to your computer.
> Input: This is where you hook your patch cord into your sound card. You
may
> need to check your computer's documentation if it is not marked, but on
the
> back of your computer, you should be able to locate the jacks for your
> sound card. Your speakers will be plugged into the output jack. Most
> likely, there will also be a 'mic' and 'line' input. The 'mic' input is
> usually mono, so use the 'line' input. It is probably a 1/8" stereo
> mini-plug , the same kind you see on 'Walkman' headphones. So you need
this
> kind of plug on one end of your patch cord. If you plan to do much
> recording from instruments, or stereo systems, you may wish to construct a
> line-in box for ease in hooking up patch cords.
> Output: There is likely to be more variation in the type of plug you need
> for this end of the patch cord. You need to locate an output on your phono
> or tape deck. If this is part of a stereo system, look on the back for a
> 'line out'. This would likely be two RCA type phono plugs marked 'L' and
> 'R'. In a pinch, or if there is no 'line out' (on a boombox for instance)
> the 'headphone' jack will work. Some experimentation with volume will be
> necessary to prevent clipping. (distortion due to excess volume)
> J. Knoll
> Administration
> www.techassist.net
>
> At 09:00 PM 7/14/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >A client asked me if an RCA CDRW 121 can burn a cd from a radio, phono,or
> >tape input? A salesman assured him that he could. I only know it to burn
a
> >cd from another cd.
> >My other question is, can any brand of a cd burner burn a cd from the
> >above inputs like you could with a tape recorder?
> >Jonas Miglinas
> >Miglinas TV
> >Chicago
>
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