[NTLUG:Discuss] linux and recordings

[steve at sjbaker.org]

>> All
>> These are amateur home recordings so we are not talking about copyrights
>> or licensing issues, OK?
>> We are talking about audio only
>> What might be the simplest way to made audio CD's from analog tape
>> recordings?
>>
>> And, oh yes, all the computers in this house are Linux, so MS and Mac
>> solutions will be discarded ... sorry ... no offense intended ... it is
>> just a fact.
>> Thanks
>> Regards
>> Fred James
>
> Audacity has features that will make it easy.  They have very detailed
> help files that explain the whole process.  It is not nearly as difficult
> as I thought it was when I tried it.
>
> I can dig up the links if you need them, but just go to the online help
> and it is all there!

Yeah - Audacity really is the Swiss army knife of Linux audio tools -
there are a ton of plugins for it too.  Some of the filters are nothing
short of magical!  One word of caution though - I've found it can
sometimes be flaky/temperamental when working with monophonic audio.  It
seems happier with stereo samples.

  -- Steve