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I have access to some great old WWII "V Recordings" with some really tremendous steel and guitar work on them. A prize for any musicians library collection.

Anyone have any idea HOW.........to dub these suckers off onto CD or cassette?

If so, would enjoy hearing from you.

Ray Ive tried all suggestions sent to me but to no avail. I hope you have better luck. CC

Are these standard 78 rpm recordings? Assuming these are regular 78 rpm discs, there are people who will transfer such recordings to CDs, but they're rather expensive.
If you want to do it at home, you'll need a 78 rpm phonograph hooked to an amplifier, and some signal from the amp to your computer. Use your favorite sound recording software to record the music as it's playing on the turntable, then save it to whatever format you want.
There's no way to create a digital recording directly from the old 78s.
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Ray,

I have a CD recorder that is hooked up to my stereo - it basically functions like a cassette recorder, you can transfer all analog sources to a CD. These machines (mine is a Phillips CDR 765) are quite expensive ($400 to $500), for me it is something I don't want to miss!

I can transfer all my records (also cassettes) to CD, you can even record from radio! If your 78 turntable has an analog out, you can do it that way.

Kind Regards, Walter

www.lloydgreentribute.com
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf


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Best, simple choice for clean recordings is;

Get at Tascam CC-222 MkII
http://www.tascam.com/Products/CC-222.html

Has RIAA phono amp built in! Plug a 78 turntable directly in, then record. Will automatically insert track indexes.

records CD > cassette
records cassette > CD
records vinyl > either tape or CD
uses CD-RW discs and no computer needed!

If you intend to xfer lots of vinyl or cassettes to CD - this is a good choice.
$800

Hint: keep turntable away from your TV. Phono cartridge picks up interference and causes more hum.
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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon" www.book-em-danno.com www.seldomfed.com

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Ray, I was thinking about how I would do this, and realized that probably the biggest problem is going to be finding a turntable (or "record player") that plays 78 RPM and has a line out. Once you have a line out, you can go through a preamp and into your computer sound card. The rest is deciding how much you want to spend on software. It ranges from free to several hundred dollars.