Burn CD or USB for band practice

Jeff Hyman · Post by **Jeff Hyman** » 8 Sep 2008 4:26 pm

I assume this has been addressed before, but I'm looking for a way to hand out to all members in the band a CD or USB with several songs to learn. The issue is, some songs are already on a CD by the original artist, some songs are on YouTube.com, some may be already saved to the hard drive on my laptop. Is there a simple and easy way, or piece of hardware that will allow me to "capture" the song from "any" source and burn it to a CD (or even a USB device) ?

Thanks in advance

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 9 Sep 2008 2:56 am

yes, bring a laptop to rehearsal, get one of them MP3 recorders, record in a low MP3 setting( still very good ) transfer the file to the laptop by USB or plug the SD card into the Laptop ( media interface) OR if your band mate has a PC with a CD burner and USB..then use his PC..

Burn away.

life is good

tp

Jeff Hyman · Post by **Jeff Hyman** » 9 Sep 2008 2:08 pm

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Jeff Hyman · Post by **Jeff Hyman** » 9 Sep 2008 2:12 pm

Tony Prior wrote: The Edirol R-1 was common a year or two back, replaced by R-9. You should still be able to locate R-1's but I think there are others that are a tad cheaper and do the exact same thing such as the ZOOM H-2.

I paid $350 for my R-1 maybe two years ago. You can also record LIVE MP3 with a BOSS Micro BR,( SD card and USB) it has a mono mic on board but you can use an external Stereo mic as well. I paid $199 for the Micro BR .

Keep in mind that the Boss unit only records in 3 different MP3 ranges, 64, 128 and 192. Not a problem, just an awareness factor. For a band rehearsal I would record in 64 mode anyway. 128 is a standard compression where 192 offers a bit more quality.

The Boss unit, because it is a 4 track recorder, which includes a drum programmer and multi effects, has a tad higher learning curve but a great tool non the less. It is meant to be a 4 track recorder first. Personally, I think this is the best $200 I have ever spent, even better than the NY City 2nd ave Steak House !

Lots of options... lots of GREAT options !

Tony,

I pulled the info above from the other thread on this topic. I'm going to dig into this. Is there any chance I could give you a call?

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 9 Sep 2008 2:20 pm

jeff..email sent

tp