Tape Duplicator
What sound recording solution do you recommend?
My church has a PA system, and every Sunday we record the sermon and worship on two audio tapes, which we then copy and sell to whoever wants them after the service (at barely the tape cost, of course). Hardware involved: a tape deck and a tape duplicator.
Now we want to switch to digital recording. The idea is to burn audio CDs (quick duplication is a plus) and post mp3 files on the web site, but mp3 CDs and audio tapes are also desired. There is no internet connection in the church hall.
I imagine several solutions, involving one or more of these items:
- a computer with a good sound card and one or more cd writers
- a hardware CD recording device (perhaps with tape too)
- a hardware CD duplicator
- a portable mp3 player/recorder
What solution would you recommend, that:
- doesn’t cost a lot
- doesn’t require more than basic technical skills
- can produce audio CDs quickly
- preferably, can produce mp3 CDs
- makes it easy to split the worship and sermon parts
There are many packages that make computer recording easy. The most basic is Garageband on any mac. Garageband comes free on every mac. Then you want an interface to plug your line feeds into the computer. You might also invest in a program called Sound Soap which will pick up and remove any constant backround noise.
On a pc there are also several easy packages to record with. One that I have tried is called N-track.
Converting to mp3′s is simple once you have the original material in aiff or wav format.
Download some demo’s of the software and test them out. I would bet that someone in your church uses a mac as well. have them bring it in and check it out.
Good luck
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