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Conference mr1pst::music

Title:MUSIC V4
Notice:New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:762
Total number of notes:18706

97.0. "CASSETTE TO CD" by FSOA::HLEINONEN () Tue Dec 17 1991 19:11

    
    
    	Where can I get a cassette tape converted into/onto
    	CD format in the Worcester/Milford (Massachusetts)
    	area?
    
    	A friend of mine made a demo tape and would like to 
    	record it onto a CD as a gift for family. What kind
    	of cost, time would this be?
    
    	Thanks
    
    	Heidi
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97.1SALSA::MOELLERSax and ViolinsTue Dec 17 1991 19:539
    Two to three THOUSAND dollars and about three months' time.  Oh, and a
    minimum run of 500 to 1000 CD's required.
    
    That's quite an expensive gift.  I'd suggest your friend find a
    cassette duplication house and have a nice cover made instead. 
    Depending on length and fanciness of the cover, $2.00 each, no
    minimum quantity required.
    
    karl
97.2VCSESU::VCSESU::COOKAll I need...Wed Dec 18 1991 10:562
    
    Depends on the dupe place. Some do small lots, some don't.
97.3DREGS::BLICKSTEINSoaring on the wings of dawnWed Dec 18 1991 16:3115
    It is also very odd that you would want to make a CD from a cassette.
    
    If the only issue is that a CD is more convenient, I'm sure that you
    will find doing this to be not worth the expense.
    
    If the issue is having the superior sound qualities of CD than you're
    misunderstanding something - a CD made from a cassette will sound 
    no better than the original cassette.  The advantage of the CD format
    is faithful reproduction of sound - it does not "improve" a recording.
    
    Thus the CD will faithfully duplicate all the tape hiss, dropouts 
    and other cassette related imperfections of the cassette.
    
    I can imagine legitimate reasons for wanting to do this, but I would
    guess that this is not a good idea.