Stereo Separation Plus! Digital Media Edition

[Gordon Hess]

Am a computer neophyte. Help! Am using this program to
record vinyl albums from the late 50's. The dawn of stereo.
You are given 2 options to record stereo from an analog
source, line in and stereo mix. The early stereo recordings
have an extrem stereo separation (drums on the left side of
room, horns on right side of room). When I record in either
mode the separation (while I monitor with headphones
plugged into the computer) is correct, however when I play
the CD the stereo bias is altered and "balanced" to sound
more like modern stereo. It's not mono but it's not what I
fed into the computer. I haven't had any luck getting
through to microsoft support. Has anyone come across this?
Am I missing something? Is there a button or adjustment I
haven't found? I just want it to record what I send it how
I send it. Thanks Gordon

 

[Jake]

-----Original Message-----
Am a computer neophyte. Help! Am using this program to
record vinyl albums from the late 50's. The dawn of stereo.
You are given 2 options to record stereo from an analog
source, line in and stereo mix. The early stereo recordings
have an extrem stereo separation (drums on the left side of
room, horns on right side of room). When I record in either
mode the separation (while I monitor with headphones
plugged into the computer) is correct, however when I play
the CD the stereo bias is altered and "balanced" to sound
more like modern stereo. It's not mono but it's not what I
fed into the computer. I haven't had any luck getting
through to microsoft support. Has anyone come across this?
Am I missing something? Is there a button or adjustment I
haven't found? I just want it to record what I send it how
I send it. Thanks Gordon
.
Gordon, it has all to do with your sound card. You can

try to change the settings of Sound Properties in Control
Panel. Also, the program you are using to create the CDs
such as Roxio or Nero have settings to change the way
they record. Many old LPs were recorder in Hi-Fi and not
Stereo. Some have an extreme separation that will not be
recorded on a CD unless you are willing to plunk down
some serious money.
WHAT YOU NEED:
1. A tape deck or record player with an "an audio out"
(a line-out or headphone slot would do!).
2. An RCA to headphone cable (to connect your tape deck
to your computer's sound card).
3. Software to extract the music from the tape and save
it onto your computer
4. Software to burn this music to CD! To start, you will
first need to connect your stereo system to your computer
with a stereo RCA-to-headphone cable. One end of this
cable should be connected to your tape deck's line-out,
and the other end should be plugged into the line-in of
your sound card (1/8" hole). This cable is available for
just a few dollars at Radio Shack or any audio component
store. Hope this info helps.