Hey all you PC experts, I need some advice ASAP!!
I have a friend who owns a Dell Dimension L500R computer that has USB ports
and a two gigabyte internal hard drive, with a conventional CD player
installed.
He wants to do basic audio editing and create audio and data CDs of material
recorded from his Sony DA. He also need to be able to handle data CDs that I
give to him, containing aif files.
Questions:
1. Is Cool Edit 2000 his best option for basic audio editing? Or is there
some other software that would be better in the less-than-$100 range??
2. What kind of CD burner should he purchase? Would it be best to replace
the current internal drive with another IDE drive that allows for the
burning of data? Or would it be best to purchase an outboard "USB"
CD-burner??
3. For sound-in from the DAT, we are considering two options. One of his two
Sony DAT recorders has s/pdif out, and perhaps the USB-based Edirol UA-1D
would be a good option for this, but, unfortunately, he has lost the special
s/pdif output cable necessary for this transaction. We are checking to see
if we can buy a replacement cable.
4. Alternatively, he could use the line-out jacks from the Sony DAT, and
then input into his computer using the USB-based Edirol UA-1A intput, which
would re-digitize at 44.1 kHz. This would probably be adequate for his uses.
Any opinions about these options will be much appreciated. I need the info
ASAP, as we're making decisions about all this today.
Lang
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