Re: Can I Record Audio onto the Video Tracks of my VHS Video Recorder?
From: Steve (nospam_at_bit.bucket)
Date: 01/12/05
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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:32:03 -0600
Gazza wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I sometimes record radio shows onto video cassette with my VHS VCR, enjoying
> the benefits of being able to record at a pre-programmed time and the long,
> continuous recording time that that brings. I record onto the audio tracks
> from a SCART patch cable hooked into the headphones socket of a radio, and,
> although the VCR is not Hi-Fi stereo, the results sound fine to me (and I
> only tend to record documentaries anyway). I was wondering if and how I
> could record audio onto the video tracks as surely this would make for much
> better audio (given a high-quality audio source, of course) and would be
> better for music shows. I had a look on the web but couldn't find anything
> except mainly for a site about Betamax recorders where a 'Sony PCM add-on'
> was used. I have only a little knowledge of these things and would love to
> hear from anyone about my problem.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Yours,
> Gary Hayward.
Gary,
I would ditch the VCR idea entirely.
Presumably, you've proven you have a computer since you are on this
group. Does it have a sound card?
Free Windows software: http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net
I use it & recommend it.
You can dump to a wave file with this program, and the length of
time you can record is limited only by your hard drive. You
can record for days and days for less than a Gig of space. (I
sample at 11 KHz for voice programs. Of course if you want
real fidelity, you can consume disk space much, much faster.)
Oops, I see your header says you are using Knode, (me too!) The
Winders software is likely of interest to others, so I'll leave
it.
So, For Linux:
If you are partial to KDE:
http://software.jodda.de
Or...
http://www.taolab.it/opensource/flrec/index_en.htm
This one has a scheduler..
http://www.redfelineninja.dsl.pipex.com/software/pydar.html
Or go to http://freshmeat.net and search for "audio recorder".
Sorry, I haven't tried any of these Linux programs. Hmmm, maybe I
will now...
Thanks, Steve
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