Post #104974 by Kono on Thu, Jul 29, 2004 3:46 PM

I have never tried, before yesterday, to record old LPs to digital format. I've never even made a custom CD with my computer. So I have a few basic questions:

1. When recording to CD, should one just use the .wav file or should it be converted to .mp3? I'm guessing .wav file because a 30mb .wav file doesn't sound so big when I see that my CD-Rs have a 700mb capacity. On the CD-R it says 700mb, 80 minute capacity. Is that 80 minute estimate based on typical wave files? If you recorded .mp3s onto your 700mb CD would you be able to have 200+ hours of music?

2. .mp3s ripped from the internet: do they sound decent side by side with .wav files on a self recorded CD?

3. I plan on posting some .mp3s here on TC. How important is the sample (?) rate? Should you just go with the max 320kbps and bandwidth be damned or is there a bit rate (I'm guessing at the terminology) above which there is not a significant improvement in sound quality?

4. Is there anyone here who could host my .mp3s?? I just got done converting Milt Raskin's Kapu to .mp3s and will send to anyone that wants to host.

I'm sure some of these questions are stupid but hey, I need to know!