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Title: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: whabang on November 09, 2004, 12:47:17 PM
Just tried it for fun yesterday. Thought the FM-modulation in the VHS would give less noise than a casette recorder. It did. Not quite CD-quality, but fully acceptable. When I took a look on the net last night I discovered that many people has been doing this for ages. Cool.

Anyone else here who have tried it?
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: bloodline on November 09, 2004, 12:54:30 PM
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whabang wrote:
Just tried it for fun yesterday. Thought the FM-modulation in the VHS would give less noise than a casette recorder. It did. Not quite CD-quality, but fully acceptable. When I took a look on the net last night I discovered that many people has been doing this for ages. Cool.

Anyone else here who have tried it?


Yup, and I'm sticking with Digial.
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: whabang on November 09, 2004, 01:11:39 PM
Hehe. I won't replace my MD anytime soon. I just found it funny that such old crap actually had pretty good sound.
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: odin on November 09, 2004, 01:23:13 PM
My brother used VCR for some of his (now dead) band's master tapes.
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: bloodline on November 09, 2004, 01:27:03 PM
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: whabang on November 09, 2004, 03:21:39 PM
:lol:

I can understand that! :-D
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: FluffyMcDeath on November 09, 2004, 06:14:00 PM
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whabang wrote:

Anyone else here who have tried it?


I used to record late night radio when some of the best music was on because : -

You could get six hours on a tape.
It had a timer!!
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: Dan on November 09, 2004, 09:14:34 PM
This thread is soo 80s:-)
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: iamaboringperson on November 09, 2004, 10:58:36 PM
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whabang wrote:
Just tried it for fun yesterday. Thought the FM-modulation in the VHS would give less noise than a casette recorder. It did. Not quite CD-quality, but fully acceptable. When I took a look on the net last night I discovered that many people has been doing this for ages. Cool.

Anyone else here who have tried it?
I've found the same. But if you're not using the video side, it seems to be a bit of a waste.

I wouldn't mind comparing it to LP as a test .... but what to use as a source.
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: whabang on November 10, 2004, 10:07:15 AM
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iamaboringperson wrote:
but what to use as a source


Hmm... Dunno really. Recording on an LP is nothing you just do at home. Usually anyway.
The quality of HiFi VHS-audio is comparable to FM-radio, so I guess that would be a suitable source.

Anyway, the only use I could find for this is for party tapes. One tape running in the background all night. No need for drunk guests to play around with my CD-collection. :-)
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: bloodline on November 10, 2004, 10:24:32 AM
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whabang wrote:
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iamaboringperson wrote:
but what to use as a source


Hmm... Dunno really. Recording on an LP is nothing you just do at home. Usually anyway.
The quality of HiFi VHS-audio is comparable to FM-radio, so I guess that would be a suitable source.

Anyway, the only use I could find for this is for party tapes. One tape running in the background all night. No need for drunk guests to play around with my CD-collection. :-)


Don't you have an iPod or somthing? :-?
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: Cyberus on November 10, 2004, 10:39:40 AM
I'm used to enqueing a huge collection of songs (mp3) that I think everyone will appreciate.
It doesn't stop the music fascists among my friends from slyly moving the songs they want to hear to the top of the playlist, even tho I've tried to be even handed and put on a selection where there's something for everyone....

Sorry, just realised how stupidly OT this has become :-D
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: bloodline on November 10, 2004, 10:44:48 AM
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Cyberus wrote:
I'm used to enqueing a huge collection of songs (mp3) that I think everyone will appreciate.
It doesn't stop the music fascists among my friends from slyly moving the songs they want to hear to the top of the playlist, even tho I've tried to be even handed and put on a selection where there's something for everyone....

Sorry, just realised how stupidly OT this has become :-D


That's why you can lock the machine :-)
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: whabang on November 10, 2004, 10:57:49 AM
No.

The DVD-player can play MP3-CDs though. That would still be CD-based, though, and I don't want people to play with the collection when drunk. I've lost to many CDs already.

Time to invest in a 15 m. cable between the computer and the stereo, I guess. :lol:
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: bloodline on November 10, 2004, 11:04:36 AM
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whabang wrote:
No.

The DVD-player can play MP3-CDs though. That would still be CD-based, though, and I don't want people to play with the collection when drunk. I've lost to many CDs already.

Time to invest in a 15 m. cable between the computer and the stereo, I guess. :lol:


Or buy/built a small low power FM transmitter.
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on November 10, 2004, 01:03:08 PM
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whabang wrote:
Time to invest in a 15 m. cable between the computer and the stereo, I guess. :lol:
I already got that (well, a 5 meter cable, my pc is in the living room/office/dining room)
now I still need a silent power supply,
I got an excellent amplifier, using it with the ogg-vorbis format gives a crystal clear sound.
Got all my cd's nowadays on my pc
no disk swapping, no scratches...

oh yes, I also still want a good remote control for my pc, one wich I can choose my music with (with display or something like that)
Title: Re: HiFi VHS for audio recordings
Post by: Dan on November 10, 2004, 07:14:24 PM
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bloodline wrote:
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whabang wrote:
No.

The DVD-player can play MP3-CDs though. That would still be CD-based, though, and I don't want people to play with the collection when drunk. I've lost to many CDs already.

Time to invest in a 15 m. cable between the computer and the stereo, I guess. :lol:


Or buy/built a small low power FM transmitter.

But thats illegal :lol: