HiFi VHS for audio recordings

[whabang]

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?

[bloodline]

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.

[whabang]

Hehe. I won't replace my MD anytime soon. I just found it funny that such old crap actually had pretty good sound.

[odin]

My brother used VCR for some of his (now dead) band's master tapes.

[bloodline]

[whabang]

:lol:

I can understand that! :-D

[FluffyMcDeath]

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!!

[Dan]

This thread is soo 80s:-)

[iamaboringperson]

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.

[whabang]

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. :-)

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whabang wrote:

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? :-?

[Cyberus]

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

[bloodline]

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 :-)

[whabang]

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:

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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.