DVD to wave format

I'll 3rd the nomination of recording real-time to the computer. This is how I'm forced to do it, since I don't have a DVD drive anyway :)

Just a word of warning if anyone chooses to do it this way.. please be mindfull of your audio level. I've heard so many recordings from vinyl and other sources which were so loud they distorted. You can always amplify later.. but de-amplifying causes 'clipping', which kills dynamic range. Thank you.

> The method you're suggesting, David, is like transfering a tape to a CD - you need to play the tape fully for it to be recorded. Today, it's possible to extract the data without having to play it at real time (it's played, but very fast and only internally), which saves time and allows you to use the PC for other purposes as well.

Yeah, I do alot of recording from tape, so the lead has its uses. I also use it for recording the guitar too. Will have to look into those new methods though! Cheers!

Ah the old days. Recording my guitar through the line-in of a sound card. Ah...
But since we have a PC, dvd should not be treated in the same way. It just defies(sp?) logic. If it's faster, fairly easy to do and sounds HUGELY better - why treat it like you're recording a tape!? And if you don't have a dvd-rom? Get one! It's so cheap now.

Peace,
Adam.

I do have a DVD Rom now with my new computer - my old one didn't. Will have a good look at these programmes!

Hey Adam, I have a question for you. What is your nationality/heritage?

I'm Scottish and have roots from the West Indies. Why did you want to know?

Because earlier a few weeks, maybe months, ago you said you weren't English. Just curious

easiest method:
rip the audio from the DVD with DVD2AVI
(no ripping of the vob files needed, you can do this directly from the DVD disc).
after that you have a wave file on your PC in 48khz.
Now load it into CoolEdit or any other wave editor and convert it tot 44.1 khz sample rate, but make sure that the pitch is also altered accordingly, elso you will end up with a file which is too slow , like a tape at wrong speed.
Then cut the wave and save the seperate songs. Then after that burn the stuff on CDR as audiocd.

That's a bit risky, proton, errors can be caused... It's never good to use things on a removable drive, you should always copy it to the hard drive first. That's why, for example, it's not recommended to burn audio CDs "on the fly".

TotalRecorder and Nero Soundtrax, i prefer Total Recorder!

Guy: copying the files to your PC is a step not needed, DVD2AVI rips the audio from a DVD disc very fast, and when the wave is on your PC you can remove the DVD disc because you wont need it after that.

I'm gonna ask a question asked over and over again! What do you guys reckon is the best programme to split a continuous wave into individual tracks. CoolEdit Pro works very well, but sometimes there are very very slight clips. Is Nero any better? If so, which Nero programme do I use to cut em up? Ta!

Nero Burning Rom, set the track division for the wave and burn....IF your intention is to create a cd that is.

Cool Edit should not create any gaps
if you work with CD SECTOR timeformat instead of the default decimal format...

If your burner supports it
use a text editor or
Cuesheet Editor
http://www.dcsoft.com/prod03.htm
to create a cue sheet and burn
the wav using the cue sheet with
Nero BR for example. Not all burners support cue sheets as I recall.

If you just want to edit separate tracks
for whatever use (not burning) then
check your Cool Edit to see if you are
using DECIMAL or CD SECTOR....

> Cool Edit should not create any gaps
if you work with CD SECTOR timeformat instead of the default decimal format...

Thats the Compact Disc 75 fps right? So thats where I'm going wrong! Cheers!