[BC] copying church programs

[SHAFFER, RANDY L]

Willie  wrote -
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>> >WAV file there, you can use Cool Edit (or other audio editor) to 
>> "clean up"
>> >the tape hiss, hum, or other distortions. IMHO, a direct-to-CD 
>> recorder is a
>> >waste of money. First, on the unit, itself, second, because of the topic
>> >currently being discussed: Extra fees on a seperate media.
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Randy Responded -
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The easiest path was to just convert the MD to 
>> CD with a Sony home CDR. We have been burning shows that way for over 
>> 2 years. Now the stations want the show sent to them via email. At 
>> some point soon we'll be forced to buy a PC and software and go 
>> through the learning curve. The program doesn't have the money to do 
>> that. The church collapsed due to a money scam several years ago, so I 
>> bought the CDR to keep the program on the air.
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Robert replied -
>You can get everything you need at the local Walmart for under $500.

>http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=4228532

>To connect to the outside world, DSL is going for around $15 per month 
>these days.

>I dont see this as a big challenge, jump in and make your life simple.

>R

The issue is spending money for new gear when there is nothing wrong with a CDR deck. $189 vs $500 plus another $200 a year. I hope to go that direction when I get my basement expansion complete in a year or so and I move the production there.

Now, we would have to have a laptop since we record in a radio studio. And, that isn't going to fly right now since I'm still using a challenged 300mhz Emachine and my wifes' opinion is that if it gets Email, there is no reason to replace it. The challenge is money and time.
 
Thanks for the advice though.

Randy