Re: [ARSCLIST] creating access cd's

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark:

I don't use protools but I'm sure it's got similar facilities to Sony Soundforge. Here's how I'd do 
it. Since you're dubbing in real time, drop a marker at each place you want to divide into tracks. 
When you're finished processing the file, save as a master. Then, in Soundforge I would use the 
convert markers to regions tool. Then the split regions into separate files tool. Then I'd end up 
with a folder full of track-sized files (I would go the extra step of naming the regions so the new 
file names make sense). Voila. I could then burn CD's to my heart's content, sequencing CD's to fit 
their time constraints from the smaller-sized track files.

I bet there are a bunch of different ways to do this, so this is just one M.O. I know in Soundforge, 
you can even have it automatically search for pauses and drop markers or regions. I find this is 
moderately accurate so I usually just do it by hand.

-- Tom Fine



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark W. Downs" <dylanger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:37 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] creating access cd's


> hello all,
> i am transferring 180 minute cassettes to ProTools and also creating one
> preservation cd, and one access cd.  The cassettes are of Stella Adler's acting
> classes.  Usually, with 90 minute cassettes, I create an access cd while
> creating a ProTools session, using a marantz professional cd recorder.
> However, with the longer recording time, an entire 90 minute session would not
> fit on one cd.
> using protools, i want to divide the sessions into more manageable sections and
> also create tracks to help patrons better navigate a cd.  how difficult is
> this?  what equipment do i need?  i've tried making an audio cd from the
> protools session using adaptec TOAST 4.1.1, but the CD's cannot be read as
> audio CD's.
> will I simply need to play the original cassette again, stopping the recording
> when I want to start a new track, or should I pursue the other method?  It
> seems like it would be far quicker to manage everything in a ProTools session
> after the initial capture than to continuously playback the original.  Or is
> there a far simpler way?  Am I thinking about this all wrong?
>
> Mark Downs
>
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