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Jun 10 15:04 UTC 2001

There's a Unix/Linux program called "cdparanoia" which is designed to work
around that sort of problem by reading the data directly and cleaning up the
data as needed.

I just finished (well, not really finished, but read on) a vinyl-to-CD copy
of Adrian Belew's "Twang Bar King".  I use Linux, and on Linux use "yarec"
to record and "snd" to trim the track files.  The snd package isn't the most
elegant thing in the world (maybe on it's native platform Solaris it is), so
I have to follow certain steps to avoid problems when using it.  One thing
I have to do is click the "sync" option so that changes I make affect both
left and right channels.  I was wondering what would really happen if I missed
doing that, and it turns out I found out on the currently-playing track on
the test CD.  The right and left channels are about 1.5 seconds out of sync.
D'oh!  Guess I have to re-record that track.

I also think I need a subsonic filter for my turntable and preamp.  Since the
last vinyl copy I repatched things so that I'm getting my signal direct from
the RIAA preamp without running through the rest of the receiver.  What I'm
seeing in the wave file editor is some inaudible low frequency stuff, perhaps
footsteps through the concrete floor and other vibrations.