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Ceder Square Dance System (CSDS) ==> Music

How do I get my vinyl records into my computer?
How do I get a music file from my records into my computer as a music file? Does your program (CSDS) do that?

CSDS does not record music. You need some music editing software. CSDS is music management software (organizes and plays music).

There are 4 choices for music editing software listed on our digital music page, http://www.ceder.net/digital_music.php

I recommend Sound Forge http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=868 or Goldwave http://www.goldwave.com/

I personally have CoolEdit2000 (no longer available) and Adobe Audition (pricey).

To record music, you basically follow these steps:

  1. hook up your hilton to your computer. There's information at http://www.hiltonaudio.com/portable/digital_music_03.htm on how to do this.
  2. run the music editor (e.g., Sound Forge, Goldwave, Adode Audition)
  3. record the music
  4. clean up the music (noise reduction, volume normalization, remove blank space at beginning and ending of record)
  5. save the music as a mp3 (or wav) file

The next step is to load the music into CSDS.

  1. Move all your music files into a folder. Preferably your music files should be named as follows: "-<label>-<number>.mp3" (e.g., "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Royal - 803.mp3") Naming files in this fashion allows CSDS to automatically extract the name, label, and number.</LI> <LI>Run CSDS.</LI> <LI>Select 'Music | Edit Music Database'.</LI> <LI>Select 'Edit | Add new Music Files from Folder...'</LI> <LI>Browse to the folder in which you've placed your music files and click OK. Optionally set any flags (e.g., P for patter, S for singing call). CSDS should now have imported some music into it's database.</LI> <LI>The next step is to verify the newly added data. Look at each line of information, and if necessary edit it (select 'Edit | Edit highlighted item' or press the 'Pencil' toolbar button).</LI> </OL> <P> This should get you started on the right track.</DIV></DIV><HR STYLE="margin:0px 0px 0px -1px; border-color:lightgray; border-width:1px;"></DIV><DIV><DIV STYLE="padding:8px;"> <DIV CLASS="center"><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block;" CLASS="vcenter"><DIV CLASS="footnote">last modified: 22-August-2021   </DIV></DIV><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block; margin-left:16px;" CLASS="vcenter"></DIV><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block;" CLASS="vcenter"><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block;" CLASS="vtop"><SPAN CLASS="footnote nobr stdfont">ID: 529</SPAN></DIV><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block;" CLASS="vtop"><FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="faqdb/private/item_edit.php"><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="RecordId" VALUE="529">    <INPUT TYPE="image" TITLE="Edit this record (admin)" ALT="Edit this record (admin)" SRC="images/edit3.gif"></FORM></DIV><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block;" CLASS="vtop"><FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="faqdb/private/item_delete.php"><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="RecordId" VALUE="529">    <INPUT TYPE="image" TITLE="Delete this record (admin)" ALT="Delete this record (admin)" SRC="images/delete3.gif"></FORM></DIV><DIV STYLE="display:inline-block;" CLASS="vtop"><FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="faqdb/viewsingle.php">    <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="RecordId" VALUE="529"><INPUT TYPE="image" TITLE="View this record" ALT="View this record" SRC="images/view3.gif"></FORM></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><P></P> <DIV CLASS="vbig"><DIV CLASS="center"><DIV CLASS="il noback center footnote notbmargin" STYLE="border-radius:5px; border:1px outset black; padding:6px; margin-bottom:0px;"> <DIV> <A REL="nofollow" CLASS="no3" HREF="https://ceder.net/faqdb/viewsingle.php?RecordId=529">https://ceder.net/faqdb/viewsingle.php?RecordId=529</A> </DIV><DIV STYLE="margin-top:6px;"><A HREF="https://www.ceder.net/" CLASS="image" TITLE="Vic and Debbie Ceder's Square Dance Resource Net"><IMG CLASS="top b0" SRC="https://www.ceder.net/images/toplink2.png" WIDTH=131 HEIGHT=18 ALT=""></A></DIV></DIV></DIV> </DIV><DIV CLASS="vsmall"><DIV CLASS="center"><DIV><A REL="nofollow" CLASS="no3" HREF="https://ceder.net/faqdb/viewsingle.php?RecordId=529">full URL</A></DIV><A HREF="https://www.ceder.net/" CLASS="image" TITLE="Vic and Debbie Ceder's Square Dance Resource Net"><IMG CLASS="top b0" SRC="https://www.ceder.net/images/toplink2.png" WIDTH=131 HEIGHT=18 ALT=""></A><A REL="nofollow" CLASS="no3" HREF="https://ceder.net/faqdb/viewsingle.php?RecordId=529" TITLE="full URL">  </A></DIV></DIV><SPAN ID="bottom"></SPAN>   </BODY> </HTML>