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How to use Nero to convert tapes and vinyl to CD.(Nero 7 Premium)

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Byline: Niall Magennis

How to use Nero to convert tapes and vinyl to CD

Nero 7 Premium comes with Soundtrax2, which records music from tapes or vinyl and then copies the results to CD. Before you start, connect your tape or record player to the line-in socket on your soundcard and enable the Line-in port in the recording screen of your soundcard's mixer applet.

1 When you start Soundtrax2, click the Wizards button in the opening screen. This will give you the option of choosing between the wizard to record an LP to CD or a tape to CD. If this screen doesn't appear, you can call up the wizards by going to the Tools menu and then choosing Wizards. We're going to use the LP to CD wizard, but the steps are very similar for both tasks.

2Click on Audio Input Line and select the correct input. This will usually be labelled Line-in. Adjust the volume until the level meters peak towards the top of the yellow area, cue up the start of your album and click on the Record button to record it to your hard drive. Press Stop to pause when you need to swap sides. When the album has been recorded, press Stop and then Next.

3 Soundtrax2 has a Track Detection feature that can automatically split your recording into individual tracks by spotting the pauses between songs. For this to work, you have to use the Silence ...

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