I've given some thought to why I am so busy after retirement and I think
there are several reasons. 1. I approach our projects differently. Since
I have very day to work on it, I don't make the big effort every day. Time
out to watch TV, to read a book, a slow meal instead of hurried, etc. 2. I
end up adding to a project either by making it fancier than originally
planned, or adding little extras to it. 3. I became lazier as I turned 80
and realized I was never going to get it all done anyway. In my case I also
undertook an additional long-term project that I had never even thought of
before retirement. 15 years researching and writing a book! Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rollin' Recording" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Anyone familiar with "Spin It Again" Software to
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> Tom, Jack and all retirement hopefuls,
>
> I'm a youngster...only 55. An 83 year old ex-photog / audio
> friend of mine told me recently, "I don't know when I ever
> found the time to work!"
>
> I hope I'm half as involved and on the ball as he is... next week!
>
> Lou
>
> Lou Houck
> Rollin' Recording
> 208 River Ranch Rd.
> Boerne, TX 78006
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Palmer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Anyone familiar with "Spin It Again" Software to
> convert Lps a...
>
>
>> Good luck Tom,
>> I've been retired 20 years and haven't touched my slides yet. Not
>> enough time. Jack
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Fine" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Anyone familiar with "Spin It Again" Software to
>> convert Lps a...
>>
>>
>>> Hi Steve:
>>>
>>> Most if not all standalone recorders let you set a "make-a-new-track
>>> here" threshold. It's not perfect but it's another solution. In
>>> Soundforge, all you do is put mark (the M key) between tracks then
>>> "convert marker to regions" and "save each region as a separate file".
>>> Only takes as long as to scroll thru the waveform and make the marks and
>>> then how long the computer grinds.
>>>
>>> As for slides, you are very right that there is expensive outsourcing or
>>> time-consuming DIY but nothing in between. My parents took thousands of
>>> Kodachrome slides and they all are still vivid color but I have not had
>>> the time to tackle that job yet. That will be one of MY retirement
>>> projects.
>>>
>>> -- Tom Fine
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Ramm" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Anyone familiar with "Spin It Again" Software to
>>> convert Lps a...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks guys! Somehow I thought I;d get answers like that knowing this a
>>>> highly "technical" group. I know I didn't want to transfer my Lps using
>>>> one of
>>>> those cheap combo jobs.
>>>>
>>>> Actually at this point in my life - 62 - I'm spending so much time
>>>> listening
>>>> to new releases of old material (for my monthly column in In The
>>>> Groove)
>>>> that I'm not about to build up a big library. Basically I want music on
>>>> the go.
>>>> And, I don't want to be a "sound archive" as my materials isn't THAT
>>>> rare!
>>>> Look, doesn't everyone have hours of old radio comedy shows? And after
>>>> those of
>>>> us over 50 (60?) go no one will want them anyway.
>>>>
>>>> My problem with cassettes and reels is that I don't have time to figure
>>>> out
>>>> where in the tape there is a song I want to hear. Looking at the demo
>>>> on Spin
>>>> It Again, I fugured I could set up a portable tape player next to my
>>>> PC, run
>>>> the tape through the software to the PC and it would pretty much
>>>> separate the
>>>> tracks between silence. Then I could index it and burn to CDs if I
>>>> want. My
>>>> PC probably has a decent sound card. Heck, I'm happy with the radio
>>>> shows I
>>>> record with Total Recorder - which at less than $20.00 is something I
>>>> love and
>>>> it's easy for a dummy like me to use.
>>>>
>>>> Tom, you pointed out value of time. I agree and that's why I wanted
>>>> something that would work quickly and easily and I'm not planning on
>>>> doing it for
>>>> anyone's ears but mine. I have mid range speakers on my stereo and my
>>>> MP3
>>>> player. I'm into the content not whether the frequency is high or low.
>>>> Spin it
>>>> again offers declickers in the software. It's low end I realize.
>>>>
>>>> I tried to use Audacity to cut up a long program once and got, not only
>>>> stumped, but it took time. It's way too technical for me. And my Dell
>>>> PC cost
>>>> less than $500. without a monitor so I'm not looking to even put $75.00
>>>> more
>>>> into a sound card. I just thought this might serve my purpose.
>>>>
>>>> If you guys want, maybe someone can go to their site and look at demo
>>>> and
>>>> give me thoughts on the downside of using it ASSUMING you want dubbing
>>>> for
>>>> dummies of mostly speech, voices and some live concert recordings -
>>>> that will
>>>> eventually be discarded.. and not spend over $50.
>>>>
>>>> Though it's somewhat different, I've been reading a lot of articles
>>>> lately
>>>> to transfer slides (Photo slides) to digital. I was one of those who
>>>> only took
>>>> slides cause they were cheaper than prints. I have thousands. Well, the
>>>> consensus of all is that there is NO INEXPENSIVE way to do it. If you
>>>> have done
>>>> by services it comes to about 50 cents per slide scanned. If you do it
>>>> yourself
>>>> it will take at least 3 minutes per slide to scan and save PLUS the
>>>> cost of
>>>> a $100. scanner. Multiply this by time value and a few thousand slides
>>>> and
>>>> you can see it won't work. I have no heirs who will care anyway. But
>>>> these
>>>> technological changes have really moved fast in our lifetime.
>>>>
>>>> So thanks for the replies. I won't do anything right away but I might
>>>> use
>>>> their free trial (which lets you record indefinitely but only burn
>>>> three CDs or
>>>> or save 3 digital files.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ************************************** See what's free at
>>>> http://www.aol.com.
>>>>
>>>
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