Burning Audio Tracks to DVD

abrogard · 13th March 2013, 02:28

I have a friend who wants me to burn his vinyl records - old LP's he's had for years - onto DVD so's his hospitalised wife can listen to the music on the dvd player in her room.

I can convert the vinyl to computer files alright, have a player and use Audacity.

And then I guess I could make a DVD video with Nero just use the audio files as a sound track.

But that's pretty primitive, isn't it?

I did read a thread here about this subject but it was a few years old.

Could I ask the members if they could give me a little guidance as to which is a good way to go nowadays? Which free software is good but I'm open to all suggestions.

manolito · 14th March 2013, 05:25

As I see it you have two options:

Most standalone DVD players (all that I know) play audio files from a data DVD or CD. MP3 is universally supported. Make a data DVD with a suitable folder structure (folder name = LP title, track name = track title), and the player will give you a selection dialog where you can select a folder or an individual title.

The second option is to create a Video DVD where the video is blank. In this case you can only use audio formats which are compliant to the DVD standard (PCM, MPEG audio or AC3). You can do this manually, or use a software which automates the process. I have successfully used DVD2One for this task (not free, but there is a trial period).

Cheers
manolito

abrogard · 14th March 2013, 10:14

Thanks for that, manolito. Quick, clear and to the point. I appreciate it.

What I've done so far is make a trial CD, with Nero. That went alright until I started getting DMA driver errors. I got one made.

I'll get busy on trying out your suggestions right away. I have copied his vinyl via audacity onto the hard drive but I've got them in mp3 format and each file is a whole LP side. I think maybe I need to extract the individual tracks from those files and follow your idea.

I saw the video DVD idea on Nero and it looks good. I could put family pictures or countryside pictures or something, with the title of the song perhaps overlaid for the first few seconds, showing on the tv screen while the song is playing. For an old lady lying in a hospital bed this might be good. But I'll have to learn a bit first. And there's that splitting out the individual tracks thing...

I think Audacity might have a way of doing that... vague memory...

I'll buy myself some time by spitting out another couple of audio CD's, if I can beat this DMA problem (move to another computer might fix that - 'workaround' really, I suppose, not a fix but god you've got to get on with the job, don't you..).

thanks again for your response.

manolito · 14th March 2013, 20:41

For splitting long MP3 files into individual tracks there are some free tools which make the process almost automatic. The most powerful ones are MP3DirectCut
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html
and Mp3Splt
http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php

Good luck
manolito

Ghitulescu · 15th March 2013, 11:37

All DVD players can play CD-audio (which is not always granted with MP3 or other formats). Why not do a straight CD-audio? Any CDR will hold 2 LPs (or 4 sides) ....

On the other hand, a DVDR full of MP3 ripped from LPs, well, she'll probably be for long in her home before you'll finish them, as only the dubbing (LP-play =-> PC-rec) will keep you busy for almost a week

You can create a CD-audio with two LPs, author it as you like (tracks, titles etc.), and while she'll listen too you have the time to do another one, and so on....

abrogard · 15th March 2013, 23:25

Yes, I'm doing that. In the process. I mentioned I'd made ' a trial CD with Nero...'

This morning I'm planning to continue the attack, find out why these DMA errors, try to get round them, set up another machine with Nero maybe, or something, get something done...

I've got one, as I mentioned. One audio CD made. It's okay but I'm not on top of this authoring. 'Tracks, titles etc..' as you say. The way I've done it - using four long mp3's made by Audacity and each representing one side of an LP record - all we get on the screen are the names of those four files.

I've been thinking that's all I'm going to get until I've got more files - so I've downloaded those file splitters manolito mentioned and I'm going to split the files...

Do you mean I can somehow operate an authoring programme so's it will display a whole list of tracks and titles even though I only have four big files?

That'd be good.

Give me time to make a DVD. Why make a DVD? Just to see if I can

. No, not really. It'd enable more flexibility in play back wouldn't it? And more flexibility in design ? I mean I could put film clips and stills of things she likes - her home, her family, whatever... ? Stuff I can't do with a CD?

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm here to learn, that's a fact.

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abrogard Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Burning Audio Tracks to DVD I have a friend who wants me to burn his vinyl records - old LP's he's had for years - onto DVD so's his hospitalised wife can listen to the music on the dvd player in her room. I can convert the vinyl to computer files alright, have a player and use Audacity. And then I guess I could make a DVD video with Nero just use the audio files as a sound track. But that's pretty primitive, isn't it? I did read a thread here about this subject but it was a few years old. Could I ask the members if they could give me a little guidance as to which is a good way to go nowadays? Which free software is good but I'm open to all suggestions. Last edited by Guest; 13th March 2013 at 02:41. Reason: 12

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Ghitulescu Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 5,773	All DVD players can play CD-audio (which is not always granted with MP3 or other formats). Why not do a straight CD-audio? Any CDR will hold 2 LPs (or 4 sides) .... On the other hand, a DVDR full of MP3 ripped from LPs, well, she'll probably be for long in her home before you'll finish them, as only the dubbing (LP-play =-> PC-rec) will keep you busy for almost a week You can create a CD-audio with two LPs, author it as you like (tracks, titles etc.), and while she'll listen too you have the time to do another one, and so on.... __________________ Born in the USB (not USA)

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14th March 2013, 05:25	#2 \| Link
manolito Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 3,138	As I see it you have two options: Most standalone DVD players (all that I know) play audio files from a data DVD or CD. MP3 is universally supported. Make a data DVD with a suitable folder structure (folder name = LP title, track name = track title), and the player will give you a selection dialog where you can select a folder or an individual title. The second option is to create a Video DVD where the video is blank. In this case you can only use audio formats which are compliant to the DVD standard (PCM, MPEG audio or AC3). You can do this manually, or use a software which automates the process. I have successfully used DVD2One for this task (not free, but there is a trial period). Cheers manolito

14th March 2013, 10:14	#3 \| Link
abrogard Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Thanks for that, manolito. Quick, clear and to the point. I appreciate it. What I've done so far is make a trial CD, with Nero. That went alright until I started getting DMA driver errors. I got one made. I'll get busy on trying out your suggestions right away. I have copied his vinyl via audacity onto the hard drive but I've got them in mp3 format and each file is a whole LP side. I think maybe I need to extract the individual tracks from those files and follow your idea. I saw the video DVD idea on Nero and it looks good. I could put family pictures or countryside pictures or something, with the title of the song perhaps overlaid for the first few seconds, showing on the tv screen while the song is playing. For an old lady lying in a hospital bed this might be good. But I'll have to learn a bit first. And there's that splitting out the individual tracks thing... I think Audacity might have a way of doing that... vague memory... I'll buy myself some time by spitting out another couple of audio CD's, if I can beat this DMA problem (move to another computer might fix that - 'workaround' really, I suppose, not a fix but god you've got to get on with the job, don't you..). thanks again for your response.

14th March 2013, 20:41	#4 \| Link
manolito Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 3,138	For splitting long MP3 files into individual tracks there are some free tools which make the process almost automatic. The most powerful ones are MP3DirectCut http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html and Mp3Splt http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php Good luck manolito

15th March 2013, 23:25	#6 \| Link
abrogard Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Yes, I'm doing that. In the process. I mentioned I'd made ' a trial CD with Nero...' This morning I'm planning to continue the attack, find out why these DMA errors, try to get round them, set up another machine with Nero maybe, or something, get something done... I've got one, as I mentioned. One audio CD made. It's okay but I'm not on top of this authoring. 'Tracks, titles etc..' as you say. The way I've done it - using four long mp3's made by Audacity and each representing one side of an LP record - all we get on the screen are the names of those four files. I've been thinking that's all I'm going to get until I've got more files - so I've downloaded those file splitters manolito mentioned and I'm going to split the files... Do you mean I can somehow operate an authoring programme so's it will display a whole list of tracks and titles even though I only have four big files? That'd be good. Give me time to make a DVD. Why make a DVD? Just to see if I can . No, not really. It'd enable more flexibility in play back wouldn't it? And more flexibility in design ? I mean I could put film clips and stills of things she likes - her home, her family, whatever... ? Stuff I can't do with a CD? Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm here to learn, that's a fact.