Sick of tape cueing? Try Or how to convert a tape to CD! Peter Hatherley-Greene Dubai Men’s College

CELTA experience listening tasks on audio cassette tapes variable quality cueing time task control in the classroom Multimedia background 20 years using IT in education pragmatic approach to problem-solving keen user of multimedia software College observations time spent on tape cueing pressure

What on earth is an Audio CD? CD-DA Photo CD Video CD Karaoke CD Multi-session Mixed Mode Game CD CD-ROM CD-ROM XA

An Audio CD has these features:  stores 650 MB of digital information  this equals 74 minutes of converted WAVE files (a music CD!)  playback is very clear as there is no physical contact with the surface

Advantages of CD over tape include instant access to any track fine control of rewind/forward functions use of remote control listen to tasks at your workstation quality does not deteriorate

Step #1 Tape to Disk hardware connection of tape recorder to computer Copying Procedures LINE OUT from tape recorder to LINE IN on sound card

Tape to Disk contd... SoundBlaster AWE64 Wave Studio software record settings 16 bit, mono, Hz start Wave recording then begin tape playback save as.wav files in a project folder sequential filenames from 01 Copying Procedures

Step #2 Disk to CD external or internal hardware connection of CD writer to computer Copying Procedures Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe allows users to write (save/record) WAVE files to a blank CD - you can change the order of the tracks At recording speeds of 4x, a CD is recorded in about 15 minutes

CD copying CD’s masters can be copied either by using Easy CD Creator and the existing hardware setup or using a separate CD copier machine Copying Procedures

Software PressIT labelling kit includes software to design and print CD labels on to special sticky label templates Audio CD Labels Hardware The kit includes a machine to accurately place the sticky label on to the CD (PressIT)

Software MS PowerPoint and Paint Shop Pro v6 Hardware Canon photocopier printer Audio CD Covers

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Purchase price Dh 1600 Stereo speakers producing very clear output Twin functionality - audio cassette tape player and CD player with remote control Coomber CD

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Oxford University Press gave permission for one copy in CD format of Headway Pre-intermediate Listen Carefully (Elementary) MacMillan Heinemann gave permission for multiple copies in CD format of Reward (Elementary) I have not received receipt of my many s for Intermediate Listening and Active Listening Copyright/permissions