can i use my cd player\optical line out to rip songs to my computer

[JacobM5727]

if this belongs in general tech im sorrie

my portable cd player has an optical line out, is this just for md or can i rip songs to my computer with it, if so, can someome tell me how?

[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

well first of all if you have a CDROM you can rip songs from there. If you dont already have a ripping tool go to www.download.com (http://www.download.com)
and get one there. As for your optical line out it is probably best used with a stereo that lacks a cdplayer.

[JacobM5727]

i have a cdrom, but it stopped letting me rip songs a few months ago.

its a liteon301... anywho my stereo also has a cd player ^_^
i miss ripping cds

[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

I've plugged my cd player into my computer with a "normal" in/out cable but my cdplayer has a "normal" line out since your is optical you might also need an optical in on your computer. who knows though maybe a normal cable will fit into an optical output.

[JacobM5727]

where would i get one and how would i hook it up?

[Warthog]

I don't think it is possible.

A cd player and a cd-rom are two different things (I think anyway). If what you are trying to do is possible, that means you theoretically should be able to put, say, Half Life in the portable cd player and play it off there instead of your cd-rom. Just my 0.02 cents.

Spidey is right in saying that you can use a cable to plug into your stereo if you don't have a cd player.

Warthog

[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

I somehow have always had them in my house. But if you go to best buy, curcuit city or some other electronics store you should be able to find them. You should also ask one of the sales reps they should be able to help you. thats the only thing i can think of. i wish i could think of what the cables are called like i said i've always had them around and thought of them as normal cables.
I will try to find out some more info on them

[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

this i know for sure that you can do this. I've done it. u can also do it with many other devices with ouputs such as a tape player i have edited tapes this way.
hang in there jacob!

[JacobM5727]

i dont doubt it.. if you cant use the optical line out to record to minidisk how much harder would it be to record to a computer well you know what i mean

[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

I found out what the cables are called there just called stereo cables. The only problem i see here is that i think the input on your computer is a normal stereo input and the output on your cdplayer is optical so im not sure if there compatible. you either need a cable that is stereo on one side and optical on another. (sound farfetched but it probably exists) unless an optical cable will fit into the back of your computer. If worse comes to worse you can always go to one of the electronics store and ask them.

[JacobM5727]

i hope so http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

be sure to tell us how it goes

P.S. After some searching i'm pretty sure (but not certain) that optical out needs an optical in.

[JacobM5727]

my computer has three jacks, (caution makeshift drawings) a mic (----o)), a speaker ((( )))--> , and one more (((<--)))

what is that last one, if it helps the speakers is a white sign thing, the mic is green and the other one is purple

[pickel]

All you have to do is plug in your CD player into the Auxiliary port in your amplifier , then run a stereo output from the receiver to the "line in" port on your sound card, and you should be able to play your CD's and record them on your computer. Just like copying casettes from your phonograph...



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[JacobM5727]

i am talking about a portible cd player, not a big system ^_-

[Barney]

Are you sure your discman has an optical output? Usually only older/expensive cd players have sometimes an optical output. Anyway, if you want to use the optical output, you need a soundcard with optical input and a fiberglass cable. Those soundcards are quite expensive.

If you can't use optical, you'll need a cable with a headphone jack on both sides.

[JacobM5727]

i thought that this topic was on the community side of the fine line between home audio equipment and computers

i was torn emotionally and decided to put it in the community forum ^_^ lol anyways sorry 'bout that http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif


anyways can you tell me where i could get one of those sound cards, or one that is similar...

oh and barney i am positive it is optical line out. its a sony d-ej815, it was $149.99 (i was splurging)

here are the ports:
headphone\remote -- line out (optical) -- ext batt\dc in 4.5v

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[Warthog]

Hey, guess I was wrong http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif. Hope it works for you.

Warthog

[Yar1182]

There are sound cards that support optical input/output. Such as the Hurcules Game Theather XP.

[clarkgillet]

It sounds like it should work if your sound card has audio in. I know other devices work this way. good luck

[clarkgillet]

I have sound blaster live value. costs around $49. I can run my rca cable from my video camera into an adapter that plugs into the standard microphone input. I don't think you would have to use an adapter. Give it a try.

[JacobM5727]

cool http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[krusty]

Everyone seems to miss the point here.
True RIPPING implies collecting the 1's & 0's that make the music, i.e. DIGITAL extraction. Ripping leads to a WAV file that is a perfect digital copy of the music file on CD.

Yes you can hook up a music CD player to your sound card but the signal is ANALOGUE & will be coloured by various imperfections in the process(interference, quality of sound card etc).

CD ROMs capable of perfect digital extracion are CHEAP. <$100 AUS which is < $50US.

Get a CD rom recomended on this list http://www.cdspeed2000.com/ (it does not have to be that fast, just accurate)GL

krusty

[JacobM5727]

the optical line out is digital though not analog

[wyvrn]

But recording it from the line in on your sound card would be analogue, correct? To make a perfect copy you would be better off buying a ripper and installing it on your computer. Unless you find a soundcard that has optical IN.

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[spidey_joe80@hotmail.com]

I think the sound blaster live platinum 5.1 has a optical line in on the live drive that comes with it. Thats gonna cost you a little over 150 but at the beginning of the forum (a long time ago) you said that your cd-rom stopped ripping. so it would be cheaper to either buy a new one of post another topic about how to fix it. cdroms are cheap though.

[JacobM5727]

i posted about a topic about it and about two other comments on it in other topics but no one seemed to have any ideas.

it used to be able to rip but now it cant, and windows says it cannot be read digitally when it used to. any ideas?

it would be funny to put a good sound card on this computer...

[JacobM5727]

o and wyvrn im sure your right but i dont like giving up hope, that has happened too often with this comp.

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