CDs

Need custom designed blank CDRs and cases? Check out 5inch.com. This place looks like an excellent resource. They “offer pre-designed silkscreened blank cdr’s as well as regular 5″ and 3″ blanks, sets of cdr’s with cases, individual cases, dvd’s, storage items and wearables.” Very hep.

What a great idea! Burn, Baby Burn! - Weblogger CD Swap!

The premise of this is simple. Simply sign up to one of participants. By signing up, you commit to making a summer-themed CD of your favorites tunes. On March 31, 2002, you’ll receive the names and addresses of five other bloggers, and it will be your responsibility to send those five bloggers a copy of your CD. In return, five different bloggers will send you a copy of their CD that they made.

Mixonic CD Duplication Services will “create pro-quality CDs with printed color labels (no stickers). Professional production within 2 business days.” This looks awesome!
link via scottandrew.com

CD-Writer.com is a faboo site for all your cd-recording needs. They have links to all kinds of great stuff. It must be a British site, since everything appears to be in pounds, but it warrants closer inspection. I’m looking for some good cd-sleeve printing software (again). Does anyone have a favorite program?

The EZSleeves web site is awesome, by the way. You can create your own CD sleeves there using Flash. It’s very cool.

Here are some good CD-R software links:

• CloneCD
• CDBurner.com
• CDCopy.sk
• techtv CD Burning Software RoundUp
• IgD’s CD-R Portal
• cdmediaworld

*Note: There is no new song in this post.

So you have an audio CD and you want to convert some of the songs on it into mp3 format. How in the world do you do that? It’s easier than you think. There are only about a million places on line with tutorials and software to help you rip your CDs. If you are one of those types that really likes to know the nitty-gritty details, though, here are some links to get you started:

• WinDAC - the Windows Digital Audio Copy program (my favorite)
• the BladeEnc - a dll you need to run WinDAC
• the LAME encoder - a dll you need to run WinDAC (with links to other mp3 ripping programs)

If you need to rip a CD to mp3, I found an awesome program to use.

Here is a list of all the Pearl Jam CDs I own. I’m missing a couple of them, so at some point I’ll have to go through my bix box of CDs.
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More links about digital music …

• the Napster alternatives page from Lycos
• Vamp’s Layer 3 Software Page
• A Rob Fantastic mp3 encoder
• Search for mp3 encoder
• Did I mention that my Song of the Moment page is back?

It’s been many months since the first time I mentioned it, so I’ll toss it up for grabs once again. If anyone - anyone - out there has a copy of the Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 CD, please contact me! It’s an awesome CD with great music by incredible artists and I have not been able to find a copy anywhere. It’s been out of print for years and for some reason the Wilburys refuse to re-release it. I’d really, really rather not pay $40 for a used copy of the CD on eBay. If you have a burner and can make me a copy, I’ll gladly pay for s&h (and a blank CD, and even your time!) … or if you don’t have a CD burner - I do! You could send it to me and I’d make the copy and return it right away!

[Update: I finally got a copy from my dad.]

They won’t be scaring amazon.com or anything, but gotmerch.com has some cool gear and fair prices on CDs and DVDs.

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If you enjoy making mix CDs and tapes, drop an eyeball on red-balloon.org. I will have to become a regular over there …

I made the freakin’ coolest mix CD today. You wish you had a copy.
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1. Kerosene Hat - Cracker
2. Jesus Christ Superstar (Disc One) - Andrew Lloyd Weber
3. “Tripping the Live Fantastic - highlights! - Paul McCartney
4. Before These Crowded Streets - Dave Matthews Band
5. VITALOGY - Pearl Jam