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Customer Review: I WAS 19 WHEN I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM
YES BACK IN ‘71 I BOUGHT THIS DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM, AND READING THE NEW SLEEVE NOTES IN THE CD, WAS ONE OF THE FEW WHO DID. I WAS MIGHTILY IMPRESSED WITH THE ALBUM, BUT COULDN’T HELP THINKING THAT I WAS LISTENING TO CHICAGO’S FIRST TWO ALBUMS, HOWEVER THIS IS NO DETREMENT TO HEAVEN BECAUSE HEARING THE REMASTERED VERSION NOW IT STILL IS A DAMN GOOD SET MADE BY A VERY PROFESSIONAL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND I DID NOT REALISE THAT THEY DISBANDED SOON AFTER. SURELY AT LEAST SOME OF THEM MUST STILL BE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.
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Just plug the Instant Music into a USB port on your computer and you are ready to begin recording from any analog audio source into the most popular digital audio formats available such as MP3 WAV and WMA (Windows Media 9 Audio) and AAC. Once in a digital format you can create Audio CDs MP3 CDs or have the audio ready to be played for your personal music enjoyment on a variety of MP3 player devices. Features Record Your Old LPs and Cassettes to Audio CD and MP3 Save music as MP3 WAV WMA and AAC (iPod) audio formats Burn professional quality CDs Capture from any audio source: cassette turn table TV radio DVD Mac Users can use Instant Music with Garage Band or Sound Studio 2.1 Technical Specifications Audio Specs: Capture: 16 bit Sampling Rate: 8 11 16 22.05 32 44.1 or 48 kHz THD+N = 0.01% SNR= 89dB Playback: 16 bit Sampling Rate - 32 44.1 48 kHz THD+N = 0.005% SNR = 96dB Includes : Audio IN: RCA Stereo (Left and Right); SPDIF (Toslink) Audio Out: RCA Stereo (Left and Right); SPDIF (Toslink) Power: USB bus power (no external supply needed) USB: USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compatible as a Full Speed Device An available USB port CD-ROM - for software installation CD burner - for making VCD’s or burning video files to CD-writable discs System Requirements : For Windows PC: Minimum CPU - Intel Pentium 3 500 MHz or faster Windows 98SE WinME Win2000 WinXP (Home or Professional) 256 MB of RAM Macintosh: Apple G4 MAC OaS 10.X An available USB port Garage Band or Sound Studio 2.1 Package Dimensions: 10″H x 7.25″W x 4″D x 2.5lbs
Customer Review: If your sound card has a line-in connector you might not need this device
I used the ADS Instant music with my old computer and, with the help of the earlier reviews, managed to record a couple of tapes via the headphone socket(using a phono to jack convertor ) on my hi-fi amplifier. However, with my new higher spec computer, when I tried to transfer a cassette tape, there was a hiss which made the recording unlistenable. I realised from other reviews there was nothing I could do about this hiss so looked for other ways of transferring tapes/lps. I then discovered that I could buy a cable much more cheaply which again plugged in to my headphone socket on the hi-fi and then into the line-in connector on my sound card which has its own bundled software for recording. Anyone want a surplus to requirements hardly-used ADS instant music device!
Customer Review: Does Nothing Your PC Can’t Do Already
This gadget offers to convert your LP collection into digital format on your PC. As someone with lots of LPs, this sounds like just the thing. Unfortunately, it has two major flaws - the software and the hardware. The software provided is Nero SoundTrax from Nero 6. This is an old, discontinued version (the current version is that has known compatibility issues with Windows Vista. Google `Windows Explorer not responding Nero’ to see some of the hideous things that old Nero software can cause, and install at your peril. An update is available via a weblink provided but Vista still warns that it has a problem. And why are they bundling such an old version when a Vista compatible one is available? No software is provided for Mac users. When I contacted InstantMusic support (about a different problem) the first thing they suggested was using Audacity - a free piece of software for Windows and Mac. It seems that they have little faith in the supplied software either. So this leaves us with the hardware. What you have is a box that accepts the output from your hifi and connects it to a USB port on your PC. However, most PCs, quite a few laptops and almost all Macs have line-in connections, usually via a mini stereo jackplug. You can buy an RCA (what comes out of your hifi) to mini-jack converter cable for a couple of pounds and connect it straight to your PC or Mac. I tried it both ways - with the InstantMusic box and directly to my line-in imput, on both Mac and PC - and there was no obvious difference between the two. I used Creative software that came with the soundcard on my PC and Garageband on the Mac. I also used the free Audacity. Garageband is by far the nicest to use but they all do the job. So at the end of the day, you are paying nearly ?30 for software that isn’t compatible with Vista or Apple computers and a box that can be replaced by a cheap converter cable. Its actually worse than that. Other reviewers have complained about a loud static noise on recordings. I also got this (only on my Mac laptop, not my PC). However, it didn’t happen using the direct line-in connection. So you’re actually better off not having this box. Spend the money on a sound card with a line-in connection if you don’t have one. Furthermore, their support isn’t very helpful. They did respond to my email about the static problem. However, they seem to be non-English language based and I was seemingly unable to explain to them what the problem was and what I had tried to rectify it. They just kept telling me to try Audacity. In the end, they stopped responding to my emails. Regrettably, I have to conclude that this product is worse than useless. The alternative - a simple cable to connect your line-in port - is available on this website, at the time of writing, for 1p. You choose!
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Like the Tin Man’s heart, the true test of a real classic is how much it is loved by others. The enduring charms of The Wizard of Oz have easily weathered the vicissitudes of changing fashions making the film one of the world’s best-loved, most-quoted and frequently imitated movies.

It’s now as ubiquitous an American pop-cultural icon as McDonald’s, making judging the movie purely on its own merits an almost impossible task. Judy Garland’s tragic later life, for example, makes her na?ve and utterly beguiling Dorothy seem all the more poignant in retrospect. But this at least is clear: much of this movie’s success depends on the winning appeal of Garland’s “Everygirl” figure, who creates the vital identification and empathy necessary to carry the audience with her into the land of Oz. We always care deeply about Dorothy, her quest for home and the strength of her friendship with her companions. Garland’s assured dancing and singing routines with her ideally cast Broadway comedy co-stars Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley are still endlessly delightful, of course, and the songs and score (by Arlen, Harburg and Stothart) are as good as anything in the Hollywood musical canon. It is Garland’s deeply felt rendition of “Over the Rainbow” that is both the film’s emotional core and the reason why adults as much as children the world over still respond so strongly to this movie. So long as people long for home and the love of their friends and family, the nostalgic appeal of Oz will never fade.

On the DVD: another splendid digital restoration from the MGM vaults keeps this wonderful classic as vivid and alive as it was back in 1939, if not more so. The 1.33:1 picture is clear and defined, bursting with the vibrant colours of Oz (you can even see the wires holding up the Lion’s tail). Even more remarkably, because the original microphone tapes have been preserved the soundtrack has been remastered in 5.1 stereo, thereby accentuating the lush tones of the MGM orchestra and Garland’s famous singing.

The disc is also chock full of extras, including outtakes, audio sequences, composer Harold Arlen’s backstage movies, extracts from earlier silent Oz films, clips from the Academy Awards and interviews with the stars among many other fascinating nuggets. The new 50-minute documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury, and irritatingly narrated in the present tense, is oddly the weakest part, with too little hard information and too much padding about how everyone loves the movie. The only gripe is Warners’ trademark cardboard slipcase, which is awkward and easily damaged. But this is still an essential disc for the young at heart everywhere. –Mark Walker
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Customer Review: Magical movie!
This movie is so iconic it is deeply ingrained in our culture. As a little girl, and as an adult too, we all want a magical pair of “Dorothy” shoes. The movie’s message is very simple; there’s no place like home. The magical world of Oz is in technicolor whereas the scenes in Kansas are in black and white. This helps to show how enticing Oz is. The characters are pretty damn good, they don’t make em like that anymore. All of the characters go through a personal journey in the film; to get home, to become brave, to get a heart. The plot is as delightful as the characters and the setting, with a dash of humour added in; a must see for young and old, even my quite sensitive 6yr old daughter can handle the scarier bits. The replay value is immeasurable, I have seen the movie so many times and will watch it many times more. The music is enchanting too! Overall I think this movie is a must see. I would rate it 9/10
Customer Review: Quite simply a classic
This is one of the all time best films. I can’t wait for my babies to be big enough to watch this as I am sure they will get as much fun out of it as I did when I was little. Why write this comment? To remind people that just because it is an old film does not mean that it is not suitable for children of today. Buy it for them and you and you will remember why you loved it so much! Simply amazing.
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More Pop Swing - Trumpet/Cornet/Flugelhorn - Sheet Music Bpok + CD Play With a Real Band!. By Fons Van Gorp. De Haske Play-along Book. Play Along. BOOK W/CD. Size 8.8×12 inches. 28 pages. Published by De Haske Publications. (44004011) This book examines a wide range of pieces taken from all different styles of light music as well as the ways in which these styles are played. The swinging accompaniment on the play-along CD makes practice and performance more fun! 12 pieces in all.

Pop into the Middle Ages. New settings of medieval lyrics for group music making … Score