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ADS Technologies RDX-150-EF Instant Music for Mac and PC

ADS Technologies RDX-150-EF Instant Music for Mac and PC

(66 customer reviews)

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Description:

DETAILS: 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.Convert your old collection of cassettes and LPs into crisp, clear digital audio and then create audio CDs and MP3 CDs so you can keep a personal archive of your collection that will not degrade or deteriorate over time. Use the LP or Cassette to Audio CD Wizards in the included Nero SoundTrax software to go from LP to CD audio in 4 simple steps. ADS Tech respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that you do the same. Product Description: ADS Instant Music RDX-150 - sound card Device Type: Sound card Enclosure Type: External Interface Type: USB Sound Output Mode: Stereo DAC Data Width: 16-bit Sample Rate: 8 kHz (min) - 48 kHz (max) System Requirements: Apple MacOS X 10.x, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP UPC: 0757887150136

Features:

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Record Your Old LPs and Cassettes to Audio CD and MP3

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Save music as MP3, WAV, WMA and AAC iPod audio formats

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Burn professional quality CDs

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Capture from any audio source - cassette, turntable (with preamp), TV, radio, DVD

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Mac Users can use Instant Music with Garage Band or Sound Studio 2.1

Product Details:

Product Length:	8.4 inches
Product Width:	7.0 inches
Product Height:	2.4 inches
Product Weight:	0.97 pounds
Package Length:	9.13 inches
Package Width:	6.93 inches
Package Height:	3.23 inches
Package Weight:	0.97 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 66 reviews

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Customer Reviews:

Average Customer Review: 3.5

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60 of 62 found the following review helpful:

Great Idea.....But it just Doesn't Work!Apr 29, 2005
By Graboidz
Instant Music is a great idea, by simply connecting the RDX150 to your PC with a USB cable, you should be able to convert your old LP's and cassettes into wav, MP3 or other digital files which you can then burn on CD or download to an MP3 player. Even someone as lo-tech as me can figure it out, I mean I don't know the first thing about computers, but the RDX150 was easy to install. The Nero software that came with the RDX150 is also pretty east to operate. Simply by clicking on the "Wizards" tab, all I had to do was basically push "play" on my stereo and click on "record" on the software, again very easy to use. The problem came when I actually began to record some of my cassettes. I have read other reviews that spoke of a "hum" that was audible during the recoreding, I wasn't even that lucky....at times I was getting such a loud static sound as feedback, that I wasn't able to hear the original audio! I tried replacing the USB cable that hooked up Instant Music to my PC, and that didn't work. I even used a different stereo hoping to solve the problem. I moved the Instant Music box away from all electronic devices in hopes that by getting it away from the monitor, PC etc. I would cut down on the interference...nothing worked. I e-mailed ADS three days ago with the problem....put it this, I ain't holding my breath for a response now. And just to put it in perspective, I am not trying to get optimum sound for recording, I am not trying to transfer hi-definition, I am simply trying to convert my collection of old radio shows from the 30's, 40's & 50's. Most of which contain enough static on their own, and all of which are mono recordings. So I don't need pristine sound. I finally gave up yesterday, and bought a product called "INport" by Xitel. Basically, it's the same thing, but I found out the "INport" is grounded....I have no clue what that means, but it works! Unfortunately, I don't care for the software that came with the INport, so I am using the Nero software that came with the RDX150. The INport is about $20 more, but it's well worth it, and will get the job done!

43 of 43 found the following review helpful:

Finally works, horribly outdate software, poor instructionsFeb 15, 2006
By Stanley Piekarski "exchemist"
On 2/16/06 I posted a negative review. After working all day on making it work I wrote this detailed edited review and procedure which Amazon has chosen not to post for some reason. At least one negative review as been posted since my review was rejected. A strange way to do business. Here is the 2/17/06 review:

With the help of reviews of by Farell at Cnet and John Long here at Amazon I have been able to make a beautiful (no hum) copy of Placido Domingo singing "che gelida manina" from La Boheme from an old LP to CD-RW or CD-R. The CD-RW plays on my DVD player, DVD-ROM drive, CD-RW drive, an Audiovox boombox and my 2005 Camry. CD-RW doesn't play on my old JVC CD player or in my 1998 Subaru but CD-R plays in everything. Both the ADS (http://www.adstech.com/support/downloads/downloads.asp?product_id=RDX-150) and Nero websites (http://www.nero.com/nero6/enu/nero6_3.html) are now more useful than when most of the reviews were written. The ADS website now has FAQs which answer many of the questions raised in the reviews (no volume control, OK = Stop, microphone as input, settings in Soundtrax as well as Windows audio). I downloaded all the pertinent programs and PDFs (many corrections to the manuals received from Amazon this week). I think all the programs you'll need are at APS. 1. I installed the upgrade from ADS (Nero Major Update Version 6.6.0.16) plus a couple others from the Nero website). This got me from Nero version 6.3.1.28 (shame on you Mr. Amazon/ADS/ Nero for selling me old software) to 6.6.0.16.

2. I used an old Technics receiver as my preamp.

3. I couldn't control the recording level from my "out" RCA plugs on the back of the receiver so I used a Radio Shack 42-2546 (1/4" stereo phone plug to two female RCA phono jacks)Y-adapter with the headphone output from the receiver to the "In" inputs of the ADS RX 150.

4. Set Windows Audio as directed in the new "settings and hints" PDF. And the newly downloaded Instant Music Manual PDF p 6. (Select input: UBS Audio Codec and leave output device: as your computer speakers (soundcard.) (http://www.adstech.com/support/ManualsAndDocuments/ManualsAndDocuments.asp?productId=RDX-150&productName=Instant%20Music).

5. Open Nero Soundtrax and (important) "options" to "device settings." Select input UBS Audio Codec and leave output device as your computer speakers (soundcard).

6. Under "Tools" choose "wizards" chose "LP to CD."

7. Choose "microphone" as Audio input line" (yes microphone), Check "digital monitoring" so that you can hear out of your computer speakers"

8. Choose and name the target file. I used "all files."

9. Adjust recording level using the volume control on the receiver and the audio level meters in Soundtrax.

10. Go back to the beginning of the LP then click (or perhaps vice versa) red (left) navigate button to start recording. Do not click "next" since that will stop the recording. When you are done recording hit blue "stop" button. Now click "next." I haven't messed with the next two noise reduction screens. Then to screen "4".

10. If I click "burn now" or "finish" the program locks up.

11. Open Windows Media Player or equivalent. Click "burn."

12. Look in "burn list" and in "All music"

13. Select the files you want to burn. Click "start burn." Then you have a choice of burning onto CD-R or CD-RW.

44 of 46 found the following review helpful:

Neither Software nor Hardware was acceptable.Feb 07, 2005
By NY Reader
The transfers that I made from my turntable to the hard disk using this device were terrible. After a little investigation, I tracked the problem to the USB connection between the RDX150 and the computer. The connection at the RDX150 end did not seat properly - I could wiggle it around and change the quality of the sound. I'm not sure whether the problem was with the design of the device or with the particular unit that I purchased.

I finally decided to direct the output of the pre-amp directly to the soundcard in the PC to see how the Nero software worked. The software had some good features - after a little practice I could record music, break it into tracks and remove noise. It was particulary good at removing clicks and crackles.

However, when I tried to burn a CD, all a got was a terrible hum - the sort of noise that will damage speakers. I was able to burn an acceptable CD from the files created by Nero using Windows Media Player. It is possible that I was not using the software correctly, but the help available for Nero, either included on the CD or available from their website, is virtually useless.

All-in-all, there must be a better way to do this.

18 of 18 found the following review helpful:

Buyer Beware!Jan 29, 2005
By R. C. Shipley
Caution-I'd advise potential buyers to look carefully for online info concerning INSTANT MUSIC by ADS. Last site I checked rated it 1.4 out of 5 and that's high in my book. The package I just bought is currently back in the original box ready to be returned and here's why:

Nero Software is incompatible with my VAIO and Microsoft XP-->ADS support said they were aware of problem (constant freezing on Step 2) and that I could download a correction from Nero site; Okay, but they didn't tell me that the download was a 5-6 hour affair and my browser kept crashing after 200 plus minutes: two days later, still no upgrade so I called ADS to see if they could ship a new Nero CD with upgrades included-nope...so, essentially, they're selling a defective product and know it but refuse to fix it..come on people-do the right thing...what's with these tech outfits?! In Detroit, we call it a "recall" and it's done to fix defective merchandise and protect buyer's rights and make them a repeat customer. This company makes crap, sells it and knows it and, apparently doesn't care. No soup for you!

17 of 17 found the following review helpful:

Will do your vinyl if you're patientJan 27, 2005
By John Long
First, a warning about transferring LPs to CD. You can't just plug your turntable into this thing. The signal from your cartridge must be first run through a "pre-amp." But if you've got a hi-fi system amp or receiver lying around you can use that. The turntable plugs into the phono jacks on your amp, and then you run audio cables from the "record out" jacks (what you used to use to record your albums to tape) of the amp to the Instant Music.

Second, the Nero software is multifaceted and most of it is not necessary for making an LP to CD transfer. There are several ways you COULD make the transfer, but I found NeroMix's "Record" function the easiest. Just bring up the NeroMix window and hit the record button. Windows come up to let you make a few simple settings. Then start the record playing, and save the audio to your hard disk. Then choose another setting in NeroMix to turn these files into an audio CD with your CD-R.

The Nero software has additional features to take out pops, rumble, etc, and normalize the volumes across tracks, but those functions are more complex. I found that unless the vinyl was very scratchy, I was quite satisfied with the CD sound produced

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