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Digital music: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion
lp to cd software
by imtyaz1172 - 5/8/06 7:01 AM In reply to: Most audio editors will do that. Sound Forge is the one I by KiddpeatI am going to come off very ignorant, which I am. I bought a preamp from a company called DAK on the web. It was bundled with software that never really worked well, my biggest problem was breaking up the tracks. I know it was a matter of the level of noise, that is, if I said anything below a certain db meant the track ended, it worked sometimes.
I can no longer get the software to work. I don't need anything sophisicated just something that lets me record and breaks up the tracks.
Any suggestions? Cheap is good
Sincerely.
Pawrik
There is a lite version of Sound Forge which sells for about
by Kiddpeat - 5/9/06 6:02 PM In reply to: lp to cd software by imtyaz1172$99. I don't know if you consider that cheap. I don't think it will automatically split tracks. However, you can easily do that in a cut & paste operation.
Thanks
by imtyaz1172 - 5/10/06 7:23 AM In reply to: There is a lite version of Sound Forge which sells for about by KiddpeatThanks
Spin It Again is simply amazing
by sagehrer - 5/28/06 8:12 AM In reply to: LP/Cassette to CD by donoghueI know this is a tad late for this forum, but I highly recommend a product called Spin It Again for converting their tapes and LPs to CD or Mp3 files, etc. Its a streamlined solution that makes it sooooo easy and painless. It automatically separates tracks and the noise reduction, click and pop is superior.
The URL is http://www.acoustica.com/spinitagain/
Give it a shot. It saved me tons of time converting around 200 LPs over the last year. In fact, it saved me around 1 hour for each record...ie: 200 hours or around 16 12 hour days!!!!! How's that for productivity!
-Joseph
not too late
by imtyaz1172 - 5/29/06 10:20 AM In reply to: Spin It Again is simply amazing by sagehrerthanks, I will try it
Paurik
spin it again
by imtyaz1172 - 6/1/06 1:08 PM In reply to: Spin It Again is simply amazing by sagehrergood program, simple, didn't really split tracks properly but tried on a very confusing album, where tracks weren't that clear. Am attempting to split manually.
thanks
Question from newbie
by dave299 - 3/20/05 8:36 AM In reply to: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion by dvautierSo you just take the output from the preamp into the Line In on your computer's sound card? If so, I'm assuming you go through a RCA to mini stereo plug adapter - is there no impact on the signal quality?
sound card inputs.
by Mgradyc - 3/23/05 11:27 PM In reply to: Question from newbie by dave299A lot of the higher end sound cards include RCA inputs as well as stereo mini-jack plugs, and optical and/or coaxial digital inputs. Those with mini-jacks only usually leave a lot to be desired in terms of analog to digital convertor fidelity. For the best quality possible, the solution is an external analog-to-digital converter connected to your PC by USB or digital audio input. This makes it possible to put the A/D convertor on an isolated power supply so "noise" from other components iside your PC's case aren't an issue. Of course, this assumes the analog signal you are digitizing is fairly pristine as well.
external analog-to-digital converter connected to your PC?
by dromel - 3/12/06 11:25 PM In reply to: sound card inputs. by MgradycWhen you suggest an external analog-to-digital converter connected to your PC by USB, were you referring to something like the ADS InstantMusic?
Are there other converters that anyone would recommend?
Getting Records onto CD
by jackwei - 3/20/05 3:11 PM In reply to: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion by dvautierI use a Pinnacle Clean+ 5.1 software to do most of my transfers. The software is great, but the bundled Phono Preamp is amazing. It is better than my old Quad preamp( vintage 1963)which featured variable equalization for most cartridges and about 85db s\n ratio as curently measured.
The Clean software has some really great noise editing and even simulated vacuum tube sound.
All this for under $100.00 as a package. I also transfer my 1000 pre-recorded reel-to-reel tapes, most of which never made it to CD or even LP without some massive engineering mutilation to work on lower quality turntables.
Good info but...
by RenoDavid - 3/20/05 8:58 PM In reply to: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion by dvautierNot sure why you recommend direct drive turntables. The higher quality turntables are belt drive. You're going to have less rumble with those.
Also, if anyone wants to get their records REALLY clean and is willing to spend a little extra you might check this out: http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=NGRD1&product_name=Record%20Doctor%20II%20Record%20Cleaning%20Machine
This machine really makes records sound like new, even if it might be hard to believe if you've never tried one.
What I have learned (continued)
by dvautier - 3/26/05 12:30 PM In reply to: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion by dvautierI was very pleased by some of the good points made on this thread, so much so that I put together a web page that has a bunch of “tribal knowledge” gained from experiences with LPs through the years. For what it may be worth, it’s at:
http://dvautier.home.comcast.net/lp/lp.htm
78s from 33 rpm input.
by briegull - 4/27/05 10:58 AM In reply to: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion by dvautierA year or so ago I got started copying my much-cherished LPs onto the computer, cleaning them up (using GoldWave), and copying them onto CDs and making MP3s of them. This has all gone very well and I have basically finished my task (no, I didn't do it all year!).
Having now completed this, I decided to try inputting a few 78s. (I only have maybe a dozen, and I'm not really anxious to buy a new turntable for them.) The turntable works at 45 or 33 rpm. They record okay, and if I set the playback sample rate at about 2.5 times it sounds about right. But how do I *save* the GoldWave file at the different sampled rate? I can save it as a .wav file and open it with some other software I assume, but I don't have any ideas along this line.
Advice anyone? Thanks!
saving 78 wav.
by dvautier - 6/11/05 8:06 PM In reply to: 78s from 33 rpm input. by briegullI used the DAK software to convert 78 stuff played at 45 rpm to normal. I'm not sure how they did it but I think it just involves changing the sample rate. I put up a web page at:
http://dvautier.home.comcast.net/records/records.htm
hope this helps
A great phono preamp????
by sissybella - 3/5/06 12:36 AM In reply to: What I have learned about LP to CD conversion by dvautierYour Information was extremely helpful. I am attempting to burn my classic jazz lp's to cd. I have a Numark tt200 direct drive turntable. I have 3 gigahertz computer using xp professional. What brand of preamp do I need and where do I purchase it. Also I have steinberg clean 2.0 software. Any other helpful advise will be greatly appreciated.
Most Sincerely,
Laurence P. Powell
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