thanks for all the answers guys....i guess i'm nothin' but a noob, but it's
great to learn new things.
james, i think that is what i was doing wrong.....i was probably selecting
RMS normalisation.
and thanks for the tip onthe Numark TTX, sounds like the perfect ripping
machine. Im thinking of getting an M-Audio Audiophile firewire external
sound interface so that would be perfect.
cheers
fab.
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: (313) Recording your records?
The confusion about normalization is probably because many audio editors
have
two options for normalization (Sound forge for example), one based on peak
value and one called RMS which applies compression to make the signal all
at a
maximum level.
In terms of recording your vinyl, I would recommend skipping out on the
amplifier altogether and investing in a turntable with digital outs (I use
the
Numark TTX with a white label needle and I think the results are great)
and a
sound card with digital ins. That will get you the cleanest possible
signal.
Just make sure the digital to analog converters are good on the card and
table
you get.
Quoting Jari Tolkkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, ha wrote:
>>
> this would be compression, not normalizing afaik
> normalizing conserves the ratio/dynamics of different frequencies. it
> just
> increases volume so that the loudest peak is still just below the
> clipping
> level. afaik again.
Yes that's what I've thought always. In sense normalization is "safe"
when
it comes to processing sounds. It doesn't alter the way something sounds,
it just alters how much something sounds.
IANASE (I am not a sound engineer)
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