liffy99;224762 Wrote: > Make sure the record is clean ! Many of mine had been in storage for > years and came out riddled with static and then attracted dust, so lots > of clicks and pops. I tried a professional record cleaning service for a > couple of LPs with good results, but at £2 a go it is expensive. Now I > just do the best I can with brushes etc. Amen to that. Unless your LPs are pristine to start with, cleaning them properly is probably more important than any other stage in the process (assuming the turntable is half decent and properly aligned). I've experimented with a lot of cleaning procedures, and IMHO the only one that really works properly is a vacuum based one (eg. Keith Monks, Nitty Gritty, VPI, Moth). I use a Moth RCM mkII. The Keith Monks is probably the best of the bunch, but it's not really an option for domestic use.
liffy99;224762 Wrote: > If anyone can comment on the "normalisation" / "amplification" issue I'd > be grateful. Amplification is the application of a linear gain to the file. Normalisation is simply the same, but with a pre-scan phase which determines the existing peak level and computes the necessary amplification required to achieve a desired peak level. liffy99;224762 Wrote: > I'm also thinking of using Album Gain in future - does this seem a good > idea ? My music library is a mixture of CD rips and LP transfers, and ReplayGain is certainly useful to equalise the perceived loudness. Note that LPs have more dynamic range than modern rock/pop CDs*, so expect lower ReplayGain values. Beware of positive ReplayGain values - the Squeezebox firmware doesn't take notice of the clipping this can generate. * When I say LPs have more dynamic range, I'm not saying vinyl is better than CD - just that the amount of compression used on modern CD mastering is far greater than you get on LPs. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21836
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