Phil Leigh;686417 Wrote: > Well, it was a while ago. I used my Linn LP12/Ittok/Troika into a Linn > phono stage then an Apogee ADC into a Digital Audio Labs soundcard via > s/pdif. I can't remember exactly what software I used - probably > FastEddie for recording/track splitting and DART for mild de-noising. > Most importantly, I monitored the process on headphones - speakers were > silent to avoid any acoustic feedback. Although the LP12 is reasonably > good at feedback suppression/isolation it wasn't by any means perfect! > > Albums were cleaned on a Keith Monks machine (thanks to a friend who > had access to one), captured one side at a time, then split into > tracks, then any severe "clicks" were taken out by hand (a very tedious > process!) by editing at/near the "sample" level. Then a mild wash > through DART if required to TRY and get rid of any residual noise - but > this had to done judiciously - it's easy to overdo it and wreck the > music. About 30% of my vinyl needed this final step. I only ripped > stuff I couldn't get elsewhere on CD at the time - although 3/4 of what > I ripped has since been reissued. The remainder was mostly obscure > rock/pop stuff that sold 3 copies when released... Tarney/Spencer Band > or Rockin' Jimmy Byfield anyone? > Hope this helps > regards > Phil
Phil: Thanks very much for the information. In deference to soundcheck's request, I'll start a separate thread for this topic. (I'm looking for users' experiences with USB interfaces such as the ART USBPhonoPlus v2, NAD PP3i, or Pro-Ject Phono Box II USB Phono Preamp). Best, Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge->Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP-83 Universal Player->Cambridge Azur 840C DAC Vortexbox Appliance->WiFi Bridge->Squeezebox Touch->Toslink->Cambridge Azur 840C DAC->Adcom GFP-750 preamp->Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3s DSpeaker Antimode 8033->REL T1 Sub BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch (analog out)->Little Dot Mk III amp->AKG K701 headphones SECOND BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch->Grado SR125 headphones ------------------------------------------------------------------------ guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91322 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
