On 3 Feb 2012, at 12:22, cliveb wrote: > Well, just because the music is well-recorded classical does not alter > the fact that vinyl LPs have a maximum dynamic range around the 60dB > mark - perhaps 70dB for a pristine "audiophile" pressing with a > following wind. > > Modern soundcards routinely achieve noise floors below -90dB. (Even my > modest M-Audio AP2496, which must be well over 5 years old, achieves > about -93dB). Using such a soundcard, you can safely record LPs at a > peak level down around -12dB and the vinyl surface noise will still > overwhelm the soundcard's noise floor. My recommendation is to visually > inspect the LP to find what looks to be the loudest section, then set > levels to peak at about -9dB on that section. That still gives you a > decent amount of headroom for surprise peaks.
That's what I usually do, saving the -9dB suggestion, which may well be very useful. I have been caught out just visually inspecting, but that might well make the difference. I'll try it with the next batch. Thank you! (My M-Audio is definitely over 5 years old, too, incidentally). _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
