What I do others think is crazy and others do as I so you decide. I have a m-audio 1010lt which is "ok" as an analog to digital converter. I also have a native instruments audio 4dj but neither of these are $40. You could probably just use any old sound card if ripping lossfully, maybe not an onboard as I have experienced them making digital noise. This is the part that gets "crazy" but all im after is one good rip and the vinyl goes to the trash afterwards. I get a dishwashing bin and fill it with warm water and dawn dish detergent, not too much soap just normal dish washing amount. The water I fill to the bottom of the record label when the record stands perpendicular to the bottom of the bin. I rotate the record and gently clean it with a new sponge or soft cloth. I actually leave the record wet and slightly soapy and put it on a spare 1200 technic turntable and spray with more water so the needle floats over some of the crackle. I rip as flac then make mp3 from that if needed using audacity. Do all your pop removal manually NO filters / plugins. It will take out so much of the real audio. See bittorrent / scene release rules and procedures for other help. I rip all my electronic music in this manner.
Matthias On Mar 2, 2012 2:27 PM, "Adam" <[email protected]> wrote: > On a slightly more frivolous topic, I've finally got my collection of > analog sound recordings (LPs and audiocassettes) down to the relatively few > that aren't available in any digital format but are worth preserving. That > means I'll have to digitize those myself. So -- > > Can anyone recommend (or disparage) any particular hardware and software > for digitizing sound recordings? > > Here are some specifics about my equipment and my expectations: > > Something close to CD quality or 320 kbps MP3s will be "good enough" here. > I'll be dealing only with existing stereo recordings. I already have a > turntable, receiver (including phono preamp), and cassette deck, all > working, that are IMO good enough. I also have the 25' of audio cables > necessary to connect my "stereo system" to my computer, unless rearranging > my entire room to bring them closer together would make a significant > difference. > > At the computer end, I have an low-end Compaq desktop with integrated > audio (inadequate quality for input here), an available PCIe-x16 slot and > some USB 2.0 ports (no Firewire), plus lots (hundreds of GBs) of free HD > space. For the new audio hardware, I'd like something that not only fits > this machine and runs well under Linux, but will also be usable in future > systems (e.g. not a plain PCI card if possible). Anything that would fit > into that PCIe x16 slot (I understand a PCIe x1 card will work in a PCIe > x16 slot) or a USB port -- I just need something that will accept > line-level stereo inputs. I'm hoping to find something decent in the > $40-80 range, new or used. > > For software, I thought I could use 'rec' to put the digitized audio into > some standard file format (and automatically split it into tracks if > desired), and 'audacity' for the digital signal processing (noise > reduction, declicking, etc.). Or are there other programs that would be > better for me, either in audio quality or ease of use? > > Any recommendations for hardware or software, especially hardware, would > be very much appreciated! Suggestions on where else to look for advice > would be welcomed too. I just joined the Linux-audio-users mailing list, > but they seem to be at a level beyond my comprehension (and needs). Thanks! > > Adam > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/mhvlug<http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug> > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG > Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef > May 2 - May 2012 Meeting >
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