JohnB wrote: > If I was using Audacity I would do the following > > Set Audacity to record at 44.1 kHz 32bits > > With 32 bits it isn't that critical to set an ideal recording level as > you have lots of headroom to play with. Just make sure that the peaks > are well clear of any clipping. > > Then use Audacity to Normalize the whole album, say at -1 dB peak (-1 dB > to give you headroom when you convert to mp3). This will apply a volume > increase so that the peaks reach -1 dB or whatever level you choose.
Thanks for all this, it's pretty much what I've been doing since reading it, including re-digitizing many of the albums from the .flac saved files. Seems to be working out pretty well. The PS Audio Phono Nu Wave is able to send the vinyl signal via USB at 4800khz, 32bits, and so I've been using that. More is better? JohnB wrote: > Having said that, there is a problem with LPs in that you are likely to > have multiple clicks, etc. Those clicks can spike to a higher level than > the music. So ideally you should clean up the clicks etc before doing > any Normalization. Check. I have an audacity macro that does the lifting that I've been modifying. I clean-up the clicks, peaks and manually repair before using the macro. JohnB wrote: > Then reduce the bit depth for the whole album to 16 bits (with dither), > save in whatever format you choose. Personally I would always save as > FLAC (for a reference backup) even if I was then going to save as mp3 as > well. Don't do this, why would it matter? The first step of the macro is export, once I've checked all the labels created by the macro, I save the project, export multiple, tag files and store on the NAS. JohnB wrote: > By the way, if you are comparing the overall loudness of your vinyl to > CDs don't forget that it is quite possible that dynamic range > compression was applied then the CDs were mastered. Not a good thing. > (There is lots written about the loudness wars.) Yes, it's pretty interesting to look at some of the CD versions of extended, re-mastered albums. Often the original tracks have not been compressed, and there at the end are the extra tracks, totally compressed. Weird.... I now have to work out how to migrate to a newer level of audacity, as they changed the way the macros work and I don't want to have to start over. Thanks for taking time to reply John! --------------------------- https://ctproduced.com < Creed Taylor/CTI/KUDU http://markcathcart.com/about Running LMS Server, currently v8.0.0, (1600976618) on Headless WIN10 System; music on Netgear ReadyNAS; Transporter(Living Room)+Duet Controller; Squeezebox Touch(Master Bedroom), (2x)Boom(Office, Patio), Radio(Guest Bedroom), Classic(garage), Duet(basement). Also using Squeezeplay on Windows 10. Use Orange Squeeze app on Android. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cathcam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43414 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111524 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
