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| Thread ID: 37246 | 2003-09-01 13:46:00 | Vinyl - CD ? | Woody (710) | Press F1 |
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| 172335 | 2003-09-02 11:11:00 | Hi Robo. Soundcard connections are very confusing. But thanks for telling us that: > In reality, any record player can be hooked up to > line in or mic on a sound card. > robo. Gee, thats great. ANY record player. Hooked up to line in, or MIC in. No worries. But, from what I have learned, and GF has advised, the record player needs a preamp RIAA equalised line output for connection to the soundcard Line input. But, you also recommend to PF1's that the mic input can be used for the stereo record player connection. Apart from a vast difference in signal levels & impedances, the soundcard mic input socket is very different. It is only a monaural input, on the tip of the 3.5mm plug. The ring of the same plug provides a small DC voltage for powering the typical PC electrec microphone used for computers. The L & R stereo line in/out signals, connect to the 3.5mm plug/sockets on the tip & ring. I hate to think the result of connecting the L + R stereo into the tip & ring of the mic socket. This is the setup for most soundcards. Others could be different, and I could be wrong. Can you Robo, or anyone correct me? |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 172336 | 2003-09-02 13:28:00 | Thanks all, I should have been a bit more specific in my initial post - I have a good Technics turntable (or it was when I last used it). My main concern was what software and the compatibility of my magnetic cartridge. The cartridge seems to be a bit of a worry but I'll gert there. Thanks again to all Rgds |
Woody (710) | ||
| 172337 | 2003-09-03 04:17:00 | > Cleaning the LP adequately is both crucial and time > consuming. I use a hogshair brush and brush in Mr > Muscle "Glass and Surface", then rinse off with tap > water, then rinse off with de-ionised (distilled) > water and warm air (ONLY) blow dry. You have to take > care to keep it off the label. You don't need anything so sophisticated to clean a vinyl LP. I use warm tap water and ordinary toilet soap on a lint-free flannel. Wipe gently in a circular motion and rinse off with clean warm water. Do not dry, place directly on the turntable and play while wet. This helps eliminate a lot of surface noise. Wet the second side again before playing then when finished, dry carefully on a lint free (well used, many times washed) towel, blow dry if you feel you must, otherwise allow to dry naturally while recording the next record. Before I get howls of protests about this barbaric treatment of valued recording, may I say that a major and notable recorded music archive uses just this method (including toilet soap and wet playing) for transcribing valuable archive records including 78's. Don't forget to clean your stylus occasionally, as with older pre-loved records there can be a build up of grunge from the detritus accumulated in the grooves and not removed by washing. Cheers Billy 8-{) :| Knights Castile is a good low-residue soap to use, has lanolin for better lubrication and smells OK too. |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 172338 | 2003-09-03 07:11:00 | Billy T... oooh, I like that word...detritus. Going to use it on the job sheet for the next VCR head clean! Detritus, wow! Yes, been away overseas Billy. Saw your post. Olderic |
OldEric (3062) | ||
| 172339 | 2003-09-03 13:44:00 | it's very easy. all you need is turntable/amp or preamp/and a basic $100 or less creative sound card, which you can fit easily. each side of vinyl will be a track. there are heaps of free as well as good pay programs like sonic foundry's sound forge which you can use to open each side of a vinyl after recording to your hdd in a wave editor to remove bad clicks and separate the tracks. you then end up with 8 or 9 tracks in a folder which you then burn to CD as wave files. nero or easy cd do this fine. you than have great CD. believe me it easier than it sounds. |
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