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Post by hcsunshine90 on Jun 24, 2015 23:44:08 GMT -5
looking for a user friendly software program to transfer vinyl to digital. which is your favorite software? I have windows 7 and don't mind spending a little coin on software. I just tried audacity but didn't find it to be user friendly. thanks
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Post by drtrey3 on Jun 25, 2015 9:03:19 GMT -5
I use Wavepad and find that it works quite well for what I need.
Trey
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Post by kauai82 on Jun 25, 2015 10:10:48 GMT -5
I have used Spin It Again for years and find it easy to use. I believe it runs $35 dollars on line. They have a trial period so you can see if you like it.
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Post by Priapulus on Jun 25, 2015 11:58:32 GMT -5
I don't understand the point of doing this. For me, the joy of vinyl is the gestalt of reading the sleeve, placing the disk on the platter, cleaning it, and dropping the tonearm. If ~all~ you are interested in is the music, everything has already been ripped and easily available, commercially or by torrent. And done better than you could possibly do.
So unless you have the only remaining copy of a disk, why bother copying; it's already been done...
Sincerely
/b
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Post by drtrey3 on Jun 25, 2015 14:06:44 GMT -5
Priapulus, I have yet to find a copy of the X-Teens debut ep on cd or download. I like that music, so I ripped it. I ripped it so my kids and wife, who only listen via ripped files, can hear it. So I couldn't buy it, and I wanted the rest of the family (who are terrified of the turntable) to listen to it.
Also, I have hundreds upon hundreds of albums. I don't want to buy Hawkwind Live, the early George Benson albums, and my Glass Harp album again. I paid for them once, that will do for me. Also, some of my lps sound much, much better than the cd or even the high rez download: See Some Girls by the Stones.
So that is the point of doing this, among others.
Sincerely, Trey
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Post by yves on Jun 25, 2015 15:04:27 GMT -5
You can use Audacity to record in WASAPI Exclusive Mode. In Audacity, choose Edit | Preferences | Devices | under Recording, Device, you can choose the correct device as explained under Recording here: manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/devices_preferences.html and, in Windows 7 in the list of Recording Devices, go to the Properties panel of the device and make sure the Exclusive Mode checkboxes are ticked:  This will allow Audacity to bypass Windows Core Audio so that will prevent other software and Windows from interfering with the recording quality. |
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Post by garbulky on Jun 25, 2015 15:08:26 GMT -5
I don't understand the point of doing this. For me, the joy of vinyl is the gestalt of reading the sleeve, placing the disk on the platter, cleaning it, and dropping the tonearm. If ~all~ you are interested in is the music, everything has already been ripped and easily available, commercially or by torrent. And done better than you could possibly do. So unless you have the only remaining copy of a disk, why bother copying; it's already been done... Sincerely /b If you are telling a person trying to rip their vinyl digitally to just get the mp3, I think you may be out of touch with what that person wants.  |
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Post by yves on Jun 25, 2015 15:12:55 GMT -5
I don't understand the point of doing this. For me, the joy of vinyl is the gestalt of reading the sleeve, placing the disk on the platter, cleaning it, and dropping the tonearm. If ~all~ you are interested in is the music, everything has already been ripped and easily available, commercially or by torrent. And done better than you could possibly do. So unless you have the only remaining copy of a disk, why bother copying; it's already been done... Sincerely /b Well, not everything as in EVERYTHING.. but IMO you sure did manage to get a point across. lol |
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Post by yves on Jun 25, 2015 15:15:06 GMT -5
I don't understand the point of doing this. For me, the joy of vinyl is the gestalt of reading the sleeve, placing the disk on the platter, cleaning it, and dropping the tonearm. If ~all~ you are interested in is the music, everything has already been ripped and easily available, commercially or by torrent. And done better than you could possibly do. So unless you have the only remaining copy of a disk, why bother copying; it's already been done... Sincerely /b If you are telling a person trying to rip their vinyl digitally to just get the mp3, I think you may be out of touch with what that person wants. Who says it's only mp3, though? |
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Post by garbulky on Jun 25, 2015 15:16:05 GMT -5
If you are telling a person trying to rip their vinyl digitally to just get the mp3, I think you may be out of touch with what that person wants. Who says it's only mp3, though? Okay the Wierd Al version then   |
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Post by yves on Jun 25, 2015 15:26:10 GMT -5
Who says it's only mp3, though? Okay the Wierd Al version then If you are getting a lot of Weird Al versions instead of all the proper stuff then you are definitely just looking in the wrong corners of the interweb. |
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Post by hcsunshine90 on Jun 25, 2015 16:21:35 GMT -5
I don't understand the point of doing this. For me, the joy of vinyl is the gestalt of reading the sleeve, placing the disk on the platter, cleaning it, and dropping the tonearm. If ~all~ you are interested in is the music, everything has already been ripped and easily available, commercially or by torrent. And done better than you could possibly do. So unless you have the only remaining copy of a disk, why bother copying; it's already been done... Sincerely /b hello, I actually solved my problem since creating this thread. I am using "MAGIX audio cleaning lab 2013" w/ a behringer UCA222. I was having a problem creating a stereo image but have now solved that. i transfer my vinyl to CD's SO THAT I CAN LISTEN TO THEM ON MY IPOD. also, the copies I have made are superior in some ways to commercially made CD's- so I would say the proof is in the pudding. though yes, on my main system I listen to them in vinyl form...best regards, john |
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Post by kauai82 on Jun 26, 2015 9:43:13 GMT -5
I also use some of my many better recorded albums --such as Rikki Lee Jones--album "Magazine" than the mediocre recorded CD version, ripped to a wav file than converted to a ALAC. I play this on my Fiio X3 hi rez digital player while working out and in the car. I still love going through "the process" of listening to the LP on my home system, but also enjoy them on the road. It is a great time for music lovers to listen to all their music in any situation.
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Post by KeithL on Jun 26, 2015 10:15:46 GMT -5
For editing software I've always preferred Adobe Audition....
There are certainly cheaper, and even free, programs that technically do all that you need - but the interface on Audition is so slick that it will save you a lot of time if you have a lot to do. Note that Audition is a manual editing program - it isn't going to automatically separate your tracks and remove clicks and noise. (Since I prefer to do that manually anyway, and I wouldn't trust an automatic program to get it right, I really appreciate the interface and the quality of the end result I get with Audition. There are also plenty of other "real" editing programs that do a great job.... and you can get a free 30 day trial for most of them.)
I also have a suggestion about HARDWARE....
Even though some sound cards can do at least a decent job on the conversion itself, I've always found that most "recording software" doesn't do a very good job, and the actual hookup can be very tricky (eliminating that last bit of hum and ground noise). Therefore, back when I was digitizing albums, I found it much simpler to use a separate PHYSICAL digital recorder to do the actual recording. You can get something like a Zoom, which can digitize anything you feed into it at up to 24/96, for $200 or less. (There are lots of other choices.) You get excellent audio quality, with no need to worry about clicks or pops since it's a dedicated hardware device, and, since it runs on batteries, you don't have to worry about hum, and ground loops, and all that annoying stuff.
I've found that most of the cheap or free "recorder programs" you can get have lousy metering and poor level controls, so you often end up with clips, or dropouts, or excessive noise levels. A "purpose built" recorder is usually better thought out, and so does a better job. In other words, you can actually TRUST the meters, and the level controls. Just make sure you get one that has the option of recording to uncompressed WAV files and that has a line level input.... most modern ones do WAV at up to 24/96. Simply connect the recorder to the output of your phono preamp, or your tape output, and record the album - using its meters and level controls to make sure you do it correctly. (Assuming you want the best quality, you want to switch any filters or limiters OFF, which they always allow you to do.) Then, when you're done, pop the SD card from the recorder into your computer card reader, copy the files over, and edit them. (And remember to keep backup copies of both your original files and your edited "finals".)
If you have a lot of albums to digitize, and you really care about the quality of the end result, then the results you get doing it this way, and the time you save, will make the cost of a portable recorder seem like a bargain.
(And you might even find other things to record live with it - since most also include relatively decent internal microphones.)
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