'Digitising' Vinyl

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grego

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How do I go about doing this??

Got a basic idea how to do it but not sure of the connecting deck to computer part. can i do this through my mixer/amp. what connections do i need??
 
I haven't done it with vinyl (all mine is in storage back in the States) but I have digitized cassette tapes. Basically I just hooked the cassette player's line-out to the computer's line-in jack using a cable with 1/8" plugs on both ends.
 
Morbyd said:
I haven't done it with vinyl (all mine is in storage back in the States) but I have digitized cassette tapes. Basically I just hooked the cassette player's line-out to the computer's line-in jack using a cable with 1/8" plugs on both ends.
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so one of the leads i'd normally connect my deck to my mixer with, should work??

presume i need some software as well?
 
Should do the trick.

Yes, you'll need software. I used Sound Forge. Do a test run to set the sound levels then hit record and press play. Then edit out the silence at the beginning and end and viola. Save it to .wav first then convert to .mp3 or whatever compressed format you prefer (I kept the .wav files of stuff I copied just in case I want to spruce up the sound sometime down the road...)
 
serrato scratch works really good and after you load all your songs you can use it with your decks. I'm old school it will give you the feel of wax instead of just turning your knob. oops no pun intended:oops:
 
just for the record (no pun intended!), i literally only want it digital cos i'm getting rid of the vinyl. i harbour no ambitions to be on the bill for the next 'riding nerdy'.....


morbs, can i download the software from somewhere? cos clearly there is no chance of me paying for something if i can get free somewhere *ducks stu hirst's right hook* ;):lol:
 
You can lime wire serrato scratch. You would have to by the discs for scratch, but their are alot of mixer programs you can download (;))or pay for.
 
i think i downloaded ableton a while back, would that work??

the truth is that i took one look and decided i'd rather spend time with the wife watching strictly come dancing than have a go on it.
 
djjaycool said:
It should do the trick. I must warn you that it is time consumminnnnnng. I still have not finished.
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yeah i'd imagined it would be, i've still not itunes'ed all my cds.

i've loads of my fav music i don't listen to anymore just cos its on vinyl so it'll be good to blow the dust off some of it and get down...
 
Morbyd said:
Should do the trick.

Yes, you'll need software. I used Sound Forge. Do a test run to set the sound levels then hit record and press play. Then edit out the silence at the beginning and end and viola. Save it to .wav first then convert to .mp3 or whatever compressed format you prefer (I kept the .wav files of stuff I copied just in case I want to spruce up the sound sometime down the road...)
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i don't understand the .wav and .mp3 thing. so i record it and then save it as whatever and then what import the fecker into itunes??
 
a .wav file is the full sound file. It's big... up to 50 mb per song.

An mp3 file is a compressed version of the song. You lose a bit of quality, as with any mp3 file you've got, but it takes up a lot less space.

A recording program like Sound Forge gives you the option as to what file format you want to "save as". I was saying that if you want to keep the full digital recording for further tweaking down the road, then keep a copy of the song in wav. You'll want to save it as an mp3 file for daily use (iTunes, iPod, whatever).
 
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