+ 1000000, just leave yourself some headroom and you'll be fine....steevio wrote:i dont understand why.LouisVee wrote:haha same here. I realised that my vinyl rips were equivalent in quality of a ±128k mp3 -.- its ok to play at home, but never tried thoses rips in a club.PsyTox wrote:I once began at digitalizing my vinyl, but after a week or so I was so completely fed up I gave up.
i frequently rip my own tunes back off the vinyl, and they usually sound better than the original wavs, infact i'd rather play them than the original wavs in clubs.
i've even used it as a recording technique, by getting dubplates done, then recording the dubplate back into my PC so i can benefit from the cutting room's tube outboard and the vinyl warmth. it sounds lush.
just use a good cart and a good soundcard.
Digitalizing your vinyl collection
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MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE
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I think its because I tried quite old used vinyls, that wasnt really "clean"steevio wrote: i dont understand why.
i frequently rip my own tunes back off the vinyl, and they usually sound better than the original wavs, infact i'd rather play them than the original wavs in clubs.
i've even used it as a recording technique, by getting dubplates done, then recording the dubplate back into my PC so i can benefit from the cutting room's tube outboard and the vinyl warmth. it sounds lush.
just use a good cart and a good soundcard.
Also, i have Shure m44 needle which are designed for scratching,
And my audiocard isnt really good: M-AUdio audiophile USB
I'm now curious to try with high sound quality needles and a good soundcard;p Planning to get a new soundcard soon so...
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livecollective
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huh?livecollective wrote:using a dedicated pre-amp would certainly add color not in the original song wouldn't it...prussell wrote: upgrading from a DJ mixer to a dedicated phono preamp can also help with sound quality, depending on the brand/build of each.
there is no way to listen to (or record from) any turntable without a preamp, whether it's integrated into a $50 Behringer mixer, or a standalone $3000 Rega.
RIAA curve.
my point was, i've seen too many people get a new needle & clean their records, but it all suffers if you're running through a low-rent DJ mixer, which yes of course adds color.
listen to the same turntable setup through a Urei vs an Allen & Heath.....they each give a different image of the sound, and it's easy to tell the difference.
the point of a dedicated preamp is to listen/record with as much transparency as possible.
you can also choose one to balance the type of cartridge you have: a cartridge with more emphasis on the highs would benefit from a Bellari tube preamp for instance, etc.
everything in the signal path affects the outcome: grounded outlet for the turntable, the record itself, stylus, preamp, cables, soundcard...all have potential to add noise or 'color' of some sort.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jiit ... -bug_music
in this slices interview steve bug talks about digitizing vinyl
in this slices interview steve bug talks about digitizing vinyl
