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Converting vinyl to .wav
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:53 am
by ozols man
ok, basically im not considering switching to digital format djing any time soon, BUT i am considering converting my vinyl collection slowly, so maybe in a few months it will all be done without much effort for when i do inevitably switch. So im just wondering, when ive recorded my vinyl into audacity, whats the right settings like bit rate etc etc - all the technical stuff really - to ensure i get the best recording for when i play out?
cheers
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:57 am
by serox
I just leave that stuff as default
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:01 pm
by lonecurrent
just drop a loud part and make sure that the tune isn't peaking above 0db.
hit record - 44khz 16 bit is fine (CD quality)
get a card with a breakout box or a usb/firewire card to avoid noise being introduced from your stack. you want the adacs to be outboard.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:04 pm
by wub
And don't walk around/talk loudly whilst the tune is being ripped.
Needles will pick that up, even at a low level.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:17 pm
by lonecurrent
Wub wrote:And don't walk around/talk loudly whilst the tune is being ripped.
Needles will pick that up, even at a low level.
excellent advice.
also turn your speakers off.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:30 pm
by wub
LoneCurrent wrote:Wub wrote:And don't walk around/talk loudly whilst the tune is being ripped.
Needles will pick that up, even at a low level.
excellent advice.
also turn your speakers off.
Learnt that the hard way - ripped a couple of tunes, only to play them out at a party and hear a police siren scream past halfway through one of them
