Recording my vinyl collection to MP3

[TheFaQQer]

It takes a while to do - be prepared for a flashback to recording the Top 40 from the radio!

I have a CD player which is also a recorder hooked up to my stereo, so I do transfers from tapes / records onto there, and then rip to MP3 on the PC.

[dotnetter]

The thing with cheap belt driven decks it you can't be guaranteed that the record will be the same BPM all the way through as the belts expand and slip slighty. This matter more if your goign tobe using the MP3's for djing as the BPM need to be bang on.

So using a high end direct drive turntable like the Technics SL is the only answer really.

[jatinder]

Terratec iv

Hi,

I used the Terratec ivinyl USB gadget to transfer some of my records to MP3 format. It also contains software to remove clicks & pops etc.

Extremely easy to use.


--Jatinder

[xoggoth]

I'd like to do this too but naturally I do not want to spend any money so shall probably just plug in my ancient record player from the attic and hope for the best.

PS My favourite record got warped by being left in the sun and then got bit of the Daily Mail melted into it when I tried to flatten it with a steam iron. Any ideas how to digitally remove the regular ripping noise it makes?

[zathras]

Search and download the same albums in MP3 format, you'll be surprised what you can find if you try hard enough.

Can't find the original version of Essential Jean Michel Jarre. The later version you can find has some of the later stuff which is not nearly as good.

[darmstadt]

I use a microphone in the middle of the room so I can get that 'live' feeling

Actually I need to do this but with 3000+ records I think it might take a loooong time....

[richard-af]

Cheaper alternative is to simply hum your favourite tunes. Helps prevent Global Warming, too.

[TheFaQQer]

Wot is this "needle" of which you speak?

I see that Maplin are selling 78rpm "needles" for those with extensive collections of shellac.

I haven't worked out how to hook my gramaphone up to the system yet.

Down to the last 100 needles, so I need to think of how to record them at some stage...

[Methuselah]

The thing with cheap belt driven decks it you can't be guaranteed that the record will be the same BPM all the way through as the belts expand and slip slighty. This matter more if your goign tobe using the MP3's for djing as the BPM need to be bang on.

So using a high end direct drive turntable like the Technics SL is the only answer really.

As compared to a cheap belt-driven turntable, perhaps. A Technics SL is a professional DJ deck, not a high-end audio turntable (like e.g. Linn Sondek or Clearaudio), most though not all of which are belt-driven.