"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:30:45 +1300, "geoff"
wrote:

However as you amplify it, yo will also bring up the quantisation noise.
It
is best to optimise your recording level first.

The effect can be reduced by ensuring you are recording at 24 bits
resolution.

Waste of space really, off vinyl. Or off any other real-world source
where levels are under control.

I agree. The background noise on the vinyl will dither the quantisation
quite effectively. Whilst ideally one would record with the peak signal just
failing to hit 0dBFS, in practice even with a 16 bit ADC when digitising
vinyl anything up to around 12dB of gain could be retrospectively applied to
the digital signal without audible quantisation noise becoming apparent.

David.