Well whatever you do you should get a reasonable editing package. I use
Goldwave myself and it is amazing with playing with the declecker and some
other noise reduction techniques, how much you can improve damage
records.
I'd also suggest that playing them wet after a clean with a fairy liquid
in s warm water can help with surface noise as the much gets into
suspension.
Brian

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"Sumatriptan" wrote in message
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So quiet in here...

I am considering getting hold of a turntable so I can get my small (looks
like about 100 items) collection of vinyl into lossless format and then to
CD. Any tips/traps/advice please? I'm not after super quality reproduction
from what are going to be well-played records stored (vertically) in my
loft for 40+ years. 'Proper hi-fi' quality will probably be better than my
old ears these days, subjective I know.

I'm pretty sure I have a Shure M75 cartridge and almost new stylus from
the 1970s...somewhere in that loft.

I've been looking on Ebay at things like Pioneer PL-518, Technics SL-3200
and other direct drive tts. Would be reluctant to pay much more than
£50-£100 for what may turn out to be an aborted project if the disks
aren't playable. Am I wasting my time or what?

For PC line input via sound card know I need RIAA eq + preamp. I have
enough construction skills to build this, given circuit details. Or
perhaps CPC or RS do a ready made module?

Alternatively, I do have an external 24 bit res. audio capture unit
(Edirol UA-25) that has dynamic microphone inputs. I wonder if this would
work together with RIAA eq in software? MC cartridges and dynamic mics
have roughly similar output levels....don't they?

A bit rusty in this stuff...been a long time.

Comments appreciated.

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Well whatever you do you should get a reasonable editing package. I
use Goldwave myself and it is amazing with playing with the
declecker and some other noise reduction techniques, how much you
can improve damage records.
I'd also suggest that playing them wet after a clean with a fairy
liquid in s warm water can help with surface noise as the much gets
into suspension.


Hey, I used to do that - and it worked.

Then there was that stuff that you sprayed on, left to dry, and then
peeled off taking all the muck with it. I seem to think that was a
Soundguard product as well.



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I guess it depends on whether you consider the whole process to be a bit Heath Robinson or not.

It's your time and money so who's to say, especially as it doesn't seem like you're prioritising sound quality?

Even if your LPs could be considered as new you'd still be stuck with a pretty lousy product: AudibleOddities – Audio Mastering Engineer for Internet, CD, and Vinyl | Vinyl

That said, CDs and FLAC files could, and regularly do, fail just as dramatically.

However I doubt very much if an analogue versus digital discussion is going to help, as it really does sound like only a soldering iron will scratch that itch.

Personally I'd be wary of chucking too much dosh at this project, but that's just me. You know, no matter how enjoyable the process, you will ultimately end up with pretty naff media.

On 14/02/2015 1:24 AM, Sumatriptan wrote:
So quiet in here...

I am considering getting hold of a turntable so I can get my small
(looks like about 100 items) collection of vinyl into lossless format
and then to CD. Any tips/traps/advice please? I'm not after super
quality reproduction from what are going to be well-played records
stored (vertically) in my loft for 40+ years. 'Proper hi-fi' quality
will probably be better than my old ears these days, subjective I know.

I'm pretty sure I have a Shure M75 cartridge and almost new stylus from
the 1970s...somewhere in that loft.

**Any phono cartridge which is more than 20 years old is suspect. The
compliant rubber mounting for the stylus will have hardened. AFAIK, only
a handful of Dynavector models avoid this with their unique stylus
mounting system. Be prepared to purchase a new stylus.


I've been looking on Ebay at things like Pioneer PL-518, Technics
SL-3200 and other direct drive tts. Would be reluctant to pay much more
than £50-£100 for what may turn out to be an aborted project if the
disks aren't playable. Am I wasting my time or what?

**Only you can answer that.


For PC line input via sound card know I need RIAA eq + preamp. I have
enough construction skills to build this, given circuit details. Or
perhaps CPC or RS do a ready made module?

**BUy a cheap, second hand amp.


Alternatively, I do have an external 24 bit res. audio capture unit
(Edirol UA-25) that has dynamic microphone inputs. I wonder if this
would work together with RIAA eq in software? MC cartridges and dynamic
mics have roughly similar output levels....don't they?

**No. In any case, MC carts require VERY high quality tone arms for
decent performance. OTOH, most MM carts can be mounted on almost any
tone arm.


A bit rusty in this stuff...been a long time.

Comments appreciated.


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On 14/02/2015 09:59, Huge wrote:
On 2015-02-13, Sumatriptan wrote:
So quiet in here...

I am considering getting hold of a turntable so I can get my small
(looks like about 100 items) collection of vinyl into lossless format
and then to CD. Any tips/traps/advice please?

It's very, very, very, very, very dull. Clean the record. Record it into
computer. Dehiss and declick. Chop into tracks. Add tags. Yawn.

Much better seeing if you can download whatever it is from somewhere. You
have, after all, already paid for it. Or borrow the CD from the record
library and rip it.


See other threads here about how remastering for CD release fouls up the
sound...

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