[ale] vinyl records / CD ripping

[Ron Frazier]

Hi Calvin,

Thanks for the info.  I didn't know about that little factoid.  If I 
ever actually get to the project, I'll have to stick an amp in the 
circuit somewhere.  I may have an old one from radio shack sitting 
around somewhere.

Sincerely,

Ron

On 10/8/2011 5:06 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> I'm a little late to the discussion, but I noticed something missing 
> that's very important.  You will need a receiver with a phone input or 
> a pre-amp specifically designed for a turntable.  The grooves on the 
> record has the low frequencies attenuated,  so the preamp has to be 
> biased to amplify the lower frequencies more.  So even if the phono 
> level matched the mic level, it would sound tinny and lack any bass.
>
>
> On 10/8/2011 12:23 AM, Ron Frazier wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Thanks to Rich Faulkner, Geoffrey Myers, Scott Castaline, and others 
>> for comments on this topic.  I'm just replying to all at once, even 
>> though I'm quoting Rich.  I added CD ripping to the subject line.
>>
>> I really don't know if I'll get around to this, but it's an 
>> interesting discussion.  I figured the turntable puts out phono level 
>> if there's no preamp.  That's why I figured mic in might work.
>>
>> I see what you mean about mastering.
>>
>> So, I suppose I should use something like FLAC for the original 
>> capture and then downsample to 320 Kbps or maybe 192 Kbps MP3 or OGG 
>> for the portable device.  I've used the LAME encoder before on 
>> Windows.  I don't remember what I used to rip my CD's.  I think it 
>> was an old version of WinAmp.  I only ever got them done 56 Kbps or 
>> 128 Kbps for some.
>>
>> So, hypothetically, what could I use to rip an entire album in a 
>> batch, separate tracks into separate files, apply pop and click 
>> filters, save to FLAC (or something else), then transcode to MP3 or OGG?
>>
>> I'd like to push 1 button then walk away for an hour and come back 
>> and have it done.  Then I'd just have to name the titles.  I'd like 
>> to do the same thing with CD's except the pop and click filter 
>> doesn't apply.  With CD's, it would be nice if the titles would 
>> automatically be looked up on the internet.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> On 10/4/2011 11:44 AM, Rich Faulkner wrote:
>>> Line out to mic in == crunchy audio stuff (very likely)
>>>
>>> Some inputs will sense if a mic or line level input (if I recall 
>>> right) but that will depend on the card.  Since you're re-mastering 
>>> audio you should plan to do it the "right" way from the beginning.
>>>
>>> Are  you planning to remaster to Linux?  Codecs?  Think Lossless and 
>>> down sample from there for portable tunes.  Always remaster to 
>>> highest quality (IMHO) and down sample from there.   Disk space is 
>>> cheap these days so horde bits all you want I say!  Whatever you 
>>> choose for a format you'll need a good transcoder to convert to 
>>> lossy formats for listening on the go.  Again, depends on the 
>>> platform (and I know you drive Windows as much as you do Linux if 
>>> not more).
>>>
>>> Outlets like XM Satellite Radio use 384K for audio while on our XP 
>>> based workstation we use 380K with dBPowerAmp.  (In this case 
>>> required due to the broadcast audio cards we use for this system - 
>>> Windows only drivers).
>>>
>>> Enjoy ripping audio!  Pops, clicks-n-all!!!
>>>
>>> Rich in Lilburn
>>>
>>>
>>

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