🚀 go-pugleaf

    Sure.
    Or you could just get your father's 1969 Archer receiver, plug a good
turntable into it, ground it, run a line from the tape monitor to the SBLive
line-in.
    Then record them.
    Then do as you please with them.
    It doesn't take much special equipment.  I MP3'd a few of my albums, and
they are very high quality.  I was actually quite impressed.
    As for snaps, crackles and pops...most of my vinyl is in good shape.
The rest...Isn't it part of the ambience?
    Oh, and why is this cross-posted to about 65 NGs?


Skoal <raken@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:37c0b7ab.5774210@news.prodigy.net...
> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 23:01:13 -0400, "Insect" <insect81@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I understand I can plug a turntable through a preamp into a soundcard,
and
> >then record to a PC based CD-R.
> >
> >1.  What soundcard is recommended?  One alternative is the Soundblaster
Live
> >Value or Soundblaster Live - what is the quality for my purpose?  Do I
need
> >to step up to something like a Gina card?  What other cards would be
good?
> >Is it true that the SB Live samples at 48KHz, and I need 44KHz to record
to
> >CD, and will therefore get a sound degradation?
> >2.  What minimum spec do I need for the A/D converters?  Does anyone know
> >the specs on the A/D converters on the SB Live? (e.g. 16 bit, 18 bit,
etc)?
> >3.  What software is recommended?
> >4.  What turntable/cartridge is recommended?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >insect81@hotmail.com
> >
> >
> Most of the advice I read here is pure hogwash from people who don't
> know anything about audio.
>
> The bandwidth of typical records does not require anything special.  I
> suggest a Digital Audio Labs or analog input  card.
>
> I suggest Sound Forge with noise reduction for this purpose.  We are
> mastering a set of vinyl, taped, and such recordings from the
> 1920's-1960s for general archival use to CDR.  This works fine for
> non-commerical purposes.  Please note that it is *not* automatic and
> requires *some* knowledge of audio signal characteristics when
> digitized.
>
> If you expect to produce commercial quality transfers, ask the
> question again and I will respond (you must have $$$).
>
>
>
>