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Re: Converting vinyl (records) to CD - Soundcard advice & Turntable advice needed.

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From: Les
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00

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I'm also having problems with recording. The sound just distorts and breaks
up when I use the line input from an amp and no matter what I try to do it
just keeps on overloading. I have no problems recording from cd but just
some old vinyl.
Am I just being thick or what?

Insect <insect81@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7pigc3$akq$1@nntp3.atl.mindspring.net...
> 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
>
>

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From: "Les" <Les@bulldognrg.softnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Converting vinyl (records) to CD - Soundcard advice & Turntable advice needed.
Date: 1999/08/24
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