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#51422 - 07/22/07 11:58 PM Easily converting LPs to CD
Adrian L Gunslinger Registered: 09/28/04 Posts: 58 Loc: Pearl River, NY	My 81 year old father wants to convert his LP collection to CD. He genuinely likes the challenge of working with a computer, and is moderately profiecient in things like Photoshop. He is asking my input on software / hardware. Though I want to encourage him, I am hoping to steer him to a simple stupid method that does not require extensive PC massaging to use. Obviously including cleaning up POPs and hiss, etc Any suggestions? Thanks, Adrian
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#51423 - 07/23/07 12:55 AM Re: Easily converting LPs to CD
nfaguys Desperado Registered: 04/09/05 Posts: 500 Loc: Maine	Suggestion: I copied some LPs to CDs. Not wishing to use the computer I record to an ALESIS ML90600 MASTERLINK. I fed it a line level signal from an old preamp I had laying around. You or he could run the phono into the 990 (or whatever) and take the output or record out into the Masterlink. Click this link for MASTERLINK You can send me a PM if any further questions about this. _________________________ Living Room: 5.1 Surround and 4channel inline room 990/7700/6-KEF-107s/LFM1 x 2/ SMS Awaiting Trinnov Millenium dts decoder;Digital Director Players: Tascam CD01U/SonyCX455 x 3/DV955/BDP83 Old Sony 60" SXRD TV Zone 2 (also liv-Room: listening to music while Mrs watches TV): Crown SL2 preamp/D40 Amp/Stax Headphones My "Man-cave": 4 channel-only inline room. No TV (thank heaven)!!! 990/755/4-KEF 107s Tascam CD01U/dts decoder/digital director Alesis 16x4x2 mixer Recorders Alesis HD24/ML9600/Crown CX844s/SonyDAT/Tascam DA38 Ham Radio Shack (KB1STH) ICOM/Yaesu/Drakes x 3
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#51424 - 10/11/07 02:44 AM Re: Easily converting LPs to CD
HiFiGuySeattle Deputy Gunslinger Registered: 10/09/07 Posts: 1 Loc: Seattle WA	You could use an inexpensive computer interface such as one made by Edirol or Lexicon, check Musician's Friend or Sweetwater Sound websites and look up computer audio. You should be able to get a decent USB or Firewire audio breakout for under $150.00 USD. You of course would need a phono preamp section for the RIAA eq either a receiver, preamp or external will do. Then use software to clean 'em up. There's freeware called Audacity that should have a pop eliminator built in. Then just save the audio as WAV files and burn to CD. Good luck!
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#51425 - 10/11/07 03:16 PM Re: Easily converting LPs to CD
NRBQLou Gunslinger Registered: 02/22/03 Posts: 122 Loc: Denver, CO USA	You could go with a turntable designed to do this kind of thing - Amazon has one for around $110 (can't vouch for the quality, but you can always upgrad the cartridge) - check out something like "computer usb turntable" on Google and you will come up with a number of choices. _________________________ Integra DRX 3.1, Outlaw 5000 Fronts - Golden Ear Triton 2, Center - Martin Logan Motion 8, Surround L/R - Energy Audissey A5+2, Sony XBR65X850E Oppo BDP-83, Sony UBP-X800 Roku Streaming Stick + Music Hall mm5.1 table, Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge, Cambridge Audio 640P Phono Preamp, Pro-Ject Speed Box Belkin Pure AV Power Conditioner Audioquest Type 8 speaker cable, Monoprice speaker Cable Mostly Monoprice interconnects
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