Lets burn 33s LPs

[RobH]

I just cleared out my storage unit and I have 2 orange crates of old Rock and Roll and I want to burn it to Cds.I have really never tried this with a turntable so Im at a disadvantage as to what program I should use.
I have a 600mhz PIII and a Asus P3 motherboard,I was thinking I could use a SoundBlaster card I have and a Old Technics Turntable (have one with a Pickering cartridge).
Any ideas the simpler the better...TIA

[sdkfz]

here are some links
http://www.roxio.com/en/company/news...se010226.jhtml

http://www.whiningdog.net/Articles/A...021211-LP2CDR/

http://www.mp3-cdburner.com/Convert-LP-to-CD.shtml

bottom line is you need an audio out connection so you hvae a amplified signal, a headphone jack will not cut it, not enough power

hope this helps

[vinylfool]

Great idea, as you can probably tell by my nick, this is something i love to do. Your turntable should be fine,
as sdkfz mentioned, you need a "pre-amp" (available for a few bucks at radio shack) or a normal amplifier. I use an old Kenwood 50 watt receiver, power isn't important, you need the phono-in jacks and tape-out (or play) jacks. buy some decent cables (rca stereo mini plug for the soundcard end), and always buy a longer one than you will think you need. run the cable from the tape-out to your line-in on the soundcard. Using the tape-out jacks will result in a constant sound level being fed into the soundcard, so you don't have to adjust it for every track on an lp. Make sure that your turntable is grounded or you'll get that annoying hum. Download Cool-Edit. I use the cool-edit 96 shareware, registering it was pretty cheap as I remember. For no more than you are doing, you don't need lots of bells and whistles. record at 44100-stereo-16 bit and save a windows pcm (wav). Always record a couple seconds before and after the track starts. You can trim to the desired length later, and you might need the "dead air" signal for noise reduction. I don't like spin-doc or other automatic cleaners from roxio or nero, they tend to over sanitize, resulting in a tinny sound. Burn the wavs to cd using any software ( I like burning with nero, making covers with roxio). Test it in your car and home system, and enjoy.
Looks simple, it is fun, and if you need any help with with 45s, 78s, warped records, or noise reduction, just ask and I'll do what I can. And if you have any vinyl on my wantlist (louisville's Soul, Inc. comes to mind) I do take donations and have been know to spend a few bucks here and there!

[RayH]

It's a TEDIOUS process. So make sure what you want to burn is worth the effort. If you have some rare items, then the effort will be worth it. In the old days, I'd tell someone to try to find it on Napster first.

Unfortunately, even the albums you think are in excellent shape have a lot of noise on them. But the noise doesn't deter me from listening to the classics.

If it's on vinyl, it's got to be classic!