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[mig50]

recently i have started converting tapes and records to CD for a few customers at the store, and i thought i would extend this service to anyone here.

if you or anyone you know has some stuff they need converted to CD or mp3, please let me know!

i do charge a small fee for the service, but its pretty cheap, especially compared to others.

[mancopter]

recently i have started converting tapes and records to CD for a few customers at the store, and i thought i would extend this service to anyone here.

if you or anyone you know has some stuff they need converted to CD or mp3, please let me know!

i do charge a small fee for the service, but its pretty cheap, especially compared to others.

I just might take you up on this dood.

I picked up a USB turntable, but really can't find the time to actually do this.

I'll dig through my shit and find some records this weekend.

[chadk]

I picked up a USB turntable, but really can't find the time to actually do this

yea dude, that shit takes a long time, i have off next week and was planning on dedicating a whole day to doing this. i'll probably only get like 5 records done.

[jeremx]

yea dude, that shit takes a long time, i have off next week and was planning on dedicating a whole day to doing this. i'll probably only get like 5 records done.

just play the record through your stereo and use your computer's microphone to record it. duh...

it may not sound very good unless the speaker is in the same room as the mic tho. maybe put the speaker right up against the microphone. that'll probably work best.

[twenty20]

just play the record through your stereo and use your computer's microphone to record it. duh...

Actually, you're not too far off. I had a roommate that had a program called Cool Edit. It's cheap editing software that has a similar interface to Pro Tools. He DJ'd and had turntables and he would just use a 1/4 to 1/8th inch cable from his table mixer to the mic jack in his computer and hit record. Not only was it simple as fuck, but you can EQ it too, effortlessly. It converts your .wav into any format you want.

So yeah, Cool Edit and a 1/4 to 1/8 cable and yer set. Steal the software from Demonoid. No USB crap.

[mothrock]

just play the record through your stereo and use your computer's microphone to record it. duh...

Actually, you're not too far off. I had a roommate that had a program called Cool Edit. It's cheap editing software that has a similar interface to Pro Tools. He DJ'd and had turntables and he would just use a 1/4 to 1/8th inch cable from his table mixer to the mic jack in his computer and hit record. Not only was it simple as fuck, but you can EQ it too, effortlessly. It converts your .wav into any format you want.

So yeah, Cool Edit and a 1/4 to 1/8 cable and yer set. Steal the software from Demonoid. No USB crap.

1/4" jacks typically aren't that high of sound quality, there is also another issue, they are typically mono inputs. You'd basically destroy any cool stereophonic effects in the album. USB turntable is the way to go, or output your record player to an audio interface with l/r inputs.

[urvile]

I have a Stanton turntable with a SP/Dif out that I've used for my vinyl rips connected to a Audiophile USB breakout box. Haven't done one since I got my new computer though, Vista doesn't like the box and the input on the soundcard won't work for some reason

After recording, I use Cool Edit Pro 2.0 which has an AMAZING pop/click filter