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Posted: February 07 2005 at 06:36

Just for the eyes's pleasure...
Simply the best K7 deck in the world:

http://my.reset.jp/~inu/ProductsDataBase/Products/Nakamichi/ Cassette-Decks-ZX/Nakamichi%201000ZXL.jpg

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Posted: February 07 2005 at 06:32

This is a great mistake to convert analog vynil sound into numeric.
The better is to record your vynil on a good cassette deck, like a Nakamichi 1000zxl(the best in the world)for example...
Moreover, all that passes through a computer is rotten!
Compare an original Cd to the duplicated one, burnt on a computer and you will understand, if you listen it on A REAL GOOD TRANSPARENT SYTEM.

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Posted: February 07 2005 at 00:02

that creative labs sounds pretty simple, just depends if the 80 bucks is worth it

thanks guys

Aaron

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Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:19

I have no experience of transferring LPs and cassettes to CD, but my brother burnt all his LPs and musicassettes onto CD-R using software called PolderbitS (http://www.polderbits.com/) which he swears by. He tells me it is easy to use and gets rid of all the hiss and crackle.

I've got a CD-R that he burnt for me last year from an old cassette of a now-unobtainable LP that I recorded years ago, and the quality is good (even when converted to an MP3 on my iRiver player). He claims it sounds better than the cassette - which theoretically should not be the case I suppose - but I have to say I agree.

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Posted: February 06 2005 at 14:25

Pretty simple.

I use a thing by Creative Labs called a Digital Music LX - this is basically a little external USB soundcard with phono ins and outs

You plug it into the USB port on your computer then plug the phono outs from your hi-fi amplifier or your phono-stage into the ins on the Creative LX and fire up your turntable (you can monitor via headphones on the LX or take a line from the LX's outs back to your amplifier/phono stage)

The software is simple to use and offers you the option of removing all the crackles and pops from the vinyl via a clean-up facility. It also offers a de-noiser to remove hiss but this seems to me to just chop off the high end, so I don't use it. The de-clicker is excellent though.

It also comes with basic soundwave editor software so you can record a whole side of vinyl and then cut and past the various tracks to create track breaks and you can clean up the intros and outros with fades or just be deleting the noise and inserting brief silences.

It is very, very simple and if your tunrtable is up to it then you can achieve really good results. It's a real case of sh** in, sh** out. If you're signal is rubbish, your cartridge destroyed or your vinyl in terrible repair then you'll still hear that. If you have a good set-up and pretty clean vinyl then it's a winner

I'm running a Linn LP12 via a Musical Fidelity XLPS into my laptop and the results are almost as good as CD in my opinion.

And the good news.... the Creative Labs thing retails for about €60 (maybe $80)

Cheap as chips and very very user friendly.

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Posted: February 06 2005 at 02:54

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3350&a mp;a mp;PN=0&TPN=2

Reed Lover has explained it somewhat, I don't understand it, but scroll down somewhere on the bottom of the page.

Something with a cable to your amp and nero software

Edited by tuxon

I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT

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Posted: February 06 2005 at 02:48

has anyone done this? what software is best? is there a good site to tell me how to do it?

Aaron

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oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: February 07 2005 at 06:36
	Just for the eyes's pleasure... Simply the best K7 deck in the world: http://my.reset.jp/~inu/ProductsDataBase/Products/Nakamichi/ Cassette-Decks-ZX/Nakamichi%201000ZXL.jpg

oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: February 07 2005 at 06:32
	This is a great mistake to convert analog vynil sound into numeric. The better is to record your vynil on a good cassette deck, like a Nakamichi 1000zxl(the best in the world)for example... Moreover, all that passes through a computer is rotten! Compare an original Cd to the duplicated one, burnt on a computer and you will understand, if you listen it on A REAL GOOD TRANSPARENT SYTEM.

Aaron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 395	Posted: February 07 2005 at 00:02
	that creative labs sounds pretty simple, just depends if the 80 bucks is worth it thanks guys Aaron

Fitzcarraldo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1835	Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:19
	I have no experience of transferring LPs and cassettes to CD, but my brother burnt all his LPs and musicassettes onto CD-R using software called PolderbitS (http://www.polderbits.com/) which he swears by. He tells me it is easy to use and gets rid of all the hiss and crackle. I've got a CD-R that he burnt for me last year from an old cassette of a now-unobtainable LP that I recorded years ago, and the quality is good (even when converted to an MP3 on my iRiver player). He claims it sounds better than the cassette - which theoretically should not be the case I suppose - but I have to say I agree.

arcer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 01 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1239	Posted: February 06 2005 at 14:25
	Pretty simple. I use a thing by Creative Labs called a Digital Music LX - this is basically a little external USB soundcard with phono ins and outs You plug it into the USB port on your computer then plug the phono outs from your hi-fi amplifier or your phono-stage into the ins on the Creative LX and fire up your turntable (you can monitor via headphones on the LX or take a line from the LX's outs back to your amplifier/phono stage) The software is simple to use and offers you the option of removing all the crackles and pops from the vinyl via a clean-up facility. It also offers a de-noiser to remove hiss but this seems to me to just chop off the high end, so I don't use it. The de-clicker is excellent though. It also comes with basic soundwave editor software so you can record a whole side of vinyl and then cut and past the various tracks to create track breaks and you can clean up the intros and outros with fades or just be deleting the noise and inserting brief silences. It is very, very simple and if your tunrtable is up to it then you can achieve really good results. It's a real case of sh in, sh out. If you're signal is rubbish, your cartridge destroyed or your vinyl in terrible repair then you'll still hear that. If you have a good set-up and pretty clean vinyl then it's a winner I'm running a Linn LP12 via a Musical Fidelity XLPS into my laptop and the results are almost as good as CD in my opinion. And the good news.... the Creative Labs thing retails for about €60 (maybe $80) Cheap as chips and very very user friendly.

tuxon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502	Posted: February 06 2005 at 02:54
	http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3350&a mp;a mp;PN=0&TPN=2 Reed Lover has explained it somewhat, I don't understand it, but scroll down somewhere on the bottom of the page. Something with a cable to your amp and nero software Edited by tuxon
	I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT

Aaron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 395	Posted: February 06 2005 at 02:48
	has anyone done this? what software is best? is there a good site to tell me how to do it? Aaron