hareware/ software for recording mixes and backing up vinyl etc

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Posted by fr3sh on Feb-02-2005 01:50:

hareware/ software for recording mixes and backing up vinyl etc

now just to get this clear... i performed a search as was unable to find what i was looking for.... so... that being said

here is my situation:

i have a laptop... a decent laptop... toshiba satelite 2400 (2002 model)
i have decks and a mixer with a "booth out"
i would like to back up (record) my vinyls on my harddrive so i can make a cd out of them and while im in the car i can really get to know the tracks, make mix cds etc etc... i would like to be able to have them in wav and mp3 formats...

so.... what hardware/software do i need given that i do not have USB 2.0 ... i have usb 1.0 ... i do have card insert slots...

also include any other tips as far as the recording onto the computer procedure is concerned

thanks

Posted by razzi on Feb-02-2005 02:28:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...%5Fid=42%2D2551

get one of those and plug it in from your mixer master output to your computer line in. then get a program that records to wav or mp3 and then mix away

razzi.

Posted by fr3sh on Feb-02-2005 02:32:

thats it?

cool.... do you recommend a particular program?

Posted by dj chex on Feb-02-2005 02:39:

A really good FREE program i use is Audacity.

Audacity

It's for windows, mac, and linux.

You may also want to look into getting a better soundcard.

For notebooks, the Echo Indigo series are suppose to be great

Echo Cardbus

Posted by fr3sh on Feb-02-2005 02:47:

so the echo cardbus is an actual replacement for my soundcard concerning recording applications?

Posted by Trance Nutter on Feb-02-2005 02:50:

Has anyone used/have the Xitel InPort USB soundcard thingy?

http://www.xitel.com/product_inport.htm

I can get one from my record store, but have only heard one persons opinion of it (was recommended). I have a good computer, but it has an inbuilt soundcard, and I want really good recording sound quality. I realise this is just for recording (which make me think such a specialised thing is gonna be pretty decent) and I don't need really good playback (use a different computer for playback).

Any other ideas for good (preferably external) souncards?

Posted by dj chex on Feb-02-2005 03:18:

Sorry nutter, never seen or heard of that before. Here's what i really want for mobile recording/production:

M-Audio Ozone

It has a 2x2 24/96 ASIO 2.0 support audio interface built in as well as full midi support. I believe it can also be usb bus powered so no wall-wart for road use. I know BT used this piece of equipment along w/ Ableton Live, and his headphones as a microphone when he recorded the train samples and vocals on his song "Paris" from Emotional Technology while he was on the Eurorail.

Posted by DJVirgen on Feb-02-2005 05:12:

If you don't have USB2 support, check out this cool PC Card from Creative.

Audigy2 ZS Notebook

I have been using Creative soundcards for years and they do a great job at recording. I actually use their USB2 Audigy card for recording on my laptop and it's great. Usually their equipment isn't too expensive, either.

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-02-2005 06:04:

I have a Sony Vaio PC and use Soundforge.