MSNBC: Turntable puts a digital spin on vinyl albums

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Posted by BLOWZO on Mar-06-2008 01:07:

MSNBC: Turntable puts a digital spin on vinyl albums

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23486614/

Posted by miamitranceman on Mar-06-2008 05:05:

It's a great, convenient solution to be sure, but I haven't seen any of these that output greater than 160 kbps. Kinda defeats the purpose of transferring high quality vinyl. I guess it's better than nothing, but you'd be better off recording directly into a sound card or mixer and recording that was with something like Audacity.

Posted by nrjizer on Mar-06-2008 05:53:

Maybe I'm overly cynical, but am I the only one thinking "who fucking cares?" Anyone with any real desire for this kind of product has already gone down to Radio Shack and gotten a $2 cable to pipe their old turntables into their PC's line in.

Posted by RJT on Mar-06-2008 05:55:

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Originally posted by nrjizer
Maybe I'm overly cynical, but am I the only one thinking "who fucking cares?" Anyone with any real desire for this kind of product has already gone down to Radio Shack and gotten a $2 cable to pipe their old turntables into their PC's line in.

Not overly cynical at all - in fact I'd agree, however the majority of people who read MSNBC probably haven't a clue, so my guess is this is designed more the "vinyl enthusiast" as opposed to the "DJ vinyl enthusiast."

Posted by Stasis on Mar-09-2008 20:07:

Am I mistaken, or didn't the NYTimes do a story on direct-to-MP3 turntables like 2 years ago? I'm pretty sure there's a David Pogue video of it somewhere...

Posted by Dj Dizzy on Mar-10-2008 00:08:

that's a cool concept and all but i'm just a fan of the analog sound. digital just doesn't sound as good to me

Posted by cmay119 on Mar-11-2008 08:03:

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Originally posted by Dj Dizzy
that's a cool concept and all but i'm just a fan of the analog sound. digital just doesn't sound as good to me

Recording from the Analog source retains that Analog sound.

Posted by SteelWolf on Mar-11-2008 13:42:

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Originally posted by cmay119
Recording from the Analog source retains that Analog sound.

LOL... tahst funny. "I prefer the analog sound" yeah when you rip ur vinyl it adds depth and removes that analog warmth lol...

I just use a griffin iMic works great, 25 bucks