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Posted by Blue Ballz on Jul-18-2009 07:49:

i need to digitize some vinyl

but i don't want to buy any gear. where should i look for someone to do this for me?

Posted by atxbigballer1 on Jul-18-2009 18:57:

Go to a dj friend that has Turntables!

Posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY on Jul-20-2009 19:56:

I wouldn't look for a DJ's setup, but maybe a friend's dad and use his hifi so u get better sound quality out of the playback. DJ setups tend to not have the best needles for this purpose...unless they spent money on nice gear all throughout and are using elliptical styli.

Posted by xtr3m on Jul-22-2009 18:06:

One way or another you'll need a turntable or someone with one. It depends on the amount of vinyl to be digitized. At some point it'll just make more sense to buy something like a USB turntable. Here's a Sony one that's MSRP'ed at $149.99: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...552921665361524

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-24-2009 08:56:

Look at the vinyl grooves with your laser vision, then plug an USB cable in your ear.

Posted by n3lly on Jul-24-2009 14:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Look at the vinyl grooves with your laser vision, then plug a USB cable in your rear.

Fixed.

Posted by Ryan0751 on Jul-24-2009 15:19:

I don't know how great those USB turntables are.

They are ALL belt driven, which means that fluctuations in speed will get transferred to your digital recording. Highly annoying.

Best thing is to find someone with a Technics 1200, put on the rubber mat instead of a slipmat, use newish high quality styli, and record with the quartz lock enabled.

Posted by xtr3m on Jul-24-2009 19:25:

Another idea: look on Craigslist. I often see ads for such thing.

Posted by CLICK_RAREVINYL on Jul-25-2009 05:09:

I can digitize your vinyl for the price of $1 per track. Send them over. How many records do you got?