ok i have done some research on this and atm i am using the m-audio transit and ableton live to record my mixes as high quality wavs and they have turned out very nice and are very high quality

BUT

i want to record my vinyls as high quality wav's and back up onto cd's to play on cdj's... quality such that they will still sound amazing on a big club stereo

my question is: is the above setup good ENOUGH? or is there a minimum recording standard to uphold when going for high quality ripping?

I record direct onto audio CDRs on a sony cd recorder, and then I can rip direct as a WAV onto my computer for archiving, re burning etc

If what you are using works for you, then it works for you. If you are happy with it, then stick with it

well it works as far as recording mixes but i have not had the pleasure of being able to play on a big club system yet

how do the recorded tracks sound when you play them on a big system?

as good as vinyl? as warm? do they have a noticable loss (noticable to you that is...not noticable to the average club goer)

i also want to rip my vinyls and play them on cdj's!

at the moment i go through my ecler nuo5 and then to my pc!

is there a hearable loss if i go thorugh my mixer?

yeah i was going to ask a similar question... what about hooking the turntable up directly to the recording source

i suppose you need to have some sort of preamp... but im guessing the average mixer (as a preamp) will degrade the quality somewhat

unless it is the xone v6

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Originally posted by fr3sh yeah i was going to ask a similar question... what about hooking the turntable up directly to the recording source i suppose you need to have some sort of preamp... but im guessing the average mixer (as a preamp) will degrade the quality somewhat unless it is the xone v6

about the m-audio device! would you recommend it? does it also have a digital in and output?
and can you plug the turntable directly into that m audio device?
thanks in advance!

yes it does have digital I/O

i just use the analog in for recording but i suppose there are things that i could do to up the quality... although it is already pretty good

never tried plugging the turntable up to it directly

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Originally posted by fr3sh never tried plugging the turntable up to it directly

you mean directly in your soundcard? will try that tomorrow!

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Originally posted by fr3sh never tried plugging the turntable up to it directly

DON'T! The magnetic phono cartridges require a pre-amp to boost the levels and to provide the RIAA equalization.

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Originally posted by sw1 DON'T! The magnetic phono cartridges require a pre-amp to boost the levels and to provide the RIAA equalization.

yeah i know i wasn't going to... but i suppose a mixer is not the "ideal" preamp... is it?

the best thing you can do is use a brand new stylus. on a technics deck using a high end mixer or ideally a standalone phono preamp. and if the mixer/preamp has a sp/dif output you should use this into your soundcard. make sure you use technics decks or ones with good wow/flutter figures so the bpm doesnt fluctuate.

however some decks now come with sp/dif outs. maybe invest if you have spare cash?

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