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Ripping vinyl to mp3
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| Keikai |
First of all I've searched for a thread covering this and couldn't find one...
That covered, I was wondering if anyone could tell me what I need to do to rip some of my vinyl to mp3. Equipment, software, etc. I'd really like to be able to listen to the music I have on vinyl in places other than my bedroom, but carrying around a turntable just isn't practical. If anyone could offer their expertise it'd be much appreciated. |
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| jwear2004 |
I hope this is legal, otherwise, mods, just delete and don't flame :whip: :whip: .
Anyhow:
1. You need a cord that converts from two RCA plugs to an audio plug. Basically, kind of like an audio in or a line in.
2. You plug the audio in into the soundcard on your computer in the line in port or audio in port.
3. You either use a built-in sound recorder if your computer has it, or you search the net for a shareware or freeware audio recorder. Check out tucows.com.
4. You use another program, either one you already have or one you've downloaded, to convert wav to mp3.
5. You burn mp3 to disc.
Finito. |
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| auujay |
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity is a very decent Open Source (read: free) wave editor which can do recording. Check it out.
PS - just get this and you won't have to record all your records to mp3s. |
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| djeternal2004 |
Well first of all tis ok to rip your vinyl to mp3, as long as you own the original copy, much like any other media like games etc.
Secondly, i use a program called Cool Edit Pro to rip my vinyl. I have a RCA cable connected from the Record (Rec) connector on the rear of my mixer to the Line In on the back of my soundcard and adjust my sound properties in the control panel of Windows to accept the sound from Line In. |
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| Tranc3 |
Well everyone has already beat me to the explanation bit, so I'll clear up the legal bit.
| quote: | Originally posted by jwear2004
I hope this is legal, otherwise, mods, just delete and don't flame :whip: :whip: .
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In the U.S. (I imagine it's similar elsewhere) you're allowed to create copies of your media for backup purposes. The process of ripping the vinyl onto your hard drive and then encoding into mp3 isn't illegal, it's the sharing of the audio that is. |
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| djtrinity |
| may wanna add record it flat(no eq) @ least IMO. and normalizing it wouldn't hurt....choose a level that your comfortable with u....i normalize to -14 0r -15 RMS.....some people like to go real loud...do what sounds good to u. |
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| Toufas |
| my mixer has optical out ^^ |
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| XeQtOr |
| Remember that you can't connect your turntable directly to your computer. A normal LINE signal has another voltage than the signal coming from the turntable which is a PHONO signal. If you do that the sound will sound very distorted. You have to connect you turntable to a preamp usually your mixer or stereo has one. It usually says phono on the connectors where you connect your turntables to so that the sound goes thru a preamp. Then you connect the LINE out from your mixer/stereo to your computers line in.. |
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