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What is the best way to backup vinyl onto computer/cd for use on a CDJ
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| fr3sh |
i am looking into backing up my vinyls into wav form on my comp so that i can burn them and play them on a cdj.
with that being said, i obviously want the best quality that i can get.
so what software and hardware do you guys recommend and what procedure should be taken to achieve these goals? |
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| OMNIFEX |
You don't need much.
All you need is an Audio Editing device which allows you
to record Live from a line in source (Line In from your
Computer)
Run the the Master, Rec, Booth/Zone/Monitor out of your
mixer, into the line in of your computer.
Record the vinyl flat (No Eq's = settings on zero/12 o'clock
position)
I use Wavelab. I would imagine Soundforge, & Adobe Audition/Cool
Edit, will do the same thing. |
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| CosmoKid |
| after you upload the vinyl onto your computer, save it to cd as a .wav file BEFORE you save it on your pc as an mp3. this will keep it as lossless as possible. |
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| keithos27 |
You can then burn the .wav files to CD.
I use Sound Forge to record my vinyl into the computer... great product. |
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| Freak |
going against the grain here- but this works for me
Id buy a cd recorder- you can pick them up for not much at all.
Record them straight to audio- best quality results. |
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| OMNIFEX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Freak
going against the grain here- but this works for me
Id buy a cd recorder- you can pick them up for not much at all.
Record them straight to audio- best quality results. |
Nothing wrong with stand alone CD Recorders. However, the
benefit of a Audio Editing Program is the power to eliminate
unwanted things.
Like scratches, and, the add on lead. I tend to reduce the
20 Hertz filters, which reduces the rumble created from the
vinyl-needle interaction. |
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| A.J. |
| Does the quality of the needle/soundcard have much impact on the sound quality of the recording? |
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| keithos27 |
| ^yes... especially needle i would presume |
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| DJ_LG |
Cool Edit.
Yeah I reckon it's better to use an audio editor that way you can delete any silence at the begining of recording which makes it easy to cue up on CDJ's and especially good for when you use auto cue for instance. |
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| DJ RANN |
Use the best needle you can afford, set up the tonearm weight properly, electrically isolate (as much as you can) yous sound system/PC/turntables from other electrical sources (i.e. don't run everthing in your studio off one powerbar and then start hoovering).
The quality of your soundcard will impact your recording dramatically as your digital recording will only be as good as the converters on your soundcard.
Also use an anti static cleaning cloth to wipe down the track and make sure you have your gain staging set up properly.
All this just to record a choon................ |
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| keithos27 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ RANN
All this just to record a choon................ |
Tell me about it. :( |
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| Timski |
Digital Turntable with clean black plastics and goodo carts ---> Direct output to the box
Works for me :D |
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