[kochane]

I have recently got my old vinyls out of storage (I used to dj and have a lot of old techno, dnb and other interesting stuff) and am looking to rip the essentials to mp3 for ipod/car/stereo playback.

I tried this about 12 years ago using Soundforge with variable results (mostly not great - low volume and cracks/pops) and there seems to be a lot of different opinions on the internet as to which software handles this best for a Windows 7 machine, but with no definitive answer (I found Pure Vinyl but seems its Mac only)

I do have a Serato SL3 which I have used to record mixes but not sure it would be suitable for ripping to an adequate quality. So just wondering what people on here use, what settings and how effective it is?

I have Technics 1210 decks and am thinking it would be best to hook the deck straight to the SL3 rather than through a mixer but what software would clean up recordings?

[philball1974]

My advise would be use a torrent site to see what you get get first, you can get a lot of stuff pre ripped as 24/96.

[kochane]

Looks like quite a lot of my records appear to be a bit too obscure for torrents by the looks of it or are too low bitrate

[philball1974]

In that case, i don't know about the serato but when i ripped some vinyl i used a Numark IO which cost £30 and plugged the turntable into it via RCA (through the phono stage first!) and into my Mac via USB. I recorded with Audacity which is free and then cleaned any pops and noise using Adobe Audition.

I've gotta tell you though, it simply isn't worth the time and effort unless you are house bound and have nothing better to do. I got bored after 5 LPs

You have to rip in real time, then split and name the records, then Tag them, then clean them up, then convert them from WAV to whatever.

At the end of the day it doesn't preserve the LP. If the LP gets fucked, it will always be fucked. A flac file won't be the same.

My advise is to look after the vinyl and listen to new stuff on MP3/Flac using things like Deezer. Spotify or Bandcamp.

Oh, by the way, the results i got from ripping were very good! so i would recommend using that set up if you go ahead with it.

[kochane]

OK Thanks for the reply - Ill take a look at Audacity. Tbh its more because I have way too many records and need to streamline some - would be good if there was a pro service that would just do it for me for cheap or if there was a vinyl scanner lol!

[jdubtxn]

I would hook your Technics up to this http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCA202- ... =behringer You will get less interference coming from the record player. For software Phil is correct on what it would require.

[Dollarhyde]

Beware of usb audio interfaces with built in phono stages I bought one of these and the phono stage was terrible.
I have gotten good results with a simple phono to jack cable running from an amp to the mic line in on the pc.
I currently use a roland edirol ua-4FX audio interface.

You should be able to do all your editing in audacity it definitely has a click pop eliminator.
I try not to "clean up" recordings as you will always loose some of the music e.g. high and low ends.

The important thing is to get your levels right before you start recording.

As phil said it is mega faff to do though

[Oiche]

I've got great results using my old Pioneer 609 cd recorder from my project deck. They've stopped making 609s but you can pick one upon ebay for a reasonable amount. Ease of use and superb quality recordings. You then just need to decide how to rip your cd if you want digital files. I will say I think the model also out-performs some much more expensive cd players in playback too, maybe due to higher quality lasers needed for recording.