Recording Analog Backups to PC and CD


Seeing as LPs slowly degrade, I wanted to make 96KHz 24bit PCM copies to put on my PC and on CD (for use in the car or when travelling).

What do people recommend as the best hardware and software solutions to use for a Windows computer? I'm also looking to get software that will clean up any aberrations in the vinyl (pops, clicks, etc, etc), so any recommendations for a top to bottom solution would be highly appreciated.

Money is not an issue, so post whatever you think is going to work best. I'm not interested in buying separate digital versions since often the are not mastered the same, and with lower quality than the LP versions fairly often nowadays.

Thanks,

- Jeff
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I have no experience with this http://www.mother-of-tone.com/creation.htm but he makes a strong case for 16/192. I have his DAC and it is incredible. You can play back your 16/192 recordings through his DAC at the same rate. Worth checking out.

I would also consider how much time you have to devote to this project.

LPs must be recorded in real time, you have to actually play the record vs. just slipping in a CD to rip in a few minutes. Once you factor playing the disc and then sitting down and editing the file, cutting out the noise at the beginning and end of the record, the re-recording you'll have to do because you set the levels too high and clipped the recording (digital clipping isn't pretty), dividing it into tracks, labeling everything, correcting for pops/clicks. You are easily going to have an hour or more invested in each LP.

I started down this path but gave it up after finding how much time and effort it took.