Recording Vinyl to iMac questions..
You'll need a phono preamp and a way to control the signal level going into the A/D converter. Then you'll need a digital pathway into the iMac. Run the declick program and then normalize (leave -.5dB headroom). If you're only doing a few records a simple device such as this might be a better option. |
Thanks for starting this thread barnacebill. I am new to vinyl and I too was looking at recording to macbook pro. My desire is to listen to my LP only recordings in the car and to see if my LP recordings sound better than some of my CD's I will look into Duet and Furutech. Questions: 1) Wouldn't declicking software degrade sound? 2) Are there any other ways of going about this that do not cost a fortune? |
24/96 resolution is more than enough. Noise floor of most high end DACs is 20-22 bits. I'd imagine the recording resolution of Duet is probably between 18-20 bits. Also 24/192 will take up way too much space to be practical. I don't perform any processing other than RIAA equalization from the phono stage. I did try Adobe Audition to reduce persistent clicks and pop, and it works quite well. But normally I don't do any processing on the recording. |
Thanks Jylee.. Bjbcab, i presume that the click's from the record are above the normal peaks of the music, removing them has no bearing on the end sound. I haven't looked myself but there may be free software around that can do the job of de-clicking but i haven't looked for them. To get the best result's you will need an 24 bit A-D converter, have a hunt around for some more affordable unit's or start a thread to see what people are using.. |
