Digitizing Vinyl; Suggestions Please
"...but I was under the impression that it wouldn’t take 2x the time."Depending on how picky and meticulous you are with metadata, it will take that much, if not more. I used KORG DS DAC-10R to make DSD copies. I doubt it would be as good as your system now, but it did the trick quite nicely and I have no complaints. There is one "open box" on amazon right now for $299. I would do it again. https://www.korg.com/us/products/audio/ds_dac_10r/ |
@1graber2 1) I digitize my LPs through a Metric Halo ULN 8 pro soundcard at 24/96, and use Audacity as DAW. 2) Workflow: I always clean my LPs before digitizing. IMO this is not optional, but an absolute necessity. After digitizing I usually normalise the recordings to -1 dB, each track independently. I don`t declick, as I never liked the results. After adding metadata, I save them as 24/96 rips to harddisk. (BTW, a 24/96 file takes a LOT of space!) |
Thx @glupson and @tkr Memory shouldn't be a problem, I have lots of memory on my Mac, and I can also offload onto ext. drives Wow, that Metric Halo looks stellar, high quality at all the right parts- -inputs, power supplies, filters, ULN: ultra low noise, options to add "gooey tube" sounds digitally if wanted . The only thing holding me back is the price, using it for 2 months, then having to sell for a substantial loss before I leave the US. -I also find it interesting that the Metric Halo is used with Audacity rather than Pure Vinyl, which would auto-populate all the song titles and metadata, rather than the time and effort of inputting this manually. - I guess Im looking for great ADC sound, but also ease of function and workflow. - Right now Im experimenting with 3 different NOS quads of tubes in my Chinook Phono Pre: 60s Siemens 12AT7 variant with low noise and some tube warmth and relatively higher gain than the other 2 NOS quads of Amperex 60s 6922s- an all-around great tube, but lower gain than say the Siemens or an Amperex 7308. Last quad is a 60s Tungsram 7DJ8. Im recording both an old album with a poor recording that has been remastered- Dylan- the Basement Tapes, and a modern band with a clean, modern recording - Air, Moon Safari. -im recording these combinations right out of the Chinook into the Sony PCM, and also out thru the Chinook through the Calypso tubed preamp. When Im done, will compare them all. Ive also got the Nordost Heimdall coming (2 RCA terms to one 1/8" termination). Im spending the rest of the afternoon bringing myself more up to date with potential recording software: Adobe Audition, Audacity, Pure Vinyl GarageBand- LOL, IM a lil out of touch, Garageband is only for mobile iOS platforms now, not laptops. |
I should’ve done this earlier, but just FYI, here is the Sony PCM I might use for its ADC. Sony Pics below "This lightweight, yet rugged high-resolution recorder features two-position (X-Y or Wide) stereo microphones, 32GB of internal flash memory and a SD-XC Card slot. Recording formats include linear PCM (at 192, 176.4, 96, 88.2, 48, and 44.1kHz), DSD (2.8224 MHz) and MP3 (320 and128 kbps). It also boasts a long battery life.
Pics of the Sony: just click on links https://www.sony.com/en-qa/electronics/voice-recorders/pcm-d100 |
