USB Turntable

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I've been looking at the Numark TTUSB Turntable as I have probably about 10,000 records that I need to convert!

Anyone use one or seen one in action?

If I do get one, it's going to be a long job....:(

[Corabar Steve]

I've been looking at the Numark TTUSB Turntable as I have probably about 10,000 records that I need to convert!
Anyone use one or seen one in action?

If I do get one, it's going to be a long job....:(

That many that you haven't got on CD or MP3 already? Or that are useable?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

That many that you haven't got on CD or MP3 already? Or that are useable?

I suppose I have got quite a few already on CD or Mp3, but it'll be a hell of a job finding out which I've got and which I need to convert.

[Danno13]

I'm not sure the USB is that much of an advantage really.. i mean you can still only record in real time.

Would probably get better quality by spending the same money on a better quality hi-fi turntable and decent stylus and using your MAYA card to record in.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I'm not sure the USB is that much of an advantage really.. i mean you can still only record in real time.

Would probably get better quality by spending the same money on a better quality hi-fi turntable and decent stylus and using your MAYA card to record in.

Yeah, but you then need a pre-amp if your turntable hasn't got one and my soundcard is in my deck.

This just seems less hassle to me.

[Vectis]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=phono%20preamp&ModuleNo=28732&doy=8m12

Much cheaper solution.

I tried one of the USB turntables (not Numark) and to be honest the build quality of the t/t was pants. Lots of rumble and noise in the recording. In the end used a good quality t/t passed through an old integrated amp I had lying around and got a MUCH better output. Passed any very scratched stuff through www.polderbits.com and you'd never know the source was vinyl!!

Incidentally, the Polderbits software is very good at splitting tracks based on silence... so you can run an LP through in a single hit and let it automatically identify the individual songs. Works about 90% of the time... when it doesn't it's usually because of songs with silence in the middle, and it's dead easy to 'stitch' the pieces together again before writing out as MP3.

[CRAZY K]

Yeah, but you then need a pre-amp if your turntable hasn't got one and my soundcard is in my deck.

This just seems less hassle to me.

Errrr cant you use a standard DJ mixer between a deck and the recording source?

I did this with a turntable Steve ( Corabar) sold me ( nice one Steve )
and got a decent quality recording from old vinyl----to mini disc.

But isnt there a quality issue using vinyl records which have been hammered on a Disco for years?

Mine are obscure tunes and people dont really look for the highest quality---arent old hammered vinyls going to sound below par---especially through Mackie type high quality systems?

Or maybe not?

CRAZY K

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Errrr cant you use a standard DJ mixer between a deck and the recording source?

I did this with a turntable Steve ( Corabar) sold me ( nice one Steve )
and got a decent quality recording from old vinyl----to mini disc.

But isnt there a quality issue using vinyl records which have been hammered on a Disco for years?

Mine are obscure tunes and people dont really look for the highest quality---arent old hammered vinyls going to sound below par---especially through Mackie type high quality systems?

Or maybe not?

CRAZY K

To be honest Alan, a lot of the stuff I want to convert is for my own listening pleasure rather then for discos. Also, all my vinyl is still in my Mum and Dad's garage....:o , so I think they'd rather have their space back!

[BeerFunk]

If the album is available on CD, I'd strongly recommend you to buy the CD - it will save hours and hours and hours of hassle!

[Have a disco]

May I suggest you buy the Sunday Mail and check the advertizing sections there is a recordplayer built for this job advertised regularly in the paper or one of the suppliments

[Corabar Entertainment]

and what are the special features of it Badger? Can you remember?

[Have a disco]

and what are the special features of it Badger? Can you remember?

will check paper but it claims to record all your tracks onto MP3 format via your computer. usualy costs about £80ish

[Corabar Entertainment]

So is it not just a USB turntable, as Daz was suggesting at the beginning of this thread?

[leighinstoke]

Don't have time in my life to transfer 7" vinyl to CD or mp3 - don't have time to listen to it now nor the digital versions.

Probably listen to about 16 to 20 a hour on Fridays and Saturdays but not all of my choosing when someone else is paying.

Leigh...

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

If the album is available on CD, I'd strongly recommend you to buy the CD - it will save hours and hours and hours of hassle!

It's mainly 12" singles and 7" singles, not albums and a lot of it is not available on CD.

And yes after ripping my CD collection a few times, I realise it will be a rather lengthy process!

[BeerFunk]

I've ripped a lot of vinyl to computer, and I would say the total time is double the playing time, on average. Mind you, back then I was using a 400MHz processor, as compared to a 3200MHz processor now :)

[CRAZY K]

May I suggest you buy the Sunday Mail and check the advertizing sections there is a recordplayer built for this job advertised regularly in the paper or one of the suppliments

I saw that--cant see the quality being much though?

Still if its for personal listening fair enough:D

CRAZY K

[Jiggles]

Aww if you were wanting to Cut your own Vynals then this would of done you
http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR34618

[BeerFunk]

I saw that--cant see the quality being much though?

Still if its for personal listening fair enough:D

CRAZY K

How do you make that out then? My hi-fi setup sounds much better than my PA system, or any PA system for that matter!

[Fresh]

do not forget that the turntable is an analogue motor so the BPM tracking will slightly run and not remain constant rather than a CD conversion to MP3

[BeerFunk]

do not forget that the turntable is an analogue motor so the BPM tracking will slightly run and not remain constant rather than a CD conversion to MP3
Good point, didn't think of that, but...

To be honest Alan, a lot of the stuff I want to convert is for my own listening pleasure rather then for discos.
:)

[mikeejt]

Hi
I have been in the process of downloading my records for the past twelve months. I look at some of the rubbish I have bought over the years and think to myself 'What on earth....'. And I have been collecting since 1947!! Be that as it may, I am still transcribing them.
My chosen system is the following, the reason being is that I am in full control of the finished cd.
I use an Ariston ATT-420 Auto stereo turntable
through a Marantz pm 4000 integrated amplifier
into a Philips CDR950 cd recorder
onto Verbatim Audio CD-RW discs.
These finalized copies are then put into my desk top PC and dropped in to the Window Media Player library, from where they are split. One copy goes to a flash player (for lap top play) and the other copy (now the master copy) goes on to a quality W-CD, labeled and filed away for posterity!
So far I have transferred around two thousand tracks and have only got about ten billion left to do.

Have fun and it really is worth doing, wait until you get to your dotage then you'll know what I mean.

Mikeejt