Adobe Audition is good software for vinyl rips.  Cleaning the vinyl prior to capturing also helps greatly as it helps minimalize the noise.  A well grounded turntable is also a plus. 

These are basic suggestions.  I hope they help some.

Usually just the basic pop, click, and such.  Adobe Audition happens to have a variety of filters for audio restoration.

For clicks/pops, I suggest ClickRepair.  It's probably one of the finer automated ways to clean up those noises. 

I also use an external sound card to minimize noise from the PC case.  EMU 0202 by Creative.  It does 24/96 easily.  In my recording line I have a custom tube pre-amp for the assist.  Let me see if I can dig up some links for you.

:)

Just a heads up....when it comes to pristine vinyl.  The grooves can hold junk that won't show up on the surface even if they've been kept hidden away.  A good brushing and Gruv Glide II can even help things out....this is just an fyi. 

What the condition of your needle? I'm sure a new one wouldn't hurt.

boba feta said:

What the condition of your needle? I'm sure a new one wouldn't hurt.

He sent the kit he bought back to DAK.  It is possible that the equipment was defective....maybe the cartridge....electronic equipment is sooooo sensitive...it can even be fubar'd prior to shipping.

Using a stand alone CD burner along with a turntable might yield better results for you and then you could take the audio to your PC and tweak it there.

When I record, I never let the audio clip.  I try to keep the process as simple as possible....it helps me narrow down issues if I'm having them.

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It sounds like you keep good care of your stuff so that's straight.  Even though the equipment was new it doesn't mean that nothing was wrong upon arrival.  The possibility is still there. 

Expensive equipment doesn't always mean awesome transfer.... anyone pushing that is delirious for sure.  Maybe you should do a little recon at local thrift stores and see what kind of turntables you find, you'd be surprised what you can find for cheap.  

 

 

 

Couldn't you just run a denoise filter with a sample of the noise?

Well I don't know about your software but in Adobe Audition you just go Effects-NoiseReduction-Capture Noise Reduction Profile, then when you have your sample, just load it up from the Noise Reduction tab.

Have a look a ClickRepair and DeNoise.  Found here:

http://www.clickrepair.net/

 

It's the best software for fixing these problems.

JediTray, some things that come to mind (which you already may have thought of/taken care of), but just in case:

Are you using a MM or MC cartridge? Some phono preamps don't have enough output for an MC cartridge and you'll get A LOT of noise.

Also, if the preamp doesn't specify "phono" it won't have enough output to compensate for the phono's low level, and you'll get a lot of noise (unless your turntable has a built-in phono pre-amp then forget what I said about that). :-P

I use the same set-up Jetrell Fo uses (a CD recorder and turntable hooked up to a stereo receiver) and I've had great results.

Jetrell Fo said:

Using a stand alone CD burner along with a turntable might yield better results for you and then you could take the audio to your PC and tweak it there.

When I record, I never let the audio clip....

That's what I do too- I've had good results. When you say you never let the audio "clip" do you mean you never let it go into the red?

JediTray said:

Mielr said:

JediTray, some things that come to mind (which you already may have thought of/taken care of), but just in case:

Are you using a MM or MC cartridge? Some phono preamps don't have enough output for an MC cartridge and you'll get A LOT of noise.

 Well, I used what DAK provided, which was a GliPro elliptical diamond stylus with magnetic cartridge.

Here's a link that shows detailed closeup pics:

*LINK*

Wow that's a lot of info! The 78rpm converter feature is nice....
The magnetic cartridge should be fine (Audio Technica?), so that's probably not the problem. If it's happening with all your records (even the ones in good condition), then something is definitely amiss with the equipment. If you could post some audio clips that would be very helpful, to see if we hear the same thing you're hearing. Like you said- LPs can only be so quiet, maybe you've become unaccustomed to the inherent noise.

JediTray said:

I lost my home theater in the divorce, so I don't have the means to go the receiver route unless I want to buy it, a recorder, and a turntable.  What do you do, just record via the receiver, then do your tweaking with the resulting files from the CD?

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I see it was answered.  :)

I see now that it's a whole integrated system. I'm curious if you'd get different results without the computer involved in the recording process, but I guess that's not an option for you right now.

Yeah, I'm in the process of converting a lot of LPs and audio cassettes to CD thru my stereo receiver. My cassette deck came with a built-in digital noise filter (Pioneer CT-05D) which helps a lot with the cassettes as most of them are 30+ years old and were recorded without any type of Dolby. I haven't done any tweaking at all with the LP recordings yet, and I may not if I don't have any major problems with pops and clicks.

Mielr said:

 

Jetrell Fo said:

Using a stand alone CD burner along with a turntable might yield better results for you and then you could take the audio to your PC and tweak it there.

When I record, I never let the audio clip....

That's what I do too- I've had good results. When you say you never let the audio "clip" do you mean you never let it go into the red?

 

Correct............

:)

Mielr said:

 

JediTray said:

I lost my home theater in the divorce, so I don't have the means to go the receiver route unless I want to buy it, a recorder, and a turntable.  What do you do, just record via the receiver, then do your tweaking with the resulting files from the CD?

***EDIT***

I see it was answered.  :)

I see now that it's a whole integrated system. I'm curious if you'd get different results without the computer involved in the recording process, but I guess that's not an option for you right now.

Yeah, I'm in the process of converting a lot of LPs and audio cassettes to CD thru my stereo receiver. My cassette deck came with a built-in digital noise filter (Pioneer CT-05D) which helps a lot with the cassettes as most of them are 30+ years old and were recorded without any type of Dolby. I haven't done any tweaking at all with the LP recordings yet, and I may not if I don't have any major problems with pops and clicks.

 

Be careful, it's always a possibility that your receiver may be re-sampling your audio signal.

JediTray said:

Oh, I'm a 70's child and I know all about LP's.  :)  I'm just trying to gather as much info as possible to see if I can defeat the noise before attempting to do it again.  I deleted all the recordings I made out of frustration, except a couple records by Sprawl (WAV) and The Cure (FLAC).

Here's a sampling, two tracks from each:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TLQUI9W4

I downloaded this and looked at "Primary" in wav format using Adobe Audition....your recording level is a bit high....I noticed clipping all the way through the track...that could cause issue as well.

I find it best to record no higher than maybe somewhere between -6 to -3 decibels....it's far simpler to give it a boost then try to bring it down and still have it sound pleasing.

:)