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Mielr
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Info Wanted: Some questions about converting vinyl records to digital....
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14-Oct-2010, 11:42 PM


Jetrell Fo said:


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............

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Could you please explain that a bit more- I'm interested in your process.

I'm careful with my levels (now), I only let things flirt with the red briefly- no more than once or twice per song (am I doing wrong?).

I always play things first and then lower the level on the CD recorder the amount of dbs necessary before recording. Most of my LPs and 45s end up being about -3 or -4 dbs. Most of my cassettes are homemade and the levels are all over the place, so I sometimes have to adjust levels as I'm recording, very often the louder segments end up being -7 or -8 dbs. Time consuming!!!!