LP to CD software/hardware recommendations?

[JoeDJ]

FWIW...
I got suckered into getting a "Garrard Zero 100" when they were first released many years ago.
While they were an interesting enginering concept to maintain tracking angle, those bearings do give unexceptable friction.
A high end phono cartridge of the day (Stanton, Shure, etc.) would not track a record properly unless more than opitimin pressure was used.

So I quickly got rid of it and got a Thorens turntable

[sreten]

Originally Posted by KP11520

sreten, I have no idea what cartridge he has but he did say he needs a new
stylus. If the Garrard came equipped with something, I bet that's what it is.

Regards//Keith

Hi,

I don't think it came fitted with anything as standard, but that may
vary around the world. New stylus could be expensive or even worse
somewhat cheaper and a nasty generic, usually a clunky Shure fitted.

I'd recommend replacing the cartridge, this classic is great value :
Audio Technica AT 95 E / AT95E Tonabnehmer

Or possibly the Red Ed elliptical : Ed Saunders Red Ed Cartridge

Would be worth giving the turntable a service once over before starting.

rgds, sreten.

[Pano]

Thanks Mike. Sounds like it has gotten easier. I did a good bit of it about 11-12 years ago and it was a royal pain. I used same software as SofaSpud - Goldwave - back then as I do now. It's made a good bit of progress since.

The right software could be a huge time saver, so it's good to know what's out there and what works well.

[Michael Bean]

Hi Pano,
Groove Mechanic works very well, the de-clicking algorithms are the most effective of anything I've tried. Having said that, it still requires some time and effort to get the best results. Of course the condition of the record will determine how much effort will be required and how well it works. I've also used the wave editor function in Exact Audio Copy for de-hissing and trimming the silence at the beginning and end of the tracks with good results. And yeah, the album/track naming thing can be a royal pain in the posterior. The easiest way I've found is to go ahead and rip the vinyl to the hard drive and do the clean-up and track splitting thing, then burn it to a CD and use EAC to access fredb/database to get the names. At that point, I either just use EAC to re-rip to the hard drive and delete the original tracks, or manually copy and paste the names. Any way you do it requires some time and effort.

Mike

[hotironsmoke]

You need a RIAA phono in amp then headphone or line out then consider EMU0404 usb unit. It has excellent ADC's. I would store PC files at 24 bit depth 96K.(flac or wav)
You could burn to cd at 16bit 44.1K or to DVD or bluray at 24bit 96k
If you use software check that it is 24bit capable.
You will need a 24bit PC soundcard, eg M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 pci

[hotironsmoke]

sorry forgot to mention I use Audiograbber (free) to record line in to .wav

[lduarte1973]

i use Wavepad to boost the cd levels (.wav files) to use in the car. never used it for vinyl , but you can record 44 to 192khz files.the free version allows record and some effects

Audio Editing Software. Sound, Music, Voice & Mp3 Editor

[dangus]

If the UFO202 is like the UCA202, it has a fairly nice TI USB codec. The same chip is used in some much more expensive products.

A better choice may be the ART V2 USB Phono Plus DJ Preamp; about twice the price, but it has a gain control so you can optimize the recording levels. Toslink and line input and outputs could come in handy too. It may well use a TI USB codec since a number of those support S/PDIF I/O.