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Topic: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

Hi everybody.

I want to digitalize some stuff at least.

Which equipment is cool & not too expensive

Turntable system / needle?

Preamp?

Thanks

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  • meschi
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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

If you're looking for a cheap and cheerful way to do so.
get yourself one of these:

http://www.bosstunes.co.uk/equipment/specs/pics/USBH1004630.jpg

take your master out your mixer, plug it into this, USB into your computer, download audacity and hit record

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

i used to use AUDACITY before - but always i just plugged my master out directly into the computer MC-input.
The quality is quite ok.
Is the AUDACITY quality much better if i am using this tool?
And isnt AUDACITY bad at all?

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

how comes people think that audacity is bad? Because it's opensource and doesn't use super flashy 3d graphics but plain old 2-dimensional loading bars?

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

the AD converter is the part i would pay more attention to over the editing software

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

any experiences with NAD converters?

some say that NAD is very good.

http://www.hifi-regler.de/shop/nad/nad_ … e69965e169

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

i have a NAD hi-fi amplifier but i'm unfamiliar with their converter technology.
prices will escalate quite quickly when you start to seek out reputable converters. Apogee have a firewire interface called Duet which will cost in the region of €400 but maybe you can find a better deal. there is no phono pre so you would have to plug in from the mixer. of course you will need a firewire mac to run it.

the NAD PP 3 will probably be fine if you don't want to take a leap into high quality converters just yet.

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

I have a NAD Phono preamp works fine, good level but can take a little time to warm up.

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

Installed Ortofon Arkiv cartridges on the 1210 Mk2's last Tuesday, they sound quite good and are cheap. Good A/D is a must. Audacity is free and good, but Audition gets good reviews aswell.

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Re: Best equipment for digitalizing vinyls?

i heard Ortofaon Arkiv is only a promotional thing and that these systems have the same specifications as the DJ E system.
i know choosed a shure MX 97 for digitalizing.
http://www.thomann.de/de/shure_m_97_xe.htm
many people are saying that this is excellent.
thinking about NAD ....

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