Well this is something I really love to do:
Get hold of a rare dance record or megamix from the Dj only era, place it on a quality turntable with a new cartridge & stylus & see the damped tonearm slowly descend & hit the groove - This is the first stage, record digitally @ CD quality 44.1 KHz 16 Bit to a raw wave file!! Then the digital magic gets applied & if you love audio & technology, this is so fulfilling - channel balance, optimum output level without pushing the limits of the digital format (Distortion in the digital domain is harsh & unusable) With a decent turntable & cartridge, there is only very small corrections to make
Once the wave file is completed, the lead in & out grooves removed just leaving the audio, it's time to encode to Lame mp3 @ 256 kbps using the highest quality settings - my PC is very fast, i7 - 8 core CPU & 16 Gb of ddr 3 ram so this process takes very little time & the finished track is now ready to add the artist & track info before it gets added to my music folder & online folders for all to enjoy
Here's a few pictures of the process..........
Get hold of a rare dance record or megamix from the Dj only era, place it on a quality turntable with a new cartridge & stylus & see the damped tonearm slowly descend & hit the groove - This is the first stage, record digitally @ CD quality 44.1 KHz 16 Bit to a raw wave file!! Then the digital magic gets applied & if you love audio & technology, this is so fulfilling - channel balance, optimum output level without pushing the limits of the digital format (Distortion in the digital domain is harsh & unusable) With a decent turntable & cartridge, there is only very small corrections to make
Once the wave file is completed, the lead in & out grooves removed just leaving the audio, it's time to encode to Lame mp3 @ 256 kbps using the highest quality settings - my PC is very fast, i7 - 8 core CPU & 16 Gb of ddr 3 ram so this process takes very little time & the finished track is now ready to add the artist & track info before it gets added to my music folder & online folders for all to enjoy
Here's a few pictures of the process..........