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Converting vinyl to a digital format

Discussion in 'Audio' started by matinzen, Nov 26, 2004.

  1. matinzen

    matinzen Member

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    I used to use Plus! Analog Recorder to capture the audio but the highest I could save my files was 320 kb/s and I wanted more. So, I am now using Audacity to record the audio but there is a fair amount of fuzz, with Plus! I could clean this up a little but I am not sure what to do with Audacity. What I want to know is if I can clean this up and if so how. Thank you.
     
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    320kbps is the highest quality you can encode at. Try AAC or FLAC if you want better quality than that. I've never used Plus! or Audactiy, I use Pro Tools to rip my vinyl. Pro Tools expensive, especially with all the hardware and plugins, but a cheaper solution is using Adobe's Audition. You can easily acquire plugins that can drastically reduce hum, cracks, pops, and vibration noise for pretty cheap. I think it runs around $100. Also, the quality of overall sound really depends on the quality of your soundcard. Most basic to moderate cards don't have the best quality using the line-up. I would at LEAST use a SB Audigy, Audigy 2, or a Santa Cruz.
     
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