Sound Quality of USB Turntables?
Jonny_Paycheck
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I'm wondering if it'd be worth picking one up for the shop, to use for instant raer transfer...Is it going to make my files sound like mashed potatoes?
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but imho
it is a symbol of modernity and laziness
I use one of these for now:
http://www.music123.com/Phonic-Digitrack-i242802.music
Got it for 20 bucks. Just plug into your amp & record into your computer. Very handy.
peace
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If I were to start recording full albums using one of these things, would you guys want to listen to them? I guess that is my standard here. If I were to start posting these on my website, would the sound quality be a turn-off?
Thanks.
sound quality is as good as whatever sample rate your software/computer utilizes
and the stylus you use
no difference except for the wiring and the slight delay between the spin and the output
I was given one at Christmas and it was really easy to use (I'm on a PC) but it had a pretty crappy arm/cartridge stylus which couldn't be tweaked and so I ditched it. I guess they're fine but for those records that you know won't see again in a hurry it's nice to have a good quality rip...
Ive thought about this...some dipshit broke our listening station turntable at the shop and I thought about these USB turntables as a solution to having folks bringing up the more expensive records and wall pieces and wanting to hear them...to have a little library of CDRs of the records to hand people and have them listen to them on headphones in the shop would be a lot easier as to not risk turnables/raers from getting fucked up
where did u get it for 20 bucks? all i see is 60+
I got it locally here in Montreal. I noticed the 60.00 price & was surprised. I also noticed that the style/color of the gizmo is slightly different now, so maybe they've updated the price to go with the newer models.
this one caught my attention:
sure i??ll replace the needle, but what makes me dizzy is the weight of the
turntable: only 10 pounds.
if anyone has this thingie or know an online review (with the pros and cons) or know somone who has it. say something!
Wouldn't it be best to just stick to sound forge , to just make the sound quality better?
I found this one here:
USB recordable turntable
item#EL1846
Transform your vinyl collection into
digital delights with a cool turntable
from Ion Audio! Convert any record
to a CD or an MP3 file with included
software. Mac & PC compatible and
includes line output to hook up with
home stereo or aux input. Converts
tapes and 8-tracks too! 21???x17???x 9???
Pitch level is included in software!![/b]
for $150, on sale.
???
I think if you have over 200 crates it would be a pain in the ass to record all of them through sound forge tho'.
From the product description:
It looks like a nice little input solution... but I love how they claim that there's no quality loss due to DA conversion, when their product is basically a DA converter. Lol.
Yo,
I guess it boils down to how much you want to spend on equipment. I'm just getting tech savvy with the vinyl transfer stuff, so I liked the phonic for the fact that it was extremely cheap & allowed me to get my feet wet. To me, the next step up is the M-audio equipment which is like almost 200 bucks. That's what I'll prolly get soon, now that I'm getting familiar with recording software & this digitizing thing.
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