Converting phono records to CDs

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PhilRob

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Want to convert old 78 records to CDs. Have a turntable and stereo
receiver. What else do I need? Will a DVD Recorder do it? Have been
converting phono records to cassettes with no problem - phono to receiver,
receiver to cassette tape deck. Same setup for a DVD Recorder? Thanks.
 
"PhilRob" <philiprob@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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Want to convert old 78 records to CDs. Have a turntable and stereo
receiver. What else do I need? Will a DVD Recorder do it? Have been
converting phono records to cassettes with no problem - phono to receiver,
receiver to cassette tape deck. Same setup for a DVD Recorder? Thanks.

A DVD recorder may not work.
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If you have about $300 to spare the Sony Compact Disc Recorder (RCD-W500C)
will do it. And you will not need the amplifier because I think it has an
amplifier built into it.

Alex
 
Thanks Alex. Believe what you are saying is that I need CD Recorder, not
DVD. If I find one with no amplifier, will it work through my receiver?
Have heard that we are talking converting analog to digital, and that's a
probem. TRUE?? Thanks.
 
"PhilRob" <philiprob@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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Want to convert old 78 records to CDs. Have a turntable and stereo
receiver. What else do I need? Will a DVD Recorder do it? Have been
converting phono records to cassettes with no problem - phono to receiver,
receiver to cassette tape deck. Same setup for a DVD Recorder? Thanks.
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I have been doing this for several years for my own vinyl record albums, and
for others, making a little money on the side.
What you need is a decent computer, which you may already have.
The computer needs to have a sound card.
You need your stereo amp, which has the necessary phono input and line level
output.
You need software that will allow you to record the audio from the stereo
amp into the computer as a .WAV file.
Finally, you need a CDROM burner in your computer.

Connecting everything together is easy. You need to connect the turntable
to the stereo amp's phono input, which you probably have already done.
Next, you need to connect the stereo amp's Record outputs to the sound
card's Line In connector. For this, you will need an audio cable with RCA
male plugs one end (connect these to the amp's Record outputs) and a 1/8"
stereo male phone plug on the other end (connect this end into the Line In
of your sound card). That's all the hardware you need.

Software. This is where it gets a little sticky. There are a number of
software packages available that will handle the recording task for you.
Personally, I like WaveCorrector form Ganymeade (http://www.wavecor.co.uk).
It will record the audio into .WAV files, and then will clean up the clicks
and pops that you get from the old vinyl and shellac records. I think there
may be some freeware that will do this for you also
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). There may be others, but I think
Audacity is probably the premiere freeware package.
Finally, you will need software to burn the CD. I use Roxio EZ CD Creator
software. You may already have CDROM burning software if you have a CD
burner in your computer.

Here's the process: First, launch the recording software. With this,
record the audio into a WAV file. Then, run the vinyl click and pop removal
process in the recording software. If you use Wave Corrector, it will split
the recording into individual tracks so that you can select individual
tracks when you play the CD's instead of having to listen to a complete
album side. Of course, that won't be a problem when you're recording from
78 PRM records.
Then, using the CD burner software, arrange the tracks in the order that you
want them on the CD, and then burn them to a CD.

That's it!
Cheers!!!!!!
--
Dave M
MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in
the address)

Never take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time!!
 
"PhilRob" <philiprob@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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Thanks Alex. Believe what you are saying is that I need CD Recorder, not
DVD. If I find one with no amplifier, will it work through my receiver?
Have heard that we are talking converting analog to digital, and that's a
probem. TRUE?? Thanks.
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There is no problem if you have a CD recorder. Your receiver, of course,
can be used. The Sony instrument I mentioned also allows one to copy CDs.
My application is to copy some of my 33 rpm records onto CDs. I guess you
can also go the computer route as mentioned by someone else. My preference
was to do all this using only a turntable and a CD recorder.

Alex
 
Thanks again Alex, and Dave, appreciate your info on use of the computer. I
like the idea of using CD Recorder initially, and having computer setup
available for those records that need sound
cleanup. My computer does have needed features. Thanks folks, this is
great. Phil.
 
"PhilRob" <philiprob@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:6e69add59ef9529a9d9d48d79c4840cc@localhost.talkaboutelectronicequipment.com...
Want to convert old 78 records to CDs. Have a turntable and stereo
receiver. What else do I need? Will a DVD Recorder do it? Have been
converting phono records to cassettes with no problem - phono to receiver,
receiver to cassette tape deck. Same setup for a DVD Recorder? Thanks.
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Important: My system, as said before, uses a turntable together with the
Sony RCD-500C CD recorder. My turntable (Sony ) has a built in preamp which
can be switched on or off (apparently) depending on whether the output is to
be fed to the phono input of a stereo amplifier or the the AUX input. So
your turntable if it has no preamp may have to be plugged into the phono
input of your stereo amplifier.

Alex
 
"PhilRob" <philiprob@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:6e69add59ef9529a9d9d48d79c4840cc@localhost.talkaboutelectronicequipment.com...
Want to convert old 78 records to CDs. Have a turntable and stereo
receiver. What else do I need? Will a DVD Recorder do it? Have been
converting phono records to cassettes with no problem - phono to receiver,
receiver to cassette tape deck. Same setup for a DVD Recorder? Thanks.
Click to expand...
I've done a ton of this sort of thing. I use a turntable with arm and
cartridge, a phono preamplifier, and a computer with a CD burner. I bought
my preamp from MCM electronics, the model 50-7770. I found that a separate
sound card was highly desirable; I use a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. There are
several good software programs to handle the job: Audacity, Goldwave,
CDWave, WaveRepair. Pick one that you find easy to use. They're all either
free or shareware so that you can try them out.

Norm Strong
 
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