cliveb;687037 Wrote: > Been away on holiday but was interested to see this thread on my return. > I've been digitising vinyl as a hobby since 1994 (started on Windows > 3.11 with just 1GB of disk space, using a very early release of > Goldwave). I have tried a lot of tools over the years. For anyone > interested in detailed notes, there's a page I wrote up here: > http://delback.co.uk/lp-cdr.htm. I need to emphasise that it hasn't > been updated for some time, but that doesn't alter the basic > principles. > > 1. The first principle of vinyl ripping is this: it's a time consuming > process. If the album you plan to rip is available on CD, buy the CD. > Only rip the vinyl if: > a). The CD version is a botched job (bad transfer, hypercompressed > "remaster", tracks edited/remixed, etc); or > b). The CD is rare and costs a fortune; or > c). You are some kind of weirdo (like me) who actually enjoys the vinyl > ripping process. > Of course, if the album isn't available on CD, then you will need to > rip it yourself (or find a good quality downloadable needle drop on the > net). > > 2. The second principle is this: automatic cleanup tools can often make > things worse. Sure, they'll remove some clicks and pops, but often leave > behind undesirable artefacts. If you're serious about doing a good > needle drop, you need to do a lot of manual restoration. (Which makes > the process even more time-consuming, which reinforces point 1, > above). > > 3. Regarding the 16 v 24 bit argument: > A few people have commented that recording at 24 bit is worthwhile if > you're going to do any post processing. However, I would make the > following points: > a). There are some useful tools around which only support 16 bit. By > recording at 24 bit you deny yourself access to these tools. > b). The surface noise of vinyl is so high that even if you run several > DSP passes over a 16 bit recording the rounding/truncation artefacts > still won't encroach into the vinyl noise floor. > So my conclusion is that it is perfectly safe to do vinyl rips and > process them entirely in the 16 bit domain.
Thank you very much for your detailed reply and the link to your very comprehensive review. Most appreciated! Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge->Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP-83 Universal Player->Cambridge Azur 840C DAC Vortexbox Appliance->WiFi Bridge->Squeezebox Touch->Toslink->Cambridge Azur 840C DAC->Adcom GFP-750 preamp->Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3s DSpeaker Antimode 8033->REL T1 Sub BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch (analog out)->Little Dot Mk III amp->AKG K701 headphones SECOND BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch->Grado SR125 headphones ------------------------------------------------------------------------ guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93265 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
