Re: MD: Analog Input Into SoundCards

[David and Susan Tedeschi]

 You could, of course, always color the cable with one of those special green
 pens the experts like so much. They say it gets the electrons marching in
 the right order

I can sell you one of those green pens for the right price.  Of course
this one is really special as it is from Korea and those electrons will
be marching in the right direction... maybe...


-- 
David Tedeschi
Stranger in a Strange Land
Chinhae Korea
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MD: Analog Input Into SoundCards

[Stories]

I'd appreciate any advice regarding recording LP's onto Computer Hard
Disk
for cleanup. The new soundcard I bought is a Tracer SAS, which is
actually a
Hoontech SoundTrack 128 DDMA. It also comes with the Hoontech ST
Digital
Bracket I/O III. I was disappointed that the analog inputs were only
mini-jacks (bought over Internet).
mini jacks are standard on computer sound cards, unless you look at
"pro" equipment which is more expensive.  An if you do find anything
with RCA phono or XLR's thats "consumer" then the Signal/noise ration
u'll probably make it a waste of money

The only ways I can think of getting
quality analog sound in using this card are either:

Recording the LP to MD and connecting the MD to the Digital Input on
sound
card to transfer to Hard Disk .
(I'm assuming you've an MD deck, (port-ies don't have digi out))

Save the MD "a.t.r.a.c.ing" and some time. connect the record deck to
the MD record-in, connect the MD Digitally to the sound card.  Hit
record on the MD deck with no disc inserted and the "record source" set
to analogue The MD deck should work as a ADC thus passing on a digital
signal to the computer, avoiding the noisy computer analogue input.

Putting RCA to mini-jack adaptors from the Preamp to sound card--I
think it
would degrade the sound quality alot (comments?)

Does anyone know of a better method, or better sound card for getting
LP's
onto hard disk?


-Matt
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MD: Analog Input Into SoundCards

[John Paul Altieri]

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Hi Everyone:

I'd appreciate any advice regarding recording LP's onto Computer Hard Disk
for cleanup. The new soundcard I bought is a Tracer SAS, which is actually a
Hoontech SoundTrack 128 DDMA. It also comes with the Hoontech ST Digital
Bracket I/O III. I was disappointed that the analog inputs were only
mini-jacks (bought over Internet). The only ways I can think of getting
quality analog sound in using this card are either:

Recording the LP to MD and connecting the MD to the Digital Input on sound
card to transfer to Hard Disk .

Putting RCA to mini-jack adaptors from the Preamp to sound card--I think it
would degrade the sound quality alot (comments?)

Does anyone know of a better method, or better sound card for getting LP's
onto hard disk?

I was concerned if I bought the soundcards with break-out boxes from
Guillemot and Roland, that the analog inputs would not be compatible with
standard RCA-jack stereo inputs. Is this true?

Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.
With Best Regards,
JP

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 md-l-digest  Thursday, March 23 2000  Volume 02 : Number
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 The following subjects are covered in this digest:

 [ ] Re: MD: listener fatigue
 [ ] Re: MD: CD-rom to soundcard?
 [ ] Re: MD: 2 sec gap track
 [ ] Re: MD: MD's future and long play MD's
 [ ] Re: MD: Skipping on MD's
 [ ] MD: Skipping
 [ ] Re: MD: Skipping on MD's
 [ ] MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording
 [ ] Re: MD: listener fatigue
 [ ] MD: MDS-JE510: Last Chance
 [ ] MD: Simple mono question
 [ ] Re: MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording
 [ ] RE: MD: MDS-JE510: Last Chance
 [ ] Re: MD: Simple mono question
 [ ] Re: MD: Simple mono question
 [ ] Re: MD: MDS-JE510: Last Chance
 [ ] Re: MD: Simple mono question
 [ ] Re: MD: MDS-JE510: Last Chance
 [ ] Re: MD: Simple mono question
 [ ] Re: MD: Problems with Aiwa FM-70 and digital recording
 [ ] MD: RCA Digi Out to TOS link
 [ ] Re: MD: Skipping
 [ ] MD: optical out help
 [ ] Re: MD: UK readers: IMF monitors?
 [ ] Re: MD: listener fatigue
 [ ] MD: headphones impedance vs battery life / yet another MS722
review
 [ ] Re: MD: headphones impedance vs battery life / yet another MS722
review

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 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:55:37 -0800
 From: JR Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: MD: listener fatigue

  Same problem, differnt strategy. I keep about 5-7 MDs in my car (I
  mainly
  listen to MD in the car). This set of MDs are swapped with another
  set of
  5-7 MDs each week! In fact, I rotate the discs.

 I carry my 30 MD's with me (yeah, while I was going I managed to get 30.
 Circut City MIGHT have the 20-pack of Memorex discs for $29.99, however,
 I've had two MD's swipped over the past few months.) and I wind up
 listening to just about the same thing: my VQF compilation, Punk-I-Rama
 IV, Fiona Apple's new CD or whatever I have in that case.

 This reminds me, I'm out of discs.


 - -J.R.
 
 YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET!
 Juno now offers FREE Internet Access!
 Try it today - there's no risk!  For your FREE software, visit:
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 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:06:39 -0800
 From: JR Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: MD: CD-rom to soundcard?

  There is reportadly a real-time CD ripping plug-in for winamp.  CD
  ripping
  is *not* a trivial task, since the CD data format and CDROM drives
  were not
  designed to do it reliably.  The performance you achieve will be
  highly
  dependent on the drive model and CPU speed.
 
  A standard CD audio drive with digital output is still by far the
  best
  way...


 Yes, CD-Reader for winamp, it does exist, works nice. But I perfer to
 have Windows explorer do the ripping ::hugs CDFS.vxd::  :) Converts
 CD-Audio to WAVS on the fly, no more wasting HD space to rip a song just
 to encode it and makes copying a song FASTER and EASIER.

 Ok, I got off topic.

 - -J.R. ---"To obsessed with stuff. Someone give this man a walkman or
 something."
 
 YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET!
 Juno now offers FREE Internet Access!
 Try it today - there's no risk!  For your FREE software, visit:
 http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:01:10 -0800
 From: JR Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: 

MD: Analog Input Into SoundCards

[Dale Greer]

On 3/23/00, John Paul Altieri wrote:

 I'd appreciate any advice regarding recording LP's onto Computer Hard Disk
 for cleanup.

SNIP

 Putting RCA to mini-jack adaptors from the Preamp to sound card--I think it
 would degrade the sound quality alot (comments?)

I'd bet $100 that a blind-folded panel of "experts" couldn't tell you'd used
an RCA-to-mini-jack cable. Just make sure you run the feed through a phono
preamp so the signal has the proper RIAA equlization curve, and it will
sound just fine.

You could, of course, always color the cable with one of those special green
pens the experts like so much. They say it gets the electrons marching in
the right order

Dale



Dale Greer
Webmaster, A1A Archives
http://www.cobo.org/A1Aarchives/
The Internet's Most Complete Jimmy Buffett Collector's Guide


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Re: MD: Analog Input Into SoundCards

[J. Coon]

John Paul Altieri wrote:

  The only ways I can think of getting
 quality analog sound in using this card are either:
 
 Recording the LP to MD and connecting the MD to the Digital Input on sound
 card to transfer to Hard Disk .
 
 Putting RCA to mini-jack adaptors from the Preamp to sound card--I think it
 would degrade the sound quality alot (comments?)

If you can hear the degradation of the sound from using RCA to mini-jack
adapters,  I have some green markers I can sell you to improve you CD
quality.   G


In short, the only problem you will have with the adapter is if you
wiggle it and pull it loose while you are recording though it.  


I might also mention that it is a good idea to edit  and remove as much
clutter from the previous post as possible, when replying to the list.. 
I know I sometimes forget too.
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