Re: [newbie] Playing LPs in Linux

2003-01-28 Thread Raffaele Belardi
You need to use a preamp not only for boosting volume, but also for equalizing the frequency response of the vinyl player head. If you don't do it, the lower frequencies will be too low in volume, while the higher frequencies will be too loud (see for example http://www.paia.com/riaa.htm for a

Re: [newbie] Playing LPs in Linux

2003-01-28 Thread Derek Jennings
On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 8:51 am, Vahur Lokk wrote: > Hello! > I happen to have a rather largish LP collection gathering dust for almost a > decade since the player broke. > Now I thought it would be cool to somehow digitize it all and acquired old > grammophone (is this the right word?). Connected i

Re: [newbie] Playing LPs in Linux

2003-01-28 Thread Colin Jenkins
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:35:36 +0800 "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > old record players need something called a "preamp" to boost the signal > enough for an ordinary amp to pick it up... if you can send the output of the turntable to the input of a cassette deck, then you can use the cassett

Re: [newbie] Playing LPs in Linux

2003-01-28 Thread Jerry Barton
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:51:22 +0200 Vahur Lokk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello! > I happen to have a rather largish LP collection gathering dust for almost a > decade since the player broke. > Now I thought it would be cool to somehow digitize it all and acquired old > grammophone (is this the

RE: [newbie] Playing LPs in Linux

2003-01-28 Thread Franki
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vahur Lokk Sent: Tuesday, 28 January 2003 4:51 PM To: Mandrake Newbie Subject: [newbie] Playing LPs in Linux Hello! I happen to have a rather largish LP collection gathering dust for almost a decade since the player broke. Now I though

[newbie] Playing LPs in Linux

2003-01-28 Thread Vahur Lokk
Hello! I happen to have a rather largish LP collection gathering dust for almost a decade since the player broke. Now I thought it would be cool to somehow digitize it all and acquired old grammophone (is this the right word?). Connected it to my soundcard. But nothing. No sound in speakers, no