Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] [OT] recording fom turntable (ripping LPs)
From: Frank Barknecht (fbar_AT_footils.org)
Date: Tue May 04 2004 - 12:55:22 EEST
Hallo,
Erik Steffl hat gesagt: // Erik Steffl wrote:
> so i finally got the recording on sb live! platinum working and I'd
> like to rip my old LP collection. So I bought the only turntable with
> pre-amp I have found, connected it and the sound was terrible (I think
> it was mostly too weak, wasn't even at 50% at max), it's also a cheap
> denon. I connected it to the RCA inputs on the liveDrive (front panel).
> BTW the liveDrive RCA work ok with line6 guitar pod and iPod.
>
> so my off-topic question is - how to connect the turntable? which
> turntable to get? since I mostly plan to use it to rip the LPs and I'm
> not going to use it afterward I'd prefer cheaper solutions (not the
> denon though:-)
>
> I also have receiver with phono input (so no pre-amp in turntable
> needed) but I have no way to get the signal out of receiver, it only has
> speaker outputs.
>
> so I guess I need sort-of-decent turntable with pre-amp or turntable
> plus external pre-amp? any recommendations?
So you need new hardware anyways. In that case I would recommend a new
receiver or hifi amp. Then just try you Denon with it. I never used a
turntable with built-in preamp and thus I don't know, what might be
the reason for your Denon's failure.
I have a pretty standard hifi amp with several line connectors for
things like CD player and two tape decks, of which one tape can be
switched to record what is currently playing. It also has a phone in.
I don't own a tape deck anymore, so my computer is connected to the
tapes' line in- and outputs.
That way I can record what my turntable is playing very well. As I
have a lot of 12 inches from my DJing time and those are a pita to
listen too because you're always changing sides I recorded quite a bit
of those to disk. I actually normally just use ecasound for this as
most 12"es have only one track on a side anyways, so I don't need
gramofile's automatic cutting
Ciao
-- Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__
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