Comments on: How to Convert LPs to MP3s http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marty truax http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-2827 marty truax Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:58:46 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-2827 I can recommend a great software program from australia called click repair. It will process sound files and get rid of the pops and clicks. Best 40 bucks I've spent. I normally don't buy much software but this is worth it. Downside is it will process only wav format so I rip to a wav file, declick it then convert to mp3. It's an extra step but gets the job done. If the record is perfect, don't bother, but if it needs help you can fix it. I can recommend a great software program from australia called click repair. It will process sound files and get rid of the pops and clicks. Best 40 bucks I’ve spent. I normally don’t buy much software but this is worth it. Downside is it will process only wav format so I rip to a wav file, declick it then convert to mp3. It’s an extra step but gets the job done. If the record is perfect, don’t bother, but if it needs help you can fix it.

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]]> By: Pr http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-2605 Pr Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:12:07 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-2605 Hi all, there is a website <a href="http://baktrack.com" rel="nofollow">baktrack.com</a> that will convert LPs and cassettes to MP3 completely online. You can add all sorts of data like artist, album etc. Basically, you play your records through your stereo headphone into your computer's mic in. Baktrack tries to separate each song. When your done recording you can download your tracks. You can also cut and combine tracks. Hi all, there is a website baktrack.com that will convert LPs and cassettes to MP3 completely online. You can add all sorts of data like artist, album etc. Basically, you play your records through your stereo headphone into your computer's mic in. Baktrack tries to separate each song. When your done recording you can download your tracks. You can also cut and combine tracks.

]]> By: Pr http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 Pr Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:12:07 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-2598 Hi all, there is a website <a href="http://baktrack.com" rel="nofollow">baktrack.com</a> that will convert LPs and cassettes to MP3 completely online. You can add all sorts of data like artist, album etc. Basically, you play your records through your stereo headphone into your computer's mic in. Baktrack tries to separate each song. When your done recording you can download your tracks. You can also cut and combine tracks. Hi all, there is a website baktrack.com that will convert LPs and cassettes to MP3 completely online. You can add all sorts of data like artist, album etc. Basically, you play your records through your stereo headphone into your computer's mic in. Baktrack tries to separate each song. When your done recording you can download your tracks. You can also cut and combine tracks.

]]> By: Kent Newsome http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Kent Newsome Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:09:47 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-2341 I'm glad you're trying again. The reason I bought the turntable was to give new life to some good old LPs that were never released on CD or downloadable format. I'm actually not that good at the post-transfer, technical (noise reduction, etc.) part of the process, but I have some friends who have created MP3s from old out of print records that sound perfect.<br><br>I hope it works out for you. Let me know how it goes! I'm glad you're trying again. The reason I bought the turntable was to give new life to some good old LPs that were never released on CD or downloadable format. I'm actually not that good at the post-transfer, technical (noise reduction, etc.) part of the process, but I have some friends who have created MP3s from old out of print records that sound perfect.

I hope it works out for you. Let me know how it goes!

]]> By: Lorin Andre http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Lorin Andre Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:55:30 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-2290 Hey, Kent,<br> I just got through the first reading of your tips page for using a USB turntable to convert your old lp's to cd. About a year ago I bought a Memorex USB turntable; Thinking that was a good brand name. I should tell you right now I'm a newbie on the net to begin with. All my friends and relatives finally dragged me into the twenty first century. Anyhow, I have a friend that's pretty savvy on computers and he came over to my place to help me figure it out. We managed to pretty much get it to the point of recording and then he had to go. I tried the rest of the afternoon to get something with enough quality that I could burn to cd, but I'm either technologically challenged, or dumber than a box of rocks, take your pick, and ended up putting the turntable back in the box it came in and transported it into the never-never land of my junk closet. There's things in there that have been there since three days before dirt was invented :). I have about three hundred and fifty old albums; Mostly rock from the early seventies to the late eighties, and there is some really great music there. I'd love to rip them into my Windows Media Player file so I can burn them to cd's. Most of them have only been played three or four times because I used to take an album and tape it on a ten inch reel to reel I had at the time. Then, I'd either listen to the ten inch or record a cassette off the ten to play in my cassette deck in the house or the one in my car. The albums seldom got played ever again. Like I said; Some really good quality vinyl. My desire is to convert them to cd and put the albums away again with low density plastic jackets and heavy duty album covers. I have a dream of making up a bunch of plexiglas frames to put on the walls of my music room and display the album art of some of the really prime, and valuable albums. Anyhooooo, like I said, I read through your tips and I'm re-energized enough that I'm going to pull out the turntable again and try hard to figure it out. The only other option I have is to kidnap a recording engineer, or maybe a six year old kid. Either one could handle it I'm sure :). Just wanted to thank you for getting me fired up again. This time I'm really going to try super hard to get the thing figured out. Happy Trails. Hey, Kent,
I just got through the first reading of your tips page for using a USB turntable to convert your old lp's to cd. About a year ago I bought a Memorex USB turntable; Thinking that was a good brand name. I should tell you right now I'm a newbie on the net to begin with. All my friends and relatives finally dragged me into the twenty first century. Anyhow, I have a friend that's pretty savvy on computers and he came over to my place to help me figure it out. We managed to pretty much get it to the point of recording and then he had to go. I tried the rest of the afternoon to get something with enough quality that I could burn to cd, but I'm either technologically challenged, or dumber than a box of rocks, take your pick, and ended up putting the turntable back in the box it came in and transported it into the never-never land of my junk closet. There's things in there that have been there since three days before dirt was invented :) . I have about three hundred and fifty old albums; Mostly rock from the early seventies to the late eighties, and there is some really great music there. I'd love to rip them into my Windows Media Player file so I can burn them to cd's. Most of them have only been played three or four times because I used to take an album and tape it on a ten inch reel to reel I had at the time. Then, I'd either listen to the ten inch or record a cassette off the ten to play in my cassette deck in the house or the one in my car. The albums seldom got played ever again. Like I said; Some really good quality vinyl. My desire is to convert them to cd and put the albums away again with low density plastic jackets and heavy duty album covers. I have a dream of making up a bunch of plexiglas frames to put on the walls of my music room and display the album art of some of the really prime, and valuable albums. Anyhooooo, like I said, I read through your tips and I'm re-energized enough that I'm going to pull out the turntable again and try hard to figure it out. The only other option I have is to kidnap a recording engineer, or maybe a six year old kid. Either one could handle it I'm sure :) . Just wanted to thank you for getting me fired up again. This time I'm really going to try super hard to get the thing figured out. Happy Trails.

]]> By: Karen http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 Karen Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-4291 Thank you, thank you, thank you! I had the hardware, including an ADS Instant Music box, but the included software kept crashing. Audacity's help files leave a bit to be desired, but your instructions helped me import an old cassette I have of beach music - hard to replace! I hope my 2nd attempt will go a little faster but the results are worth it! One tip you might want to insert - when you say to make the whole project fit the window, and then talk about deleting the spaces between tracks - it's much easier to find the spaces if it's zoomed in a lot, and also to add the labels. Then click on Fit to window. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I had the hardware, including an ADS Instant Music box, but the included software kept crashing. Audacity's help files leave a bit to be desired, but your instructions helped me import an old cassette I have of beach music – hard to replace! I hope my 2nd attempt will go a little faster but the results are worth it! One tip you might want to insert – when you say to make the whole project fit the window, and then talk about deleting the spaces between tracks – it's much easier to find the spaces if it's zoomed in a lot, and also to add the labels. Then click on Fit to window.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 Anonymous Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-4292 You may want to look at Acoustica Spin Again to "Convert LPs to Mp3s You may want to look at Acoustica Spin Again to “Convert LPs to Mp3s

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-4293 Genevieve Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-4293 Very interesting. I have used Audacity to record LP's, but I learned a couple things in your article -- such as the Multiple File Export. Wow, will that save a lot of time. Thanks. Very interesting. I have used Audacity to record LP’s, but I learned a couple things in your article — such as the Multiple File Export. Wow, will that save a lot of time. Thanks.

]]> By: Olivia http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/how-to-convert-lps-to-mp3s/comment-page-1/#comment-4294 Olivia Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3208#comment-4294 Didn't even know this could be done! Nice list, clear instructions, GREAT! Didn’t even know this could be done! Nice list, clear instructions, GREAT!

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