[Jukebox-list] Vinyl converting MP3

[Gregor Anich]

Oh NO!!!

How can you do that to your vinyls? MP3 is so bad.........
Anyway....

Afaik the software delivered with that USB turntable is (or was) Audacity 
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)

You could also try to make your stereo signal mono, this way you get only the 
latheral (and not the vertical) movement from your cartridge. That could 
eliminate most of the "clicks".

MP3 sucks,
  -greg

On Sunday 11 February 2007 21:56:38 cmanuel at wi.rr.com wrote:
> I tried the ion one.  I was leary about it from the beginning, but I
> thought it would be worth a try.  I bought it from Amazon "just in
> case" since I have had no problems with returning things to them.
>
> It was packed up and returned the same day.
> Its all plastic.
>
> I realize we're used to heavy jukeboxes, but this thing was just
> terrible.  The software was fair. I seemed to like the Mac version
> over the PC one-but that was last year's offering.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Taylor <bt_2627 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sunday, February 11, 2007 2:25 pm
> Subject: [Jukebox-list] Vinyl converting MP3
> To: Jukebox mailing list <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
>
> > Guys, anyone has experience cleaning the scratchs and
> > pops off your old vinyl to MP3?
> >
> > I've copied hundreds of my own records, but some sure
> > have plenty of back ground noises from dirt and
> > scratches.  Just figured that's the way it is.
> >
> > Over the weekend I saw an advertise about ION's USB
> > turntable and it's software to convert vinyl to MP3s
> > and cleaning the noises.  Then I also found on the
> > internet about www.DAK.com with their version of there
> > turntable and various software.  Says it will clean
> > too.
> >
> > Does anybody know how well these work?  How about
> > Bias's "Soundsoap 2" to clean the scratches.  Their
> > demo shows a nice cleaned record, but it's from their
> > own demo.  No download of the Soundsoap trial test
> > that I could find.  For $129, I'd like to see it
> > before buying.
> >
> > Any knowledge of these?
> >
> > Bill Taylor