[Jukebox-list] Vinyl converting MP3

[Robert Aker]

unless you have 'dog ears' MP3s are fine.  Like my grandson told me
recently -"you need to catch up with technology, Gramps"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregor Anich" <blight at blight.eu.org>
To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 5:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Vinyl converting MP3


> 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
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