I've got a load of vinyl that I want to rip so I can play them digitally on Serato when I don't have my records to hand. What is the best way for me to do this? I've got 1200 MK2s, a DJM800 and a Serato SL4.
Can someone talk me through the process that will yield the best results for me?
"When you get so overly involved in the music scene you kinda tend to dance less. You get to a club and you usually know the promoter or the DJ, and you end up socialising instead of going nuts on the dancefloor. It’s shit actually.” - Jackmaster
Do you have a sound card or does your computer have an audio in?
I've got a Macbook Pro with a 3.5mm audio input. I also have my SL4.Originally Posted by swine
"When you get so overly involved in the music scene you kinda tend to dance less. You get to a club and you usually know the promoter or the DJ, and you end up socialising instead of going nuts on the dancefloor. It’s shit actually.” - Jackmaster
How long's a piece of string?
As a bare minimum I'd say you need a decent hifi cart properly set up, and a decent (external) soundcard. An external phono preamp would be the next thing on the list, plugged straight into the soundcard.
Sweet, Well Ill explain how I get good rips. I'm assuming youre not a total noob and you know how to hook everything up.
Just hook everything up as if you were going to play the vinyl then hook up the booth out (or master) to your MBP. I just use audacity to actually capture the audio. Just make sure in the audacity setting it is at the bit rate you would like.
Then find the loudest part on the record and adjust all the levels, make sure you are not clipping.
After youve recorded you can export to wav.
One of your biggest problems is going to be having a flawless record so you dont get any of the "snap crackle pop". People say never to use the Noise reduction filter just FYI. Your best bet is to make sure youve cleaned your record properly and have a flawless needle.
I don't really do anything fancy, maybe others do...
Awesome, thanks Sigma (and Swine/DTR). I did try searching the forums (and Google) before I posted but I didn't manage to find that guide. Thanks a lot for pointing me in the right direction.
Tried to rep you but alas I need to spread it round more first
"When you get so overly involved in the music scene you kinda tend to dance less. You get to a club and you usually know the promoter or the DJ, and you end up socialising instead of going nuts on the dancefloor. It’s shit actually.” - Jackmaster
I've used a few times my Sure M97xE audiophile cart recording through my Ecler Evo4 into serato's record option with my gains set to record at the loudest non clipping volume. The rips sound fine to me short of the records i haven't cleaned properly. Is this not an acceptable way to digitize your vinyl?
Apologize if this is considered a thread hijack.
this is where I come in...there is nothing, I hate more than a bad recording.so,I have gone the extra mile(some may say,overkill) to get a crisp,clean and proper Wav,AIFF,or MP3 file(recording).
I don't really do anything fancy, maybe others do...
*clean the record..I,go as far as using an automatic 2 sided record cleaning machine.it automatically wets,rotates,scrubs and vacuums both sides simultaneously.http://www.nittygrittyinc.com/1.5_2.5.htm As an option,use a record cleaning solution(there are alot of homemade formula online),Microfiber cloth,and a carbon fiber record brush.http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-S...-Fiber-Brushes
*a good cart,I use this model for recording.http://www.needledoctor.com/Ortofon-...ategory=63....I, use an Eliptical stylus,to get deeper into the record grooves, which improves higher frequency playback.
*forget about using the SL4. I,tried going that route.what Serato, doesn't tells you about using the Sl4 as an external sound card, is that it doesn't provide gain (volume control)from a turntable.you won't be able to hear the audio playing into your computer,or recording software (sorry,I don't remember the vernacular for it,something about amplifying the Moving Magnet RIAA equalization,blah,blah,blah).I use a phono pre-amp, with Output level control(volume).easy to set up,and provides the necessary cables to plugs right into a 3.5mm audio input on your computer.($49.00)with this,I can control the volume(and clipping) on the recording http://www.phonopreamps.com/tc750lcpp.html
*you are going to need a recording software.Many people swear by Audacity.it's free....I have tried using them all,for both windows and mac.none have completely blown me away.at the moment,I'm using two different programs.Audio Hijack Pro ($35.) and,WireTap studio($70.).they both have the same function.record all formats.(MP3,Wav,AIFF,ACC,etc.)non-destructive editing.save in library,or idisk,Itune. *** this is the program,I won't live without.Soundsoap SE2($50.Win/Mac),a noise(hum,crackle,pop) removal/cleaning program.fun,and easy to use.once you run a music file through it,you will hear a major difference in recording quality .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dllaK...feature=relmfu..... show a little pride,get a quality product.
Last edited by DennisBdrmDJ 2.0; 04-27-2012 at 03:15 AM.
This does not sound like it would work. I can understand if you just want to play vinyl rips at home but to play out live wouldn't it sound like crap?
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