Recording LP's to computer (M

Has anyone had experience with converting vinyl (LP's) to computer (MP3) files with the SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum card? I really want to save my precious vinyl to cd/mp3 and am not that savvy. Is this the card to buy for this operation and does software allow for album/track identification? Any help you have on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
hbrox

hbrox wrote:
Has anyone had experience with converting vinyl (LP's) to computer (MP3) files with the SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum card? I really want to save my precious vinyl to cd/mp3 and am not that savvy. Is this the card to buy for this operation and does software allow for album/track identification? Any help you have on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
hbrox
Yes (~000 LPs), but not w/ X-Fi.
If you plan to connect your HiFi system (or phono pre-amp w/ RIAA stage) directly into sound card it's 'bout the same which sound card are you using --> card just needs to have a qood quality Line-Input (and qood quality A/D converter), so you can take the signal and record it.
X-Fi do have better quality w/ 6-bit/44. kHz when compared to Audigy/Li've! series cards, but there are also low priced (more pro quality) cards like E-MU 0404 (now 0202/0404 USB too), ESI Juli@, M-Audio AP92, etc., which gives even better results @ that 'resolution'.
If you don't want to connect the Hi-Fi system but the turntable only, you can get an external phono pre-amp (there are many qood quality phono pre-amps even around 35US$) or an audio interface w/ RIAA stage build-in (Presonus Inspire 394 (firewire), ART Phono Pre (USB), etc.).
If you plan to transfer : quality (wave) to CDs then the recording resolution needed is 6-bit/44. kHz (it's waste to record using better quality because of, you need then resample/dither to CD quality --> affects on oversll quality).
For MP3s, you can also use 48 kHz, which mode may give better frequency response vs 44. kHz (least w/ most SB cards). 48 kHz is maybe not supported w/ all mp3 capable devices but if you use your PC as a playback device the it's all the same, which resolution your files are.
I did rip (record) my LPs using 24-bit/96 kHz mode and then converted to WMA (Pro) 24-bit/96kHz/440kbps (CBR) format. I didn't burn (backup) anything as WAVE to CDs but only as WMA files. Now and then when I need to have mp3 files (car, mp3 player, etc.), I just conver albums needed from those wma files.
I suggest you not to use automated track splitting software because of, it won't work always as you would like. Cut the recordings (one side of the LP at once) manually using some audio editing software.
Also, there are software that allows you to get the album/track information directly forom a database found somewhere on the internet, but I can't name any now (I don't use those type software) and I don't know if those works w/ LP recordings (works least w/ CDs as I have tried once).
Some general advices on transfering matter - http://www.delback.co.uk/lp-cdr.htm
jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 07-28-2006 09:8 AM

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