I listen to a lot of vinyl. Some is 40 to 50 years old, and I'm extremely grateful to the talent of the early recording engineers who endeavored to produce the very best recordings they could. Back then, they were well aware that most folks didn't have "high fidelity" let alone "stereo" systems in their homes, yet they created stereo hi-fi records none-the-less. It probably wasn't until the early 1970's when Ivor Tiefenbrun and others began to make precision turntables available to consumers that savvy folks were able to unlock the full range of musical information contained on the early vinyl recordings. Sadly, most consumers' experience with vinyl has been tainted by mediocre sound equipment. I guess mine hasn't.
So here's my question. Can anyone tell me what the very best method is for recording from vinyl to a digital format? I am of the philosophy that if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. Therefore I'd like to preserve as much sonic information true to the original recording as possible in the process. For example, I don't want to filter out surface noise during the recording process. I can deal with it afterwards if necessary. Besides, I feel that minimizing surface noise is the job of the turntable.
I have a good turntable with a high quality tone-arm, cartridge and phono preamp. My computer has on-board sound card, and my software is Vegas. I have a couple of DV cams with pass-through.
Since I've gotten conflicting information on a couple related things, I would appreciate if someone could also set me straight on the following:
Would recording analog sources benefit by upgrading to a 24/96 PCI sound card?
Would going through a mixer be necessary, or could it degrade the sound quality?
Thanks for any feedback.
JL
There's an old saying: "If you buy the 'best' (tool) to begin with, you'll only cry once."
So here's my question. Can anyone tell me what the very best method is for recording from vinyl to a digital format? I am of the philosophy that if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. Therefore I'd like to preserve as much sonic information true to the original recording as possible in the process. For example, I don't want to filter out surface noise during the recording process. I can deal with it afterwards if necessary. Besides, I feel that minimizing surface noise is the job of the turntable.
I have a good turntable with a high quality tone-arm, cartridge and phono preamp. My computer has on-board sound card, and my software is Vegas. I have a couple of DV cams with pass-through.
Since I've gotten conflicting information on a couple related things, I would appreciate if someone could also set me straight on the following:
Would recording analog sources benefit by upgrading to a 24/96 PCI sound card?
Would going through a mixer be necessary, or could it degrade the sound quality?
Thanks for any feedback.
JL
There's an old saying: "If you buy the 'best' (tool) to begin with, you'll only cry once."