Converting Vinyl to Digital


I want to convert my many vinyl records to digital - preferably stored on a server. I am looking for the very best sound quality and a relatively simple process. Best equipment and/or methods??

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This is how I converted my vinyl collection to digital may years ago. It was a tedious and time-consuming process.


I purchased a Korg analog to digital converter.  I connected my turntable to a phono preamp which connected to the Korg (via rca cables) and the Korg to my computer via a USB cable. 


The Korg can convert analog to PCM or DSD digital. At the time of the conversion I could not find software to process DSD files so I was limited to PCM conversion.


I made test recordings at 44, 48, 96, 176 and 192 Khz. I could hear no differences in sound quality between the 96, 176 and 192 Khz recordings. 96Khz was more enjoyable than 48 and 44 Khz recordings. It was hard to tell the difference between the 96 Khz recordings the original vinyl. 


Using the front buttons on the Korg I would record the album to a file. Then using the Korg Audiogate software I could convert the file to 24/96 Khz and transfer it to my PC.


On the PC I used VinylStudio to process the file. First, I would look up a track listing (usually Discdogs). This would split the tracks and download album art. You then have to listen to the recording to make sure the track splits are correct and adjust as necessary. Then you apply any cleanup (remove pops) and generate a file for each track. This results in a file structure: Artist directory / Album directory / track files 1 to n.


Now you can copy the album to your music library.