Wow, I'd like to digitize some of my LP collection and all of my 78 rpm collection but that would take the rest of my life. I have 25,000 lps and 7,000 78s. I digitize for musicians/conductors who want to hear rare and obscure performances/works using an Alesis Masterlink. I intend to digitize all of my 78s and noisy lps using the Sugarcube SC2 which has a direct USB out. That will really benefit the 78s although I have many mint 78s which don't have snap, crackle or pop, just background surface noise (especially those vinyl 1940's 78s).
Digitizing LPs
I know this is an analog section, but I thought perhaps folks with a analog LPs might know more about this so I’ll ask if anyone has expertise in copying/digitizing LPs, the software needed, the equipment needed. And maybe most importantly, how tough is this job to do and get good results?? I don’t want to create CDs, I just want to send a copy of each to hard drives so I can stream them. I am digitizing my CDs too.
I should say I have a good start on it, a Windows 7 Desktop with attached Musical Fidelity Preamp with phono stage, Adcom amp, Spendor speakers, and ASUS Xonar Essence STX soundcard, and a choice of turntables. Still, I know I’ll need another piece of gear. Is that a USB DAC? If so, how good does this have to be? Or put another way, do I need to spend a lot of money on this?
I should say I have a good start on it, a Windows 7 Desktop with attached Musical Fidelity Preamp with phono stage, Adcom amp, Spendor speakers, and ASUS Xonar Essence STX soundcard, and a choice of turntables. Still, I know I’ll need another piece of gear. Is that a USB DAC? If so, how good does this have to be? Or put another way, do I need to spend a lot of money on this?