[GNHLUG] MerriLUG Nashua, Thur 18 Oct, Putting LPs, tapes, 45s on digital media

[Kent Johnson]

A bit of followup:

First, a big thank you to Charlie for showing us how easy this is!

A few notes on my experience, having ripped two albums now.
- My hardware is a MacBook Pro, using the sound input port. Longest 
patch cable available at Radio Shack is 6' so I set the computer on top 
of the amp or sit beside the amp with the computer in my lap.

Ripping with Audacity is easy. I am having a much better experience with 
Audacity 1.3.3 beta than with 1.2.5. 1.2.5 seemed to leave behind some 
threads after applying an effect, it got sluggish very quickly.

The only filtering I am doing is noise removal and amplitude adjustment. 
Audio quality is better than expected, it sounds decent through earbuds 
or my external speakers.

The only labor-intensive part is breaking it up into tracks. I find the 
break, cut the dead space, add a label, on to the next. Maybe it will 
get faster as I get better at it.

Exporting to MP3 is pretty slow but I can do something else at the same 
time.

I export directly into the iTunes Music folder then use Add to 
Library... (*not* Import...) to tell iTunes about it.

It is very cool to be able to listen to these albums again.

Thanks again!
Kent

Jim Kuzdrall wrote:
> Who  : Charlie Farinella
> What : Convert old LPs and tapes to CDs
> Where: Martha's Exchange
> Day  : Thur 18 Oct **Next Week**
> Time : 6:00 PM for grub, 7:30 PM for discussion
> 
> :: Overview
> 
>     Do you have groovy music on licorice pizza that you would like to 
> play in the car's CD player?  Did Granny find a cassette recording of 
> Auntie Irene playing Monster Mash on her accordion for your 5th 
> birthday party?  What about getting that stack of 45s into MP3?
> 
>     Charlie Farinella presents a step-wise procedure which puts 
> priceless old analog recordings onto convenient digital storage 
> formats.  No memorization required!  Charlie has prepared the 
> instructions on a nice handout for you to take home.  
> 
>     For extra measure, Charlie discusses splitting an LP side (or tape) 
> into individual tracks, noise and click reduction techniques, and an 
> introduction to some audio processing options.
> 
>  >>> RSVP to Jim Kuzdrall for dinner to assure adequate seating. <<<
>  !!! If you are not a "Regular Attendee" (50%), please let me know. !!!
> 
> Driving directions:
> http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/PlaceMarthasExchange
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim Kuzdrall
> gnhlug at intrel.com
> 
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