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Vinyl to MP3 Converting Service
Brush Master
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Just stumbled across a couple of old LP albums, and wonder if anyone can recommend a good and affordable vinyl to MP3 conversion service?
I have made conversions myself in the past, and am aware of the steps involved. Trouble is that this takes time and a good amount of fiddle until all tracks are isolated nicely, matched with CDDB for good tag data, etc. Subject to pricing, I might prefer paying a professional service for the trouble.
Suggestions, anyone?
I have made conversions myself in the past, and am aware of the steps involved. Trouble is that this takes time and a good amount of fiddle until all tracks are isolated nicely, matched with CDDB for good tag data, etc. Subject to pricing, I might prefer paying a professional service for the trouble.
Suggestions, anyone?
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You'll find it here
http://www.polderbits.com/lp-to-cd.html
They can then be downloaded onto your MP3 player.
The question, if I may remind the forum, was for recommendation of professional services. Anyone?
Sorry, you are quite right that we have not answered your question.
The LPs must be very special to you that you want to pay to have them converted rather than spending an hour doing them yourself. I suspect that it would be cheaper to buy CDs rather than having a specialist firm convert them, but I assume that the LPs are not available on CD.
I agree with the others, it sounds an expensive idea - if anyone does even offer such a service?. Can't you just buy them on CD?, or even just download MP3's off the net? - I signed up for a low cost MP3 service (where you only pay for tracks you download) specifically to get some albums that weren't available on CD, rather than convert them.
So what are the albums?.
It has a USB socket and a memory card socket .
You simply press record when playback starts and it transfers to either USB stick or memory card .
It also has one button on the remote that splits the tracks but you have to be there during playback.
I found it easier to record one side at a time then use a free program called Wavepad Sound Editor.
Insert the USB into your PC then WSE will split the single track into individual ones in a few seconds.
All you then do is manually enter artists etc.
I found this better than buying a unit with a burner as I rarely burn to cd.
Once the tracks are on the USB in single track form I copy to PS3 or Ipod.
Burning to cd is of course simple too using the PC.
I've spent the last few weeks buying up albums that I've never been able to find on cd or from download sites including quite a few 7" B-sides I wanted .
I used to have a friend who did it on the PC and it took him ages , he said it was fiddly and everything came out in mono
I'll do them for you.
Let me know what you want from a professional outfit that I won't be able to do.
You can have them in any sound format you want or on a cd complete with cd sized album art
I've not bothered with anything that prints artwork on cd's as my experience shows that discs with printable tops are more prone to playback issues over a shorter time
I'd be fascinated to know if Brush Master takes you up on your offer.
I've offered to help people out with products and services - often at well below market rate - on this and other forum sites on loads of occasions and never once had the a positive response.
I do wonder who gets the benefit of the business from all the advice offered here, and why those looking for advice are so reluctant to take up a good deal when offered?
Happy New Year everyone
Me too.
I'm keen to see what the "professionals" can offer over and above what we can do.
Same with the tape to dvd converters .
Money for old rope I think
The point is that the albums in question aren't special enough to me to justify the expense, or the effort. I shall spend some time searching for the CD or MP3 online before considering other steps.
Happy New Year.
As I said earlier, what albums are you wanting? - it's quite possible that others here already have MP3 versions - so it's worth mentioning.
In order to get those records playing again, you might consider buying an entry level turntable - say a Pro-Ject Essential turntable.
You can then plug that (via a £20 pre-amp) either into the back of your stereo, or even the line-in on your computer.
Why bother transferring them to anything else, they aren't going to sound any better than straight off the vinyl, unless you buy loads of CD replacements.
These low end Pro-ject and similar Rega turntables are great value for money and come with the arm and cartridge/stylus already installed and calibrated. Spend a few more bob and you can even get versions with the phono pre-amp built in.
DONT spend good money on a plastic ION type or similar deck, whatever you do - because you might as well set a lathe loose on your precious records.
As said, cheap ion decks and such have sh** cartridges, sound quality suffers, you might as well not bother considering the result. It is a lot of effort/time, you should do it right, or not at all.