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keep in mind the RIAA curve requires 60db of filtration (or gain), so if you try this method record at 24bits and good equipment to maximixe your dynamic range.<BR>
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On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 19:30 -0600, Jan Depner wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 17:03 +0100, Emiliano Grilli wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Tuesday, 18 December 2007 alle 15:17:56, Studio 32 ha scritto:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > Thanks for the advices (still welcome).</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > What about the hardware part? Just a LP player, and a onboard</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > soundcard? And how should I make the connection?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> You can't plug the turntable directly to the soundcard, you have to use</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> a preamp that has RIAA equalization:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_equalization">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_equalization</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Typical home stereo amplifiers have that on the "phono" input.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> You can then take the "tape" outputs to the computer.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Or you can try to fix the eq in software but even if I've never tried I</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> don't think it sounds as good. I believe that there are some modern</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> preamps that have a phono input (m-audio, maybe?) but I've never</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> investigated them so much.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"> Very simple solution. Run the turntable outputs into ANY kind of</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">preamp, run the preamp into JAMin using the RIAA EQ curve (included in</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">the examples directory), record with Ardour or other JACK enabled</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">recorder.</FONT>
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