Re: [LAU] how to record Gramophone?

On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 11:09 +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote: If you don't use the built-in pre-amp in the turn table (or if you use a turntable that does not have one) you will need to be sure the pre-amp input has the correct impedance for the cartridge in the turntable. If you get this wrong you could have little signal or significant colouration. At some point in the chain you will need EQ to balance whatever was applied during mastering. For modern records this is the RIAA curve and is usually built in to turntable-specific pre-amps. These days it would be possible to do it in software and this may be the better approach if you are interested in really old recordings which use some non-RIAA curve. Either way you'd want to know if the pre-amp includes the RIAA curve or not. Much depends on which soundcard you are using. Hopefully this helps, if not it would be useful to know the hardware/software combination you have settled on so people can offer more specific advice.