[LAU] how to record Gramophone?

[Grammostola Rosea]

Steve Fosdick wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 11:09 +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
>
>   
>> Is it preferable to use the amp of the turntable or use an preamp like 
>> the m-audio DMP 3?
>>     
>
> 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.
>
>   
>> And how do you manage capture in ALSA, Ubuntu 9.04? I've no input signal 
>> on my dads pc yet
>>     
>
> 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.
>
>
>   
Thanks.
It's an Delta 66

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