Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer - Club CDFreaks

kajagoogoo88 · 20-07-2006

Help,

I have just got a Numark TT USB turntable and want to transfer vinyl to my ipod. The turntable comes with Audacity software. I have managed to rip the vinyl on to my PC. I can play the tracks using the Audacity software - but no matter what I try I cannot convert the track to anything which my iTunes library likes.

I'm looking for someone (patient) who can talk me through the entire process. With over 4000 pieces of vinyl you can imagine I am keen to get started. I am in London UK.

Thanks in anticipation of your help.

E-mail ****.***
(edited by imkidd57: Ken; I took out that email address to obviate spam web-bot activity)

Ken

**imkidd57** · 20-07-2006

Ken, we can't literally talk you through it, but hopefully you should get plenty of help here.

For starters, doesn't Audacity make .wav files from your vinyl tracks, which can be imported and converted to .mp3 by iTunes?

*sikoone* · 20-07-2006

Audacity doesn't come with the mp3 encoder so you have to download it. Just read the instructions here and then you'll be able to export files as mp3s.

**imkidd57** · 20-07-2006

That's true, but iTunes has .mp3 encoding built in IIRC.

*sikoone* · 20-07-2006

I think with the encoder you should be able to *capture* as a mp3 rather than go through a conversion procedure.

Cressida · 20-07-2006

If you've recorded a full LP (or even one side) as one track in Audacity, you'll probably want to cut out the individual songs. That's easy by just looking at the waveform where the pauses between tracks are. But it's hard monotonous work. There are some other programs around that try to do this for you automatically, as well as clean up the sound (Magix Music Cleaning Lab springs to mind). Might be worth considering if you've got so many records to convert.

kajagoogoo88 · 24-07-2006

Dear` all,

I have cra`cked it and have been able to complete the end to end process. Many thanks for your advice, support and assistance.

Ken

20-07-2006	#1 (permalink)
kajagoogoo88 New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2	Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer Help, I have just got a Numark TT USB turntable and want to transfer vinyl to my ipod. The turntable comes with Audacity software. I have managed to rip the vinyl on to my PC. I can play the tracks using the Audacity software - but no matter what I try I cannot convert the track to anything which my iTunes library likes. I'm looking for someone (patient) who can talk me through the entire process. With over 4000 pieces of vinyl you can imagine I am keen to get started. I am in London UK. Thanks in anticipation of your help. E-mail **.* (edited by imkidd57: Ken; I took out that email address to obviate spam web-bot activity) Ken Last edited by imkidd57; 20-07-2006 at 22:08. Reason: Removed email address to protect member...

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imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 8,143	Re: Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer Ken, we can't literally talk you through it, but hopefully you should get plenty of help here. For starters, doesn't Audacity make .wav files from your vinyl tracks, which can be imported and converted to .mp3 by iTunes? __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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sikoone CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 971	Re: Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer Audacity doesn't come with the mp3 encoder so you have to download it. Just read the instructions here and then you'll be able to export files as mp3s. __________________ "Close your eyes, Look deep in your soul Step outside yourself And let your mind go, Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die! Close your eyes... and forget your name Step outside yourself... and let your thoughts drain As you go insane....go insane!" 'Seasons in the Abyss' - Slayer

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imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 8,143	Re: Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer That's true, but iTunes has .mp3 encoding built in IIRC. __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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sikoone CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 971	Re: Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer I think with the encoder you should be able to capture as a mp3 rather than go through a conversion procedure. __________________ "Close your eyes, Look deep in your soul Step outside yourself And let your mind go, Frozen eyes stare deep in your mind as you die! Close your eyes... and forget your name Step outside yourself... and let your thoughts drain As you go insane....go insane!" 'Seasons in the Abyss' - Slayer

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20-07-2006	#6 (permalink)
Cressida CD Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Almost there Posts: 4,444	Re: Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer If you've recorded a full LP (or even one side) as one track in Audacity, you'll probably want to cut out the individual songs. That's easy by just looking at the waveform where the pauses between tracks are. But it's hard monotonous work. There are some other programs around that try to do this for you automatically, as well as clean up the sound (Magix Music Cleaning Lab springs to mind). Might be worth considering if you've got so many records to convert.

24-07-2006	#7 (permalink)
kajagoogoo88 New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2	Re: Need a patient person to talk me through vinyl to ipod transfer Dear` all, I have cra`cked it and have been able to complete the end to end process. Many thanks for your advice, support and assistance. Ken

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