[sclug] sclug Digest, Vol 99, Issue 1

[Neil Haughton]

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> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:19:33 -0000
> Subject: Re: [sclug] Vinyl to digital
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> Aldi is now selling a USB turntable
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> http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_22226.htm?WT.mc_id=2011-1
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> I'm not sure if it works with Linux or of the quality ...
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> Subject: Re: [sclug] Vinyl to digital
> On 10/12/11 16:19, Mike Mallett wrote:
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>>  Re: Vinyl to digital
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>> Aldi is now selling a USB turntable
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>> http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/**offers/special_buys3_22226.**
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>> 2-05-16-01
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>> I'm not sure if it works with Linux or of the quality ...
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>>  My approach would be to have a standard turntable (with pre-amp if
> needed) and feed to the line input of your sound card or on-board sound -
> the turntable can then be used with an ordinary audio rig as well, if you
> want to...
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> Ian
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My approach too. A principle of this project (for me) is to use equipment I
already have if possible, and I already have a very good turntable (a Rega
Planar III with Ortofon cartridge) and amp (Armstrong), and frankly the
quality eclipses anything I have seen in the USB turntable line. My only
stumbling block is that the amp doesn't have a line-out feed, and the
pre-amp tape-out signal is a somewhat lower level than line so I need some
more gain. It looks like I am going to have to introduce a simple voltage
amplifier between amp tape-out and soundcard line-in, unless someone can
suggest how I might 'digitally' amplify the captured ogg or mp3 data? I
have tried with Audacity but the 'amplify' plugin didn't seem to have much
(if any) effect.

Neil.