Whats the best way to digitise your vinyl?

[RDR]

I record into SoundForge as well and do what I can to manually get rid of clicks/pops and use it to boost the signal that comes in on my soundcard.

Before recording, I give the record a wipedown with some Gruv Glide. I was using a Shure M97X-E to record with - since I understand Eliptical styluses get a better frequency response (but aren't as good for tracking) and it has one of those little brushes in front of the needle to remove dust.

I have it going into a BBE FJB-200x phono pre-amp, which you can pick up for $50, and then into my RME card.

I find this works pretty well and tracks sound good and bumpin' unless the vinyl is in shit condition.

Sounds expensive but sounds just right!

Also+1 for the TEPID (not warm henry... you could overdo that with disasterous consequences) + A small amount of washing up liquid... makes them vinyls sound good as new!!! Plus it looks mad as **** when your doing it.

[tocsin]

I dunno. I feel like we need more info. If the music otherwise sounds good being played through the speakers straight from the vinyl, I don't see how giving it an actual wash with anything is going to affect how it sounds digitally.

[RDR]

I dunno. I feel like we need more info. If the music otherwise sounds good being played through the speakers straight from the vinyl, I don't see how giving it an actual wash with anything is going to affect how it sounds digitally.

+1.. more info is always good. As for washing it, it gets rid of grease in the grooves and particles of dust and dirt, so thats a good thing right?

[TheRev]

+1.. more info is always good. As for washing it, it gets rid of grease in the grooves and particles of dust and dirt, so thats a good thing right?

Exactly. It's funny, when you are playing the files off computer and next to purely digital files, you notice it a lot more when there are little clicks, pops etc you might ignore if you were just playing straight vinyl.

Cleaning the vinyl keeps those to a minimum.

[MorePunkThanFunk]

I dunno. I feel like we need more info. If the music otherwise sounds good being played through the speakers straight from the vinyl, I don't see how giving it an actual wash with anything is going to affect how it sounds digitally.

cleaner sound from the vinyl will give you a cleaner record on the digital front.

[tocsin]

Not denying that. But, I'd like a better description of the sound issue. If it sounds good going through the mixer, but sounds like shit recorded off that mixer onto the computer, it's not the cleanliness of the vinyl that's an issue.

[MorePunkThanFunk]

Sounds expensive but sounds just right!

Also+1 for the TEPID (not warm henry... you could overdo that with disasterous consequences) + A small amount of washing up liquid... makes them vinyls sound good as new!!! Plus it looks mad as **** when your doing it.

also make sure it's PH neutral so i doesn't corrode the grooves, or so i've been told