[Vision2020] Fwd: Question . . .

Wed Mar 18 18:40:39 PDT 2015

Is the Audacity program you use associated with the website (
wiki.audacityteam.org) I just posted regarding 78 rpm RIAA equalization
curves?
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 6:34 PM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Once again, you can have them converted professionally ($35 to $40 each),
> or buy a rebuilt or used machine off eBay
>  http://www.ebay.com/sch/Reel-to-Reel-Tape-Recorders-/116868/i.html
>
> Then it's a matter of connecting your machine to the audio-in ports on
> your computer and using a software program (many free ones out there) to
> convert the analog signal to digital. I use a program called Audacity.
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
>
>
>
>   On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 6:05 PM, lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> I have a lot of music on reel to reel, but my player no longer works. Any
> one know how I can convert them to cd's?
> Roger
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Fwd: Question . . .
> From: "Saundra Lund" <v2020 at ssl1.fastmail.fm>
> To: "Moscow Cares" <moscowcares at moscow.com>
> Date: 03/19/15 01:29:24
>
> Tom, you answered your own question, then, since your link indicates it
> handles 78 rpm . . . and assuming you don't mind spending money at Walmart,
> although I know that particular brand is available through many retailers.
>
> I didn't buy a special turntable -- I use my regular turntable hooked to a
> pre-amp that hooks directly  to my PC's sound card.  It works fine for my
> purposes, but I'm not an audiophile.  Ted is and knows far more about this
> stuff than I could ever hope to understand, but I do agree with him about
> MP3 format.  YMMV.
>
> For me, the huge problem is finding the time to convert our extensive LP
> collection to digital format.  It's a real time process, and even with no
> post-recording processing, it still takes a lot of time.  I only managed to
> find time to convert a handful of LPs before needing to move on to other
> projects.  <sigh>
>
>
> Saundra
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015, at 05:09 PM, Moscow Cares wrote:
>
> FYI -
>
> Walmart has a converter turntable for $80.
>
>  http://www.walmart.com/ip/ION-IT47-Classic-LP-Converter/39577145
>
>  Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
>  "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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>
>  Tom Hansen
>  Moscow, Idaho
>
>  "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
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>
>  - John Lennon
>
>
> On Mar 18, 2015, at 4:33 PM, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Obviously, you need a turntable that plays 78 rpm, with the appropriate
> cartridge and phono stage, which can be complicated with different RIAA
> curves, etc.  If the 78 is mono, it might be best to use a mono cartridge.
> Once you have an analog signal to digitize, the process is the same as for
> 33 or 45 rpm... obviously,...though why employ the dreadful MP3 codec, when
> modern digital recording and data storage renders much higher resolution
> digital audio formats very easy and cheap?
>
> I recently read an article about the history of recorded music, which
> declared MP3s to be the first time in the history of recorded music that
> a widespread adopted music format resulted in a degradation of sound
> quality!
>
> You might call Kimbrough Hall Room 360
>  Phone: (509) 335-3305 <http://tel:%28509%29%20335-3305/> Kemble Stout
> Music
>  Listening Library at WSU,
>  which  "features state-of-the-art listening and recording equipment."
>
>  http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/facilities/ksmll.htm
>
> They might be able to help or know who could help.
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