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As it turns our, our record collection is pretty bad in comparison to our vinyl collection(Sans a few albums of course).
Anyway, I'm looking to rip alot of our Vinyl to AAC or MP3. The setup I would use would be:
Record Player > Sony Amplifier > Sound In on my G5
Does this seem like a good way to do it? I am far from an audiophile but I do want the best possible quality.
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The "best" quality can't be gotten without investing heavily, but here's a good way to do this on the cheap that yields very good results:
1. Buy an iMic ($40). It converts the record to digital without an amp, reducing inaccuracy (RIAA curve intact).
2. Invest in Soundsoap2 ($100) to clean up the resulting recordings. Amazing.
Alternatively:
3. Find and buy as many of the beloved songs as are available on the iTunes Music Store. At 99¢ a pop, you'd need to convert at least 12 albums to make vinyl-to-digital conversion more cost-effective (assuming the songs are available on iTunes, and that your time is worth nothing).
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You risk damaging your G5 Mobo when pluging in a powered amp. Not saying it isnt going to work, but just be cautious to lower the volume of the Amp before connecting it to the G5. A safer option would be to get an iMic.
I use Sound Studio and iMic. SS came with the iBook.
You dont need an Amp for the iMic, just plug in the record player.
Edit: Doooh
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Cool, I'll take a look at the iMic.
In general, I don't value my time that much as it's free to me.
I could work for one hour and get $6 or I could spend that hour ripping 12 song record.
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Doesn't the iMic need a pre-amplified signal? I know that newer record players have pre-amps built into them as no new receivers have the RIAA pre-amp built in anymore. But what about older record players? Can the iMic handle them OK?
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Turntables need to be "bumped up" through the means of some sort of pre-amp. This pre-amp brings the audio signal from the turntable to "line level" which you can then feed into the audio in jack of your G5 or to a powered amplifier and your speakers.
For my analog-digital setup, I use Technics SL-1200MK2s connected to a Numark PPD mixer (which "pre-amps" the signal). From the mixer, I run two separate lines - one to my old PTP225 (OS9 running the freeware Coaster) and the other to a powered amp and speakers.
I'm using Coaster for OS9 - it's old, it's controls are limited and I wouldn't recommend it anymore since others have mentioned better and modern applications. But it's a decent setup that converts clean audio and since I'm not listening to my iPod in critical situations, I'm not overtly concerned.
Good luck!
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just bee sure you use tape out on the rcvr to feed whatever you end up for a front end on the G5, theough the G5s front end would suffice, it ain't the best.
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Another option is the new Ion/Neumark USB turntables, if you can find them for about $149.00. Supposed to be nice tho cheaply made.
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Tape out on the receiver is essential.
The iMic may take a signal directly from the turntable; I'm not sure.
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Chippy,
If you mean 'receiver' when you say 'Sony Amplifier', it should have at least one line out (likely called TAPE OUT). You can connect that to the iMic as your receiver likely has a better phono pre amp than the iMic.
