Somebody to convert vinyl to MP3

Gumbo

Hi guys,

i have a load of record that i want to convert to MP3. i know there are programmes out there to do it myself but if course its very time consuming and havent got the time at the minute!

is there anywhere that does this sort of thing?

thanks

Run_to_da_hills

If it is going to be very time consuming for you it will be also very time consuming for who ever is going to do it for you, ie very expensive! This job can only be done in real time, i.e what ever time it takes to play the record. My advice is to buy a USB turntable (Maplin for under e100) comes with software and do it yourself on a spare computer at some time when your watching TV etc. You will also need a programme to split the tracks. (Not sure if this comes with the USB turntable http://www.yaosoft.com/).

http://www.firebox.com/product/1401/USB-Turntable?src_t=wnp

seannash

did you look for the tracks online.
find all the ones you can online for download and then rip the rest yourself

MuPpItJoCkEy

seannash wrote: »

did you look for the tracks online.
find all the ones you can online for download and then rip the rest yourself

Have to agree with the post above.

Gumbo

seannash wrote: »

did you look for the tracks online.
find all the ones you can online for download and then rip the rest yourself

where would be the best place to start looking?

francois

kceire wrote: »

where would be the best place to start looking?

there's a website called google, i'd start there

seannash

kceire wrote: »

where would be the best place to start looking?

beatport,traxsource,dj download,itunes,juno

Scubadevils

seannash wrote: »

beatport,traxsource,dj download,itunes,juno

How did you get francois to say that?

seannash

Felixdhc wrote: »

How did you get francois to say that?

what.:D:D

i think i know what your talking about:D:D
maybe i should start laying into him about his smart comment like that fella did to me in the other thread

Gumbo

seannash wrote: »

beatport,traxsource,dj download,itunes,juno

thanks seannash, i will statrt my quest!

i have already tried itunes but its for records that i have been collecting since about 1998, although i stopped it about 2003 as i ran out of time with work and money with buying a house in all!!!

i some old stuff like "the act - something about you", "global grooves", etc etc

thanks

cono121

Audacity!!! http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Neurojazz

How many DJ out there would need this sort of service? - i could invest in the proper kit to do it (and do it well - clean the record, ripped from a technics, processed) if there were many wanting it - i'd rip and remove pops/crap etc... i also have premium mp3 encoders (not the LAME Enc rubbish)

copeyhagen

ok, this wont infringe (spelling?) on any copyright laws becuase you already own the originals on vinyl.

download emule, its a p2p program, but theres a difference, it has EVERY single dance tune you could imagine in very high quality, example, say, zabiela & fanciulli, no pressure. its a 7 minute song and the mp3 filesize will be about 16 megs, theyre about 320 most of them.

you have to upload aswell as download afaik so i leave the laptop on overnight when downloading a sh1t load of tunes (of course i already have the originals hehe )

but im not joking, i have never searched for a song and not found it, and some of these songs i search for are very rare!!

emule is the dogs

Neurojazz

There are *many* tracks on record not on MP3 - DJ Die 'Siren' - been looking for 10 years....

Helix

if youre going to be downloading them, dont get them from the legit sites. you already own the records, so you can be safe in the knowledge that theyve been paid for already. my suggestion is going for the "free" approach to downloading the tracks, instead of paying for the things twice

itll save you the hassle of ripping, and at the end of the day youre essentially only backing up what you already physically have

once you dont share the mp3s youre ok