Best method and software to convert vinyl to cd

There are several people on Vinyl Asylum who are very experienced at doing this. John Elison is one. Check there if you don't get any good info here.

MCWEBB,

I take my albums and make CD's of them. I love the bargins in jazz and classical on lp versus CD. Also, you can find recordings of obsure jazz that Cd's have not 'repressed' yet.

As for software, I approach it as if I was taping an Lp. All I have a a good Lp front-end and a Denon w1500 dual-tray cd writer. It's a good unit that filters the groove noise on most of my lps. They are rare on Audiogon but go for around $350 used ($500 new). If you would like something more 'pro', cadence music in Chicago-area has good stuff. In any event, purchase the Yaiden blanks he has...there the best.

Marty Nickison

P.S. email me if you would like to hear a sample cd of what this can do.

Alesis offers an excellent unit where you record the analogue source to the internal hard disk. Once it is on the hard disk you can assign track numbers and other editing features. It does not require a PC to work; ie, it is a stand alone product and can be had new for 800 I think.

My interest in this same subject led me to consider a stand alone recorder, one not PC based. In addition to far superior (I've read) audio I'd have the advantage of keeping equipment together. The http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/usa/hhbproducts/cdr830/index.asp

type player lets you use CD-r's rather than CD audio's because this recorder, there are others, is for the recording industry. This machine could also take my Internet radio or music site's that generate a digital signal and record that.

But I haven't done it yet so I can't give you a critical appraisal.

I use a Sound Forge 5.0 Program.I record on my modified reel to reel recorder run the outputs to my inputs of my sound card with as high a quality ic as possible.I put the WAV file on my Sound Forge Program.The program also has vinyl restoration,and Noise Reduction 2.0
I do not utilize this due to the main program offering this already ina round about way.
I enlarge the sine wave to close too 1:1 in resolution.With the wave blown up this big I can clearly see the record tick and can click on that.Once I click on that part of the signal then I click on superimpose and the program removes the click only and nothing else.This works very well but is very time consuming,and this method for me is only recommended for disks without to many clicks if possible.