Beyond the software, the question is: what level of fidelity are you trying to acheive? If you are after really high fidelity, I would recommend getting an extenal analog to digital converter like Apogee. Alot depends on how you convert the signal to digital. I don't know much about differences between software.
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I converted about 75 lp's to digital, burned them to CD's and, in the end, it felt like a major waste of time. The process is very labor intensive and not nearly as simple to do well as the software vendors would have you believe.me too. I tried multiple sw packages, but it's so much work I ended up punting. It's probably something you do for a handful of LP's that you can't buy on CD, but IMO not worth the effort - especially given the results won't be as good as a production cd. I suggest you try a few options before making a major investment. |
If you buy an analog-digital converter it will come with a software package. Go to pro audio sites like this to see what is available. The Lexicon Omega is a nice little unit that comes with CuBase LE, which is a very powerful program and widely used so there is a lot of support. I agree that it is a real pain in the butt to do. Copying CDs is a breeze, hit the button and come back when you want, but LPs require your attention to start and stop the recording, you get one big file per side that must be broken apart if you want to name the songs, and then you have to type in the names of the songs. You have to monitor the levels too so it is almost but not quite clipping. Cds copy very quickly but you actually have to play the entire LP to copy it so it takes quite a bit of time. IMHO not something you want to do very often. |
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