Total Recorder

Elspode · 01-04-2006, 03:34 PM

I recommend it wholeheartedly. Yes, it could be used to digitize your vinyl, provided that you have a way to plug the turntable into the computer (those big old records won't hardly fit in that little DVD drive).

While we're on that track, do those of us who have digitized vinyl recommend preamping the turntable output before it goes to the computer?

glatt · 01-04-2006, 03:38 PM

I plan to use my amp as a pre-amp. The output to the tape deck should work well. I hope.

I even have an RCA to 1/8 inch minijack cable already. Cool huh? I hope my microphone line in jack on my PC is in stereo. I think it is, but we'll see.

SteveDallas · 01-04-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I plan to use my amp as a pre-amp. The output to the tape deck should work well. I hope.

That's the way I did it, and it worked fine.

glatt · 01-04-2006, 04:28 PM

The real test will be to see if my turntable and old amp still work. I haven't used them in about a decade. The turntable had a new stylus then, so it should still sound pretty good. The drive belt might be a little stiff, but other than that, I'm not sure what might have deteriorated over time while it was sitting in the corner.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-04-2006, 04:49 PM

IIRC, it grabs the signals before the sound card messes with them.
Ran the turntable into the phono jacks on an old Sony Str AV-760 then hooked the tape out, where the signal comes out to a tape deck, to the PC's audio in jacks. Worked great.

CAUTION ~ Don't set this up in the middle of your damn desk so you can't do anything else until it's broken down.

Elspode · 01-05-2006, 03:29 PM

Total Recorder drops an imitation soundcard driver in place of the actual driver (this is selectable, BTW, as TR's driver can cause some audio lag in video games, I've noticed) which captures all sound sent to the soundcard, and then routes it where you want it, basically. The advantage to this over just sticking cables in your soundcard output is that you skip the analogue conversion and can record an actual digital streaming signal...or so I gather.

glatt · 01-05-2006, 03:39 PM

Any of you ever try Audacity? I came across it when I was reading good reviews on Total Recorder. Audacity is open source freeware and claims to be able to record WAV files, split them into tracks, and make mp3s out of them. It doesn't do the neat trick of capturing streaming audio that Total Recorder does, but $0 versus $36 is a pretty big difference. Anyone try it?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-06-2006, 01:18 AM

$36? You need the Pro version?

Pie · 01-06-2006, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Any of you ever try Audacity?

I tried it once, but couldn't get it to work correctly on my Mac. I went back to Audio Hijack (Rogue Amoeba, $16) for capture of streaming sources and Amadeus (Hairersoft, $36) for encoding/manipulation.
I used Amadeus to rip my grandmother's entire cassette tape collection (~50 tapes) to MP3 and cds. It was all Hindi or Telugu music that is no longer published. Most of it was older than I am...

01-04-2006, 03:34 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I recommend it wholeheartedly. Yes, it could be used to digitize your vinyl, provided that you have a way to plug the turntable into the computer (those big old records won't hardly fit in that little DVD drive). While we're on that track, do those of us who have digitized vinyl recommend preamping the turntable output before it goes to the computer? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-04-2006, 04:49 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	IIRC, it grabs the signals before the sound card messes with them. Ran the turntable into the phono jacks on an old Sony Str AV-760 then hooked the tape out, where the signal comes out to a tape deck, to the PC's audio in jacks. Worked great. CAUTION ~ Don't set this up in the middle of your damn desk so you can't do anything else until it's broken down. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-05-2006, 03:29 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Total Recorder drops an imitation soundcard driver in place of the actual driver (this is selectable, BTW, as TR's driver can cause some audio lag in video games, I've noticed) which captures all sound sent to the soundcard, and then routes it where you want it, basically. The advantage to this over just sticking cables in your soundcard output is that you skip the analogue conversion and can record an actual digital streaming signal...or so I gather. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-06-2006, 01:18 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	$36? You need the Pro version? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-04-2006, 03:38 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I plan to use my amp as a pre-amp. The output to the tape deck should work well. I hope. I even have an RCA to 1/8 inch minijack cable already. Cool huh? I hope my microphone line in jack on my PC is in stereo. I think it is, but we'll see.

01-04-2006, 04:28 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The real test will be to see if my turntable and old amp still work. I haven't used them in about a decade. The turntable had a new stylus then, so it should still sound pretty good. The drive belt might be a little stiff, but other than that, I'm not sure what might have deteriorated over time while it was sitting in the corner.

01-05-2006, 03:39 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Any of you ever try Audacity? I came across it when I was reading good reviews on Total Recorder. Audacity is open source freeware and claims to be able to record WAV files, split them into tracks, and make mp3s out of them. It doesn't do the neat trick of capturing streaming audio that Total Recorder does, but $0 versus $36 is a pretty big difference. Anyone try it?

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