Sound card for audio recording - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

dogzilla · 04-20-2005, 03:01 PM

I'm looking for a sound card for my brother. He has some old vinyl that he wants to record to CDs. Some of what he has is high quality recordings that have been played infrequently and should be in pretty good condition.

He has a turntable and preamp that he can hook up to the line in for the sound card. So I'm looking for a soundcard that has a good analog to digital conversion and which is unlikely to have problems with picking up electrical noise from the power supply or radiated noise inside the case.

Soundcard features like enhanced audio for gaming or music synthesisers are unimportant.

I'd like to keep this in the $100.00 or less range if possible since this is a one-time deal and he doesn't have a huge amount of money to spend on this.

I'm also looking for software, either with the soundcard or free that would help with splitting a long recoding into tracks.

Do you have any recommendations? Is this a bad idea?

Thanks

n0nsensical · 04-22-2005, 01:20 AM

It's a fine idea. Vinyl rips can sound great, and they won't degrade. Unfortunately I can't give you a specific recommendation for a sound card.

Audacity is decent for audio recording and editing.

sashime76 · 04-22-2005, 04:36 AM

For software I'd say Sony's Sound Forge:
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...ct.asp?PID=961
It's pretty easy to find.
For soundcard, this one looks like a good one:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...284189&CatId=0

Good luck!

dogzilla · 04-23-2005, 01:48 PM

Thanks for the information. It looks like a decent sound card and Audacity looks like it will do at least the simple editing my brother needs.

04-20-2005, 03:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
dogzilla Junkie Location: New York	Sound card for audio recording I'm looking for a sound card for my brother. He has some old vinyl that he wants to record to CDs. Some of what he has is high quality recordings that have been played infrequently and should be in pretty good condition. He has a turntable and preamp that he can hook up to the line in for the sound card. So I'm looking for a soundcard that has a good analog to digital conversion and which is unlikely to have problems with picking up electrical noise from the power supply or radiated noise inside the case. Soundcard features like enhanced audio for gaming or music synthesisers are unimportant. I'd like to keep this in the $100.00 or less range if possible since this is a one-time deal and he doesn't have a huge amount of money to spend on this. I'm also looking for software, either with the soundcard or free that would help with splitting a long recoding into tracks. Do you have any recommendations? Is this a bad idea? Thanks

04-22-2005, 01:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
n0nsensical Junkie Location: San Francisco	It's a fine idea. Vinyl rips can sound great, and they won't degrade. Unfortunately I can't give you a specific recommendation for a sound card. Audacity is decent for audio recording and editing. __________________ "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." --Abraham Lincoln

04-22-2005, 04:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
sashime76 Addict Location: Hoosier State	For software I'd say Sony's Sound Forge: http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...ct.asp?PID=961 It's pretty easy to find. For soundcard, this one looks like a good one: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...284189&CatId=0 Good luck!

04-23-2005, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
dogzilla Junkie Location: New York	Thanks for the information. It looks like a decent sound card and Audacity looks like it will do at least the simple editing my brother needs.