Recording Vinyl w/ NO preamp

[Shonsteez]

Yo i read the other day in computer music magazine that theres a feature in the Magix Audio Cleaning Lab where U can record yer vinyl to the computer without having a preamp on the turntable! - Anybody tried that yet? - Or, for that matter, what other prgms does this work with? - Reason im asking is cuz i aint got a preamp for my table, so im kinda screwed.


STEEZ

 

[Evil Scientist]

Quote from PCWorld.com (basically spend $40 on a preamp instead and you're sorted):

Magix's Audio Cleaning Lab 2005 utility ($40) comes with filters that are capable of substituting for a preamp, according to the vendor, so I tested them, too. Though the filters worked--more or less--the resulting audio was noticeably flat, with fake-sounding bass. And Magix did a poor job of documenting this filtering capability: I wasted considerable time trying to figure out how to forgo the preamp. For superior-quality sound and better control, you should invest the $40 or so that a hardware preamp costs. And while you're shopping, buy yourself a record-cleaning brush. The less dust you leave in your LPs' grooves, the less noise you'll have to clean up after importation.

Evil

 

[DJFANTOM]

Quote from PCWorld.com (basically spend $40 on a preamp instead and you're sorted):

Magix's Audio Cleaning Lab 2005 utility ($40) comes with filters that are capable of substituting for a preamp, according to the vendor, so I tested them, too. Though the filters worked--more or less--the resulting audio was noticeably flat, with fake-sounding bass. And Magix did a poor job of documenting this filtering capability: I wasted considerable time trying to figure out how to forgo the preamp. For superior-quality sound and better control, you should invest the $40 or so that a hardware preamp costs. And while you're shopping, buy yourself a record-cleaning brush. The less dust you leave in your LPs' grooves, the less noise you'll have to clean up after importation.

Evil

exactly. i mean software can emulate alot of things... but when it comes to something like that you better off with a hard ware preamp. they only like 40$ at your local guitar center or whatever near you... or u can even get a cheap lil mixer from a pawn shop or something.....

 

[Shonsteez]

Yeah, i did tha math already....its jus that im that broke, so i figured id see if its really true, cuz if it was that dope - my pops has a record player he might give me. No worries tho, ill jus cop a amp.

thanks. STEEZ