Vinyl Ripping issues/questions

[businessjeff]

Hey all, im working on ripping my dads vinyl collection and have noticed that most albums pre 80's dont seem to have distorted vocals. That could be from either better quality mic's in the 80's or the fact that the vinyl may be in better shape. Its too consistent I think for it to be an issue of the vinyls quality.

Id like to think that vinyls dont have this problem, no?
Is it from the vinyl itself, or is it from the original master?
What would a better cartridge do for something like this?

Right now my RP (AT-LP2D) just has the standard cartridge on it.

Id love to share a sample of audio rip to illustrate my issue, whats a good file sharing site to use for this? Thanks.

 

[businessjeff]

I will post a link to the site with my turntable once my post count is > 5 lol.

 

[businessjeff]

5, one more to go...... sorry

 

[businessjeff]

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/turntables/8b88447e3530f153/index.html

 

[bandphan]

just revive this thread

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50681

 

[skizzerflake]

Hey all, im working on ripping my dads vinyl collection and have noticed that most albums pre 80's dont seem to have distorted vocals. That could be from either better quality mic's in the 80's or the fact that the vinyl may be in better shape. Its too consistent I think for it to be an issue of the vinyls quality.

Id like to think that vinyls dont have this problem, no?
Is it from the vinyl itself, or is it from the original master?
What would a better cartridge do for something like this?

Right now my RP (AT-LP2D) just has the standard cartridge on it.

Id love to share a sample of audio rip to illustrate my issue, whats a good file sharing site to use for this? Thanks.

It COULD be any of the above, however, vinyl after the 70's wouldn't necessarily be distorted just based on the time period since there have been good recordings in any era. It might be that your father had a lesser table or cartridge at some point and it damaged the records. Often with a bad stylus, the most prominent sound (largest vibrations on the record) gets trashed since that's recorded at the highest level and poses the biggest challenge to the stylus.

 

[john72953]

I'm not sure if I'm really understanding your question completely or even in part. From what you wrote I suspect it might be a problem with your software. The software that comes with USB turntables is basic at best and doesn't allow for the input signal to be cleansed properly. So no matter what you are trying to rip, the end product will be unacceptable.

The year in which the record was recorded should have nothing to do with the quality of the rip process, provided the source in in good condition. If the source is crap to begin with, no software will completely restore it to its original condition, but it can help somewhat.

I've been ripping part of my LP collection (about 3,000) and some are more than 50 years old, without any trouble.

Also, you might want to consider cleaning your LP's first. A good brush (at the very least) will help. If you don't have access to anything else do this. Take a microfiber cloth and wet it. Run your tap with some tepid water and gently wipe the record surface with the cloth as you let the tapwater run onto your vinyl (not the center). Let it drip dry on a dishrack. This will help, although the audio purists will no doubt reem me for not using a distilled compound.