Old albums

[rock]

Merry Christmas to All.

I was going thru some stored stuff and found some old albums that I wish were available in CD. Is there any way to get these records copied to CD. These things were used a LOT when I was young and having fun and are far from perfect condition. Is there a way to filter defects when copying? Thanks
Rock

[Scott Gilmore]

Merry Christmas to All.

I was going thru some stored stuff and found some old albums that I wish were available in CD. Is there any way to get these records copied to CD. These things were used a LOT when I was young and having fun and are far from perfect condition. Is there a way to filter defects when copying? Thanks
Rock

What LP's are you talking about ? Pretty much anything "even very RARE " is available on CD or Mp3 . What old LP's ? Scott

[triple dude]

I had the same problem wanting to put old albums on CD. Most were local bar bands that were big in the Chicago area years ago but never became big nationwide. One did three albums which, aren't available on CD. I bought a CD player that also records and fortunately, I still had a working turntable. I gave the records as good a cleaning as I could (Disc Washer is still available). There are a few snaps, crackles and pops but the recordings are okay. It's amazing that years ago, all that extra "noise" was acceptable. I used that same recorder to slim down my CD collection also. I know many of the songs could have been downloaded from the internet but with my luck, I'd end up being one of those guys sued by a record company. The CD player/recorder by the way is a Sony. I think I paid about $250.

[halveb]

You could also record into your computer using your sound card. You will most likely need an RCA to stereo mini plug adaptor. Put album on turntable, hook output of turntable into sound card via above mentioned cable and press record on the computer WAV recorder (available free with Windows).

Once it is in a WAV file you can burn that WAV file onto a CD with many products used to create CDs.

Those Chicago bands didn't include Short Stuff did they?

[rock]

Commander Cody , Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Asleep at the Wheel early stuff. More than anything, I am afraid the records aren't in good enough shape to copy. Is there any software out there to filter the noise. Thanks
Rock

[triple dude]

They must be before Short Stuff. I'm talking early to mid 70s. One group was Kracker (out of Miami but in Chicago a lot). They had a heavy latin/ Santana style. The lead singer is now with the REALLY old Paul Revere and the Raiders. Another was Pez Band that evolved into Off Broadway. Those guys still occasionally play and are available on CD. Another bar band at the time was Styx which, of course, took off fairly well.

[rock]

When I return from visiting the grand kids I will try that turntable to sound card idea. Fortunately I have friends that will know how to make that connection because I don't. Thanks
Rock

[triple dude]

Your skills/patience level sounds similar to mine. :( if nothing else, find some kid in the neighborhood to do it for you. Give 'em a couple of old Playboys and they're thrilled. :D If you really get desperate, send me the albums and I can do with my CD recorder.

[rock]

I might take you up on that. Well, it's 10:54 AM, Christmas eve. Time to start Christmas shopping.
Rock

[ShorePounder]

If you're looking to get one more play out of an old vinyl LP to get it on tap or CD, try wet playing. A little water on the LP cushions the needle as it hits scratches and pits. The trade-off is a slight loss of high end, but it takes alot of the pop and crackle out of worn out LP's. I learned the trick from an old audiophile.

[Forkin' Crazy]

I might take you up on that. Well, it's 10:54 AM, Christmas eve. Time to start Christmas shopping.
Rock

LOL!!!!! That's funny!!! :D

[Checkmate-Chris]

I've recorded quite a few albums on to CD.

I hooked up a cable to my stereo on one of the output jacks, and then into my sound card on my computer. For software I used Roxio's EZ CD creator which contained a bunch of filters and such for removing the snap, crackle and pops. As someone else pointed out, you convert the album into a wav file and then you can either record it to CD or burn it as an MP3. Whatever you like. I also used a free program that allows you to split the one big wav file into songs.

Unfortunately, when I upgraded to Windows XP, I couldn't get the Roxio software to work, so I haven't used it now in a few years. But there are lots of good software packages out there that will help you get your albums on to CD.

We also have two Dan Licks albums around somewhere. I don't like them, but I ended up with it when my mother's turntable went caput. She gave me all her vinyl. I think one is called Where's the Money?

Anyway, good luck ripping and burnin'. :)