LP to CD?

[piedad]

Anyone you know who can do a good job of converting LPs to CDs? Am on a low budget though....

[dude_funk]

Here's the opportunity for laying out an argument about a situation that may NOT be considered as music piracy.

Since you own the LP you already bought the right to listen privately to the music contained within.

So, it should _not_ be considered as piracy if you copied a CD (say from a friend) of the exact same album. Maybe you could consider this.

(Unless, of course, your LP is really rare that you couldn't find anyone who has it)

[elbert]

Hi Christian, let's try not to stray from the subject. piedad is merely asking for recommendations.

btw, piedad, this post could have been in the Jobs forum, but being music related, it's fine here.

With regards to your query, being on a budget, you could try to DIY. I've read great reviews of CD Spin Doctor® 2, a feature of Roxio Toast 6 Titanium.

Are you looking to digitize a lot of your analogue audio? Is that why you are looking for services? If you have the patience for it, I suggest you do it yourself. It could be a lot of fun, revisiting your memories.

Personally, I wouldn't entrust such a job to someone else. I'd feel more comfortable knowing the tracks are labeled properly, etc. But that's just me.

[caloysam]

Personally, I wouldn't want to convert LPs to digital format. LPs, in my opinion, have the most true sound... even better than cd. There goes a saying "in wine there is truth"... as for LPs it goes "in vinyl there is truth".

Anyway, sorry for going OT, but to answer your question, you can try elbertc's suggestion of software. With regards to hardware, you can simply buy a good jack to RCA converter in your local electronics store and get an Griffin iMic so you can hook it up to your system.

Good luck!

[piedad]

Problem is, I no longer have a working turntable, and I don't really want to buy one ... nor should I sell my LP since it is quite rare...hence the need to digitize it so I can use it from my computer.

[caloysam]

Hmm... I dunno how you can convert your LPs into digital format without having a working turntable. Am glad you wouldn't want to sell your music though :beer: Anyway, I'm sure there are some more people here who can help you out. All I can think of is transferring them via some sort of recorder, but I think you would lose a good amount of quality in the process.

[satori]

You may wanna refer to this old thread regarding LPs to CD's.

http://www.philmug.ph/viewthread.php?tid=1400

[dude_funk]

Originally posted by elbertc
Hi Christian, let's try not to stray from the subject. piedad is merely asking for recommendations.

I'm not straying. I enjoy music as more than most. I want to save Piedad a lot of heartache by ending up with digital music with "popping sounds".

PHP 100.00 in the days of LPs is already considered a lot in those days. I used to save my allowance to buy LPs. I'm still saving money now to buy CDs (you don't know how difficult and angst it is for me to let go of PHP 1,000+ for the CDs of Isgaard and Evanescence I bought the past 2 months)

(you already know how cheap I am with our recent "free GlobeWiz access" thread)

I also understand the appreciation for music played directly from an LP. But it's not necessarily the same experience if you listen to an LP converted to CD.

Unless you are willing to pay MORE for professional services that uses high-end Pro Tools systems. And to get exactly what? A digital copy of the music _you already own_ on a _CD duplicate_ of the exact songs from your very own LP?

And that's exactly what he is doing. Literally _copying_ his music onto a CD.

Let me rephrase. Since Piedad "ultimate goal" is to convert his music in a different "media format" as opposed to acquiring "new music material".

I believe that he already has the rights for music he _currently owns_. He will not sell it. He will not give it away. He is not even swapping. He just needs to listen to his music on a more convenient format. I still haven't heard of portable Phonos that you can install in your car (exact same reason for buying an iPod).

LP = his music on vinyl discs
iPod = his same music on hard disk
Rio = his same music on flash memory
CD = his same music on compact disc media

What's important here is that Piedad continue to enjoy the music he loves and owns -- which I'm sure any professional music artist would greatly appreciate from such loyal fans.

I understand why my post may produce a knee-jerk.

Just so there's no further doubt: I'm NOT advocating piracy in this forum. I will NOT advocate piracy in any forum.

If I'm still off-topic in this forum or out of line. I humbly submit to the judgement of the moderator to delete this reply.

[Edited on 7-7-2004 by dude_funk]

[gonz]

Originally posted by dude_funk
So, it should _not_ be considered as piracy if you copied a CD (say from a friend) of the exact same album. Maybe you could consider this.

I would agree with you in principle, except that as far as the record companies are concerned, the argument doesn't wash. When the audio CD format was introduced in the 1980's, all of us with extensive LP collections were expected to re-purchase our music in the new CD format. We did not get a "free upgrade" to CD format of the music we already owned on vinyl. Same thing for those of us with extensive VHS or LaserDisc movie collections -- you think we ever got a free upgrade to DVD versions of our legally-purchased VHS tapes and LaserDiscs? Dream on.

By your reasoning, if I own a circa-1970's eight-track tape of The Scorpion's "Love Hurts," America's "Inspector Mills," or The Eagles "Hotel California" (all-time classic jeepney slow rock hitz!), then I already own the rights to this music, and should therefore be able to legally secure digital copies thereof. Thing is, according to the record companies, when you purchase a CD or a tape, you don't own the music -- what your money buys you is a) a limited license to listen to that music for private, non-commercial purposes, and b) the media on which the music is stored. Lose the media, and you lose the right to listen to the songs stored on the media.

So, in short, what you're suggesting to Floyd is still tantamount to piracy, as far as the record companies would be concerned. Bottom line: record companies and other media publishers want you to pay again, and again, and again for the same content on different media formats, throughout your lifetime. Case in point: don't think for one minute that the thousands of dollars I've spent since 2000 on my 300+ DVD movies will grant me free upgrades to the same movies on the upcoming, non-backward-compatible DVD-HD format. Welcome to the wonderful world of planned media format obsolescence.

Does that suck? Yes, it sure does. But piracy is not the solution; you can't right a wrong with another wrong. You either stick with your content on a particular format and be happy with that, or accept that you will be asked to pay for the same content multiple times. What we need to do is work toward reforming the present copyright regime, using legal means. The concept of content ownership must be updated to reflect the new realities of the digital age.

(Fine, impressive-sounding motherhood statements, I know; but how to actualize these precepts? I don't know. Maybe Steve Jobs can once again show us the way.)

Or, you could simply load your iPod with as many songs as it will hold, and live in a cave for the rest of your life.

[Edited on 7-7-2004 by gonz]

[dude_funk]

Originally posted by gonz

Originally posted by dude_funk
So, it should _not_ be considered as piracy if you copied a CD (say from a friend) of the exact same album. Maybe you could consider this.

I would agree with you in principle, except that as far as the record companies are concerned, the argument doesn't wash.
[Edited on 7-7-2004 by gonz]

Couldn't agree with you more (not even if you're Batman and I'm your tonsils.) Worth a pin-prick-of-a-shot-to-the-moon-in-the-dark-while-blindfolded-with-one-hand-tied -behind-my-back eh?
:beer:

But then again, going by the strict black and white, iPods and what Floyd wants to achieve are piracy. Period. Even playing iTunes on your laptop in a _public place_ such as your office is illegal.
:lol:

(T-minus-one more CD and my Dad's entire Beatles Album LPs are completely "upgraded" -- ridiculous, but I wouldn't want the slightest chance of Lennon rising from his grave telling me I pirated copies of his songs.)

[Edited on 7-7-2004 by dude_funk]