LP conversion in Linux

[Jonathan Hutchins]

On Monday, December 29, 2003 04:06 pm, Becker, Rob wrote:
> Can anyone who is converting LP's to CD offer some tips?  What should I
> be looking for in the way of wav recorders?  

I've been using gramofile, which is a console app.  It works pretty well, 
lacks only auto start/stop.  After recording the file, I use gramofile to 
split it into tracks.  This works _most_ of the time, but if you have a song 
that fades pretty low, then picks up again, it's likely to get split.  
Gramofile also has some filters that are optimized for cleaning up pops and 
clicks.

> How do I get the line in or mic in on a sound card working properly?  

That was my biggest problem.  All the mixers I tried in Mandrake failed to 
activate recording, even when they showed that they had.  I switched to SuSE, 
and the same problem persisted until I used KAMix, and set the "Capture" 
settings.

Contrary to what Jim says, I think a decent turntable and sound card might 
very well do a better job than some studio remastering has.  Some of the 
studio work, particularly for re-released albums that were pre-CD releases, 
was pretty sloppy.