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Jackol
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 Posted - 2009/06/10 : 05:43:54
I just pulled some tracks off of some records I have, and I was wondering if there's an equalization preset anyone uses to make them sound really good like digital tracks. What frequencies should I typically boost or lower?
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silver
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Posted - 2009/06/10 : 06:03:37
It's not an EQ thing, you'll need to declick it, denoise it and boost the gain (to almost the level before clipping).
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Jackol
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Posted - 2009/06/10 : 06:06:54
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Originally posted by silver:
It's not an EQ thing, you'll need to declick it, denoise it and boost the gain (to almost the level before clipping).
Clicking I don't mind, but to me it sounds like a LOT of high end is missing whenever I rip.
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silver
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Posted - 2009/06/10 : 06:09:47
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Originally posted by Jackol:
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Originally posted by silver:
It's not an EQ thing, you'll need to declick it, denoise it and boost the gain (to almost the level before clipping).
Clicking I don't mind, but to me it sounds like a LOT of high end is missing whenever I rip.
Could be your recording equipment or your cart, I noticed a hell of a difference when I changed to a X-Fi with a phono input... some people hate the card (price reasons) I think it's a great piece of kit.
Make sure your cart is clean and you don't have too much weight on it (you're playing a record not scratching).
Also because your working with an analogue medium you'll need to record the vinyl a little hot (volume up as much as you can before clipping)... but remember all vinyl is pressed different (even A and B sides) so you need to adjust your record level per track so you don't distort.
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Jackol
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Posted - 2009/06/10 : 06:12:25
I've got it right at the gain limit, but the high still sounds weak as all hell.
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Edited by - Jackol on 2009/06/10 06:13:25 |
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