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My process

The key to me is clean LP playback using a TT setup of sufficient resolution to create a source that is worthy of high resolution conversion.

VPI HW19 MK3 / Sumiko MMT / Sumiko Alchemist Talisman S VDH MK3 / PS Audio NuWave ADAC / old laptop running vinyl studio

Needle drops are recorded as 1 file per side at 24/192, then edited into tracks. I check for the loudest sections of the LP, and set gain so that loud peaks hit -0.5db level. VS has a built in function to search for and import song titles and timing. This feature is useful, and generally I need minimal adjustments to trim then export each track.

I start with clean LPs so pops ticks etc are minimal to inaudible. I do adjust egregious flaws by expanding the waveform to almost mili-second resolution and then lower gain of the instantaneous peak.

I used Audacity before VS. There are conflicting reports on the net about the native ability of Audacity to actually capture a 24 bit file. A number of people believe that Audacity down samples all hi-res to 16 bit. Sampling rate is unaffected oddly enough. I side step any questions by using VS.

I have created rips that sound better than commercial CD copies-verified by my non golden eared wife and friends.

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