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In Reply to: RE: LP recordings: Normalization and limiter posted by John Elison on November 11, 2021 at 19:46:23
"... recreate every single digital sample through normalization."Luckily there's an app for that. ;-)
Edits: 11/12/21Follow Ups:
Obviously, there's an app! I just prefer not to use that app to alter every single sample by normalizing. Instead, I prefer to adjust the recording volume control on my DA-3000 so the loudest peak reaches full scale 0-dB. I believe I get a more accurate recording that way.
The only reason I used to normalize my digital recordings was because the Alesis Masterlink did not have an adjustable recording volume control. Now that I upgraded to the TASCAM DA-3000 DSD recorder, it has a recording volume control that I can set to alleviate the need for normalizing. Furthermore, I prefer to copy vinyl in DSD128, which does not allow for normalizing anyway. However, I believe DSD is more accurate than PCM and that's why I record in DSD128.
Like I said, "To each his own!"
Good luck,
John Elison
OK, then. I'm not questioning your method of recording and playback, nor am I trying to convince you to normalize the recordings in PCM, just offering another perspective. You have different priorities than I do, that's all. My priority is to record 1500 albums as efficiently as I can; having to sample and adjust recording levels for each LP is not part of that process. If I were recording the best of those LPs as cleanly as possible, trying to capture the highest resolution afforded by the recorder, I'd probably do the same as you and record as DSD128 and adjust recording levels for each LP.
The biggest difference between you and I is that I still play LPs on a regular basis and being able to record an LP while listening to it being played makes it easy. If I were trying to maximize the sound quality of my LP recordings I wouldn't be trying to record while listening in order to avoid acoustic vibrations. You don't listen (through your speakers) while recording, I do. You record to get the best possible sound quality of a subset of your LP collection, I record to eventually have all my LP music available on a NAS drive. Different objectives, different methods, both legitimate.
Best regards,
Tom
> My priority is to record 1500 albums as efficiently as I can
That's a big job and I hope you're successful. I have only 387 LPs recorded that I'm keeping and only 71 of these are in DSD. I'm sure I've copied a lot more over the years, but I guess some of my early copies are not ones I want to keep. Anyway, 1500 LPs is quite a large project. If I were you, I'd copy my favorite albums first just in case I couldn't finish. I've been copying LPs since 1991 and I have only 387 keepers.
Good luck!
John Elison
Yes, recording 1500 LPs is a bit daunting and perhaps I should prioritize my favorites. But what's surprising, is that I've been pulling LPs out to record that I might not otherwise play. It's been fun bypassing the usual favorites to find the obscure records that I haven't listened to in 15 years or more. Sometimes I'm reminded of why I don't listen to them very often; sometimes I'm reminded to play them more often. Many of the former end up in the donate pile; some of the latter go into clear plastic jackets before going back into the collection. :-)
Tom
that you do it while listening at the same time. Recording as it's frequently called, takes time, and you would have to spend a full year/full time to record 1500, give or take. You might exhibit a mental instability after a week.
Me, I just play the records because I still have them and even if I play a particular album 2-3 times a year I'm not worried about record wear. I still have records from the 70's that went thru a house fire and they still sound...well, not krinkly, but wonderful. Packing them in a rack properly at age 15 saved about half.
Records are amazingly durable if you take care of them.
I'm not worried about record wear and trying to archive them, I'm just being realistic that I won't want to move all the stereo gear and LPs and CDs when we downsize into a small house or apartment. I know I could simply subscribe to a streaming music service and not bother with recording LPs but I'm sentimental and enjoy listening to my album collection now and will certainly in the future. Plus, many of my most treasured LPs are unavailable online.
I don't worry about my mental stability. Not yet anyway. :-)
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