House de Kris
Loud-n-Deep
Here is a picture of my recording setup after some recent changes. In the past, if I needed to record vinyl I would have to drag the turntable in on a rickety stand. I've received numerous requests recently for CDs made from vinyl, so I decided to place the turntable permanently with the other gear.
Typically, right-brain DJ mixes go straight to DAT from the DJ mixer, while left-brain DJ mixes are mixed entirely on the hard disc recorder, then moved to DAT. Either way, once on DAT, start IDs are added. Followed by burning a master disc which is then used as the source for all subsequent burns. The Pioneer jukebox is used to store all the masters so copies are easy to do. No computers are used at all in this system.
For doing straight vinyl to CD transfers, I believe in preserving the original sound, warts and all. Thus, I do no noise reduction or noise elimination tricks. Plus, the compressor is set to not interfere at all, until the last 2dB.
I feel the weakest link in this setup is the phono preamps in the DJ mixer, followed by the turntable itself. In spite of that, I think I have finally gotten to the point of being able to make a copy that is, to my ears, indistinguishable from the original. Didn't happen over night.
Truthfully, I'm no vinyl aficionado, so I'd welcome the opportunity for any local vinyl enthusiasts to offer comments/critiques on my success, or lack thereof, on capturing the 'essence' of vinyl. If you want to help me out, and live in the SF bay area, drop me a PM and we'll see where it goes.
Gear List follows:
(right rack, top to bottom)
Peavey 9072A mixer
Gemini CD-9500proII dual CD controller
Gemini CD-9500proII dual CD drives
Marantz CDR-620 CD recorder
Pioneer PD-F907 CD jukebox
(left rack, top to bottom)
Setton TS-11 turntable
with Shure V15typeIIIHE cartridge
Volt Tamer C-1450 power strip
dbx Digital Dynamics Processor compressor (&ADC)
Tascam DA-30mkII DAT recorder
Korg D8 hard disc recorder
with Castlewood Orb removable hard drive
Typically, right-brain DJ mixes go straight to DAT from the DJ mixer, while left-brain DJ mixes are mixed entirely on the hard disc recorder, then moved to DAT. Either way, once on DAT, start IDs are added. Followed by burning a master disc which is then used as the source for all subsequent burns. The Pioneer jukebox is used to store all the masters so copies are easy to do. No computers are used at all in this system.
For doing straight vinyl to CD transfers, I believe in preserving the original sound, warts and all. Thus, I do no noise reduction or noise elimination tricks. Plus, the compressor is set to not interfere at all, until the last 2dB.
I feel the weakest link in this setup is the phono preamps in the DJ mixer, followed by the turntable itself. In spite of that, I think I have finally gotten to the point of being able to make a copy that is, to my ears, indistinguishable from the original. Didn't happen over night.
Truthfully, I'm no vinyl aficionado, so I'd welcome the opportunity for any local vinyl enthusiasts to offer comments/critiques on my success, or lack thereof, on capturing the 'essence' of vinyl. If you want to help me out, and live in the SF bay area, drop me a PM and we'll see where it goes.
Gear List follows:
(right rack, top to bottom)
Peavey 9072A mixer
Gemini CD-9500proII dual CD controller
Gemini CD-9500proII dual CD drives
Marantz CDR-620 CD recorder
Pioneer PD-F907 CD jukebox
(left rack, top to bottom)
Setton TS-11 turntable
with Shure V15typeIIIHE cartridge
Volt Tamer C-1450 power strip
dbx Digital Dynamics Processor compressor (&ADC)
Tascam DA-30mkII DAT recorder
Korg D8 hard disc recorder
with Castlewood Orb removable hard drive