A-D conversion of LPs

[Gordon B. Alley]

On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 18:41:35 -0700, Scott Baldwin <sbaldwin at san.rr.com> wrote:
>
>On Saturday, April 26, 2003, at 12:43 PM, Dorothy Hennings wrote:
>
>>  I thought I read someplace a month or so ago that one could connect a 
>>  turntable to a Griffin iMike audio interface and then thru USB to 
>>  computer without the need for a preamp. Can anyone comment?
>>  If preamp is needed can someone suggest type or details on this and 
>>  where to buy one?
>
>I would be surprised if you could go directly into an iMike from the 
>turntable.  The resulting sound would be tinny.
>
>Vinyl records on a turntable have problems with bass frequencies.  If 
>the bass is strong enough the vibrations can bounce the needle right 
>out of the groove.  Turntables therefore have a circuit built into 
>them, which basically cuts the bass frequencies.  The preamp, which is 
>built into the  "phono in" input of a home stereo, replaces these bass
>frequencies.

According to its documentation, the Griffin Final Vinyl recording 
application applies the appropriate compensation when you configure 
it to record directly from a turntable. See:
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16442>
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