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Post by frenchman96 on Jan 30, 2020 14:23:49 GMT
Hi Guys
First post, hope you can advise, I want to copy some old vinyl jazz & big band lp's to a usb stick.
They are at least 50 years old and not been used much. I heard you can buy a small turn table and do it, but some say they are not very good.
Another choice is to pay a company to copy/convert.
On another subject, as this is a Jazz forum, does anybody know, or knew The Bodega Club in Manchester. ?
These are the records
NAT GONELLA (1)THE GEORGIA BOY FROM LONDON 1935-1941
JACK JACKSON & HIS ORCHESTRA (1) – MAKE THOSE PEOPLE SWAY
IN THE GROOVE- (6) GOODMAN-ARTIE SHAW-ARMSTRONG-H.JAMES-MILLER-BASIE-ELLINGTON-DORSEY
THE GLENN MILLER YEARS (6)
THE DUKES OF DIXIELAND (1)
GERALDO & HIS ORCHESTRA (1)
THE UNFORGETTABLE G. MILLER (6)
(22)
G.MILLER MAGIC (5) CASSETTES
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Post by jazzhead on Jan 30, 2020 15:10:40 GMT
Hey frenchman96! It'll probably be cheaper to download the albums from iTunes and Amazon and then put them on the usb stick. Or just listen to them on Spotify or YouTube for free. Don't know if they are all on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify or YouTube though??
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Post by gregorythefish on Jan 30, 2020 15:55:44 GMT
I agree with jazzhead. There are of course free ways to download records, especially older ones where copyright protection is lax or nonexistent. But even paying for all of them on one of the services mentioned above is not going to be too expensive, and will likely result in far superior audio quality. Of course, if you can't find one of the albums, paying someone to copy it well is a good investment. I do this myself from time to time, though I am getting pretty good at making my own copies.
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Post by bassman on Jan 30, 2020 16:44:38 GMT
frenchman96, there are a number of ways you can tackle the matter. - You may get some free downloads, but beware: Youtube MP3 converter is mostly infected with some nasty virus. - If you know how to handle Audacity and how to use a small mixer, you may record some online audio source such as Youtube in "real time". - If you decide to convert your own discs, a USB TT such as this one would be very convenient (mind you, I'm not getting any pay for this, it's just the one I have been using to good effect): i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yjsAAOSwUQxc3eat/s-l1600.jpgYou may either connect to USB or to the audio input of your PC and use Audacity (which is free) to record your stuff. I'm afraid this particular TT (which was relatively cheap at less than € 200) is no longer available, but I've seen some refurbished ones at € 50 or so.
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