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    Ok gents, I had my 1210's plugged in the other day to my Xone 4D and was able to record a record via traktor with out having a DVS system, my question is would this be a viable way to rip them?

    or should I stick to using a standalone software to do this?

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    are you editing them in a standalone program after recording them in traktor?

    if so, then i'd just rip in that program, edit, save and use in traktor.

    The sound quality shouldn't really be any different, except any gain and eq settings applied in traktor, but you will have the editing abilities if you use standalone.

    my tip: it's important to try to get the rips to the same volume as the rest of your music.

    good luck.

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    I use Sound Forge 9.0 and record in 16-bit wav format, and process it into Platinum Notes. Works wonderfully for me

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    okay might give that a whirl, once I get into my house my vinyl is coming home been at my brothers for a long time!

    will check out Soundforge and I was intending on getting PN anyways.

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    Nice

    What kind of needle are you using?

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    for the love of music, record in wav! i see so many vinyl rips online that are encoded with vbr. it's no wonder people think vinyl sounds so much better than digital...

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    192kbs VBR is absolute crap!

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    True that, but... I tend to leave vinyl rips alone, as that the speed is not constant throughout the entire song. At some points the track speeds up.

    Not that great if you're spinning digitally in my book.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tekki View Post
    True that, but... I tend to leave vinyl rips alone, as that the speed is not constant throughout the entire song. At some points the track speeds up.

    Not that great if you're spinning digitally in my book.
    Ableton warping can fix it, albeit a little time consuming if you dont have a set process to follow.

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    I think it's better to do it in a stand alone software like sound forge or wavelab. You can normalize or even clean the tracks if needed.

    You can also record a bunch of record without stopping the recording, and then cut/paste as needed.

    You also need new cartridges, clean needles, a clean record, and a good TT that doesn't change the speed. When possible it's always better to use a record that hasn't been played many times as friction and dirt degrade the quality very quickly.

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