I just got a hold of Traktor Scratch Pro and I was told I can record my vinyl collection and then convert to mp3's. Any advice on how to do this? Thanks!
I just got a hold of Traktor Scratch Pro and I was told I can record my vinyl collection and then convert to mp3's. Any advice on how to do this? Thanks!
What hardware are you using?
Pioneer DJM 700 / Traktor Kontrol X1 / 2 x Technics SL1200MK5 / Traktor Scratch Pro 2.6.7 / Ortofon Concorde Nightclub MK1
Audio 8 DJ / Sennheiser HD 25-1 II / Magma Traveler / IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R155 / KRK RP6 G2 / Vinyl
Download Audacity (free)
Plug in your Traktor Soundcard + Turntable
Open Audacity and select the respective sound card input (one your turntable is connected to) as record.
Press record > Play Track > Press Stop.
Export as Wav somewhere!
Now you can do one of two things..
1. Throw all your Files into an itunes playlist, highlight them and use the "Convert to MP3" function
2. Do a "Batch Process" and export the entire folders contents in Audacity as mp3 (file menu).
You might wonder why I'm suggesting you just save as Wav first and not export as MP3.
1. To save the highest quality file as a backup for the future.
2. You can run a batch to convert everything to mp3 overnight or when you are away from the computer.
BTW I'd suggest checking out if any of your vinyl tracks are already available as mp3's, I don't know what your time is worth but I do know that a Vinyl ripping is seriously time consuming and I wouldn't bother except the tracks are totally unavailable from a 99c online store e.g. itunes / amazon
E.g. 10 regular vinyl recordings = Appx 1.5 hours to rip + computer down time converting to mp3/aac.
1 hour of my time is worth more than the $10 I'll spend buying the same tracks pre-ripped (and probably better quality) from itunes.
Thanks for the reply and advice. And you're right! It makes more sense to just spend $0.99 per track than to spend all that time ripping vinyl. I thought I'd be able to do all this with just Traktor and 2 turntables. I'll keep Audacity in mind just in case.
Thanks again deevey!
Pioneer DJM 700 / Traktor Kontrol X1 / 2 x Technics SL1200MK5 / Traktor Scratch Pro 2.6.7 / Ortofon Concorde Nightclub MK1
Audio 8 DJ / Sennheiser HD 25-1 II / Magma Traveler / IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R155 / KRK RP6 G2 / Vinyl
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CLUB OF JACKS - RELEASES >>TRAXSOURCE
Club of Jacks are a London based House & Garage production / DJ duo with releases on a number of underground labels including Plastik People Recordings, Blockhead Recordings, Hi Energy!, Pocket Jacks Trax, Soul Revolution Records and their own Club of Jacks imprint.
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