Vinyl Recording
Hi,
I have 2 turntables and a DJ mixer pioneer DJM 250. I would like to record some mixes. I heard that I need to buy an external sound card (USB), but I’m a little bit lost.
Do you have any suggestions of a reasonable (in price) sound card? I have in mind the Roland Tri-Capture USB, what do you think about it?
thanks for your responses!
Cheers
You already have all you need, just connect the Master 2 output of your mixer to the Input 3 on your audio interface, then assign that to any recording software or your favourite DAW and you should be cool =).
I do not have already the sound card, I’m still looking for one. Is this a good sound card the Roland Tri-Capture ?
cheers
I don’t think OP has an audio interface yet - hence the question.
Don’t know about the Tri-Capture, but a lot of people use some sort of NI audio interface - they have different models for different prices and inputs/outputs. (I have a mixer w/ a built-in interface) Another option would be to get a portable recorder - but then you’re limited in the time you can record.
You can record out on the master 2 I believe.. Run a dual RCA into the 3.5 mm jack on your laptop. select input of jack to sound in, and use a free program like audacity to record the mix
I recorded loads of vinyl to my old desktop using the built in soundcard. The quality is fine.
The Audio 4 soundcard is great fo rthis and can be had pretty affordably. Make sure you save in uncompressed wav format in case you need to make any tweaks after recording. I have always been a big fan of recording straight from the preamp instead of routing through a mixer. Hope this helps.
My vinyl recording setup for converting my whole collection was:
SC35C Cartridge and Stylus
Technics Headshell
Stanton St-150
Audio 4
Recorded directly into Audition
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If you’re just looking for cheap and effective with minimal cable mess, this should set you up right: Amazon.com … it uses RCAs and has converters (up to 48kHz if you need) so it’s probably plug and play. It will probably be better than whatever is onboard on your computer, and you don’t have to worry about the stability of those miniplugs (I always wind up knocking them and then getting some fuzz or dropouts when I use them). There are even cheaper ones available that are just tiny plastic boxes with a USB cable and a miniplug input but they look even flimsier than the Behringer. And dealing with a miniplug adapter just complicates things.
If you’re a stickler about sound quality go for something more expensive; you’ll be paying for higher quality converters that will probably have a measurable (but not necessarily audible) impact on the quality of the conversion. I haven’t ABX-tested digital/analog converters so I’m kind of talking out my ass here, but I’d be surprised if I would hear much difference between this unit and say a $200 soundcard. But if your budget is bigger (and/or you’d like to get into more serious digital recording and performance), look into sound cards from FocusRite or even RME. Native Instruments units like others suggest are also fine but if you’re not planning to use Traktor I think there are better ones available at the price. But just for recording mixes you really don’t need to spend that kind of money.
That Roland tri-capture looks like it will do what you want and then some; I haven’t used it but I’ve had decent experiences with their (Edirol-branded) FA-101 sound card (I love it except for it requires firewire).