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Quite fancy one of these, don't know too much about them. But the idea of being able to download all my LP's (ask your mums Al, Scott and turbo Tom) onto the computer - such as Blood on the cats (Blood spattered vinyl good condition Richard A Thackery), Hep cat Hop etc is most appealing.
Anyone got one or have any thoughts, recommendations etc.
I've got an Ipod touch which is cracking, video and mp3, games like football manager, wi-fi enabled, good running tools and for the sophisticated gentleman like yourself, currency converters, stock Market info etc
They're supposed to be ok but I haven't bothered getting one. You can't beat listening to a vinyl on good quality system. Just download any of the stuff you want and save yourself the cost of the turntable.
Got it somewhere (with 'The Blubbery Hell-Bellies' on it; 'Don't Wanna Be Thin')Quote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
Also got 'Hep Cat Hop', & 'Stack-A-Records' (great tracks by Restless on them)
The only problem I had with a USB turntable was that I forgot (d'oh!!) that they play in 'real-time', you 've no way of speeding it up.
So it takes the full length of an LP to record it, hence I've rarely used mine - to the point of it having cobwebs & dust on it
Been there, done that. I used my old turntable connected to a PC via a normal amplifier & a Creative PC sound card. I used free Audacity sofware to chop the LPs up into tracks & clean up the scratches etc. It's not an automatic process, no matter what hardware you use. Only you know what the tracks are - nothing will read the LP sleeve and type the track names in for you. All my hundreds of LPs, hundreds of cassettes, hundreds of 7 inch singles and hundreds of CDs are all on computer disk, which is great. I copy 32GB at a time to a memory stick to play on random in the car, and I've got a Sonos system to play them at home. Happy as a porcine in excreta. CDs are easy, but LPs take time, so you have to really want to do it. Worth it though in my view. I listen to loads of stuff I love and had forgotten I even had.
What was wrong with ghetto blasters???
Here's Danbert back in the day with his beat box and manbag:
http://adyinaccy.smugmug.com/Other/M...1_wK2mZ-X3.jpg
I'm trying to work out whether that's a bloke, or a female athlete from a 1980's Eastern Bloc country??
Is it for sale then?Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardAThackeray
How little you know Mr R A I don't want to be thin is on "Revenge of the Killer Pussies" which is on pink spattered vinyl not red - honestly Plastics!
I have the others you mention but do you have original copy of the first Guana Batz recording a 4 track ep that includes "Rockin in my coffin" or a purple vinyl copy of Zulu Beat by King Kurt on Thin Slice records,or a bizarre shaped picture disc of a rat laying on a dustbin of Zulu beat, or a blue vinyl copy of Radioactive kid, or a picture disc single Johnny remember me by the Meteors and a copy their Clapham Escalators Ep or an original copy of Love plus one by Haircut one Hundred (??? how did that get in my singles box)
some of it was quite obscure and is not out there in the ether.Quote:
Originally Posted by eavesy187
My daughter has one of those and I have been tempted but it would not really get the use, I just have a samsung mp3 player which is fine for listening to music whilst walking the dog, dancing in the office etc. Not heard from you in a while, you running at the mo?Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboTom
Fair enough if you want it for an mp3 player but I've heard bad things about the way USB turntables compress the sound. Personally I have a nice turntable and still buy records on vinyl because good quality vinyl gives you a superior sound.
Most of the bands I like still release their albums on 180g vinyl and give you a code to download the mp3s for free. You could always try and download your existing records from a file sharing site, it would be quicker and it's not really theft if you've already bought it....
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Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
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'Jump to the Zulu beat, ooh wallah wallah wallah, ooh wallah wallah wallah :thumbup:Quote:
or a purple vinyl copy of Zulu Beat by King Kurt on Thin Slice records,or a bizarre shaped picture disc of a rat laying on a dustbin of Zulu beat
Looking at your avatar - only if you are wearing a bra, otherwise damage will occur.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
I've got a Tevion USB turntable which cost about £35 from Aldi and works well enough for me. It came bundled with Audacity software which gives various options for recording quality, output format etc. Recording each LP and labelling each track is time consuming but I'm in no hurry and am steadily working my way through my vinyl collection. It helps that I mainly work from home and sit at the computer for most of the day so I listen and record while I work.
Sounds great, worked from home for the last 8 years and am now back in the office. Miss the flexibility but its nice to have people about.Quote:
Originally Posted by nobbut a lad
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Originally Posted by Antisocial
Sorry, it's so long since I've looked in that record box, that the mind forgets (ie; 'R of K P')
I can lay my hands straight onto the 'Rockabilly Psychosis & The Garage Disease' LP though
Not got any King Kurt pic singles anymore, just normal-boing ones
Got 'Mutant Rock' (Meteors), with the bright pink sleeve, & 'The Escalators' My Daddy Is A Vampire EP
Favourite Meteors item in collection?? the 'In Heaven' LP
As I think I've told you before, there's quite a bit of early Restless stuff (when they were better)
Was playing the 'Brian Setzer Orchestra' DVD this afternoon, but I don't think you like that part of his career, do you?
Not that keen on BSO as you know. Escalators doing my daddy is a vampire - are you sure, is this a Nigel lewis bootleg I am not aware of (jealously if so)Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardAThackeray
Got Rockabilly psychosis and the mutant rock single, if I ever have a tattoo the green face will be the pic.
Less than better Restless - no such thing, at what point did they become less than better in your opinion at "After Midnight" ?
Thought not, but I had a whale of time annoying SWMBO with tracks like 'Jump, Jive & Wail' & 'Gene & Eddie'Quote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
Yes, I know it's a 'Cats' track, but the BSO did it also - just Setzer, with drums & 'slap-bass'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8F_GP_tcQ (not from the DVD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjNgkl5tuBc (DVD sequence, prefer the 'official' video, as the dancers are spectacular!)
Still want a Gretsch, & still regret selling my Hofner semi-acoustic ('poor mans Gretsch, but with Bigsby)
Sorry, my 'faux pas' again, I meant 'The Meteors' EP (have to look at things before typingQuote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
From my own perspective (from what I've got/heard), it was a case of "Time Gentlemen Please!" after midnightQuote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
I stand to be corrected though!
Nice that.
I seem to get repeatedly told to turn my music down.
I cant help it though, my sound system is ridiculously good and it just sounds 'better' when you cant hear anything else!
LP - Lead Pencil?