Archiving vinyl once only 96/24?
Reply #17 – 2013-03-27 09:53:13
...BTW Im using a great software package called Vinyl Studio!... I too can vouch for VinylStudio as a very good all-in-one solution. I also use iZotope RX2 for post-processing, but VinylStudio can do pretty much everything you want to do when transferring vinyl. While both programs are available on Windows and Macintosh, iZotope comes with a steep learning-curve and a high price tag. VinylStudio is pretty easy and costs little. I can't think of any reason not to record at 24/96 if you have the means to. (Edit: unless, as cliveb said, you are using tools that only work at 16 bit.) You don't have to but why not? If you have the space and your soundcard supports it you can always just archive them as you wish and VinylStudio can make you a good Redbook copy on demand. If it was more involved than that then I think it would make more sense to finalize as 16/44.1 but it's really not. I personally never resample/dither my own needledrops (unless it's going on my iPhone or something) because I have a DVD-A player and usually have spindles of DVD-Rs whereas I rarely have a lot of CD-Rs to spare. That's really not the norm for most people so YMMV. Most people don't own a SACD/DVD-A player, nor do they really need one. BTW: I don't know if you're working from a laptop or not, but it's not necessary to keep all your files on your primary HDD for VinylStudio. Even 16/44.1 files can accumulate and eat up valuable disc-space on a laptop. I personally save them to an external HDD and import/export the files as needed.