Peak Oil Music!

madibe · Post by **madibe** » 11 Mar 2011, 18:49

Ye gods....tapes? LOL

But digitising in is so easy. All thats needed is the appropriate cable and some recording software. Unfortunately of course it is real time.

Just digitise as you listen through your collection.

Grab yourself a free copy of adobe audition v3 beta and then you can wash the recordings through a de-noiser and get rid of the annoying hiss of tapes (or crackle of vinyl).

Or of course, you could just cut out the entire process and download all the rips on a torrent

Kind of semi legal if you already own the originals - well, morally correct(ish).

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 11 Mar 2011, 21:47

RenewableCandy wrote:Lynesian, I noticed while in my local electric-bits-emporium they still have a poster of all the different types of record styli under the glass-top of their counter. I jalouse that they might, therefore, still sell them. It's worth asking around. We have about 3 spares that I bought in a fit of Doom one day.

I've got the new needle, it's getting it on properly that's the problem.

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 11 Mar 2011, 21:53

maudibe wrote:Ye gods....tapes? LOL

But digitising in is so easy. All thats needed is the appropriate cable and some recording software. Unfortunately of course it is real time.

Just digitise as you listen through your collection.

Grab yourself a free copy of adobe audition v3 beta and then you can wash the recordings through a de-noiser and get rid of the annoying hiss of tapes (or crackle of vinyl).

Or of course, you could just cut out the entire process and download all the rips on a torrent Kind of semi legal if you already own the originals - well, morally correct(ish).

I draw the line at torrents, copying your own originals for personal use seems like it ought to be fair use (it is in the States, and mooted over here) but downloading copies has too many bad connotations.

None of which applies for recordings over 50 years old- I do have some records that old, but not many.

Being an open source fanatic, I'd prefer Audacity to Adobe Audition as well.

Now all I need is the record player...

madibe · Post by **madibe** » 11 Mar 2011, 22:06

If you bought and paid for the originals I wouldn't be to outraged imagining a digital download.

I don't think audacity has the clean up abilities of audition / cool edit.

PS. I am an audio professional.

Good luck with getting your deck up and running - garage sale could be a good source?

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 12 Mar 2011, 03:34

the_lyniezian wrote:Now all I need is the record player...

Is this the sort of thing you want?
http://www.maplin.co.uk/tdk-belt-drive- ... ble-508714
They also do an amp to go with it. Maplin used to do one made by Ion for £79, which I have, but I can't find it now.

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 14 Mar 2011, 14:27

kenneal wrote:
the_lyniezian wrote:Now all I need is the record player...
Is this the sort of thing you want?
http://www.maplin.co.uk/tdk-belt-drive- ... ble-508714
They also do an amp to go with it. Maplin used to do one made by Ion for £79, which I have, but I can't find it now.

It's a thought, but something certainly a heck of a lot cheaper and possibly not literally new.

I'm sure any hi-fi system plugged into sound-card inputs will achieve some result, but probably not as good, introducing a lot more noise.

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 14 Mar 2011, 14:32

maudibe wrote:If you bought and paid for the originals I wouldn't be to outraged imagining a digital download.

I don't think audacity has the clean up abilities of audition / cool edit.

PS. I am an audio professional.

I will acknowledge your experience then.

Thing is, though, I still like the idea of supporting open-source- if not so many take it up, it won't get better. And I think it's one model for avoiding the sort of commercialism that probably needs killing off on the downslope. But, if doing the job matters most...

Good luck with getting your deck up and running - garage sale could be a good source?

I'm mainly looking at eBay and a charity shop in Middlesborugh, but the latter only has a full system (the one I was looking at is £35, made by Technics and I'd guess dating to around the very early 80s or late 70s. Icludes turntable, amp, radio and single tape deck.)

Garage sales are prety thin on the ground in my experience, and the last one I went to was pretty bereft of interesting items.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 20 Mar 2011, 03:41

Just got an email from Maplin about this turntable for £30

http://www.maplin.co.uk/ion-usb-powered ... gn=10P03-5

Allows you to save your vinyl onto the computer as well as play the things.

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 20 Mar 2011, 09:57

Freedom by Amos Lee

Don't wanna be a martyr in this war
Don't wanna hear the same excuses any more
That everything's a threat and it's only gonna get worse if we let it

Don't wanna blame the rich for what they got
Don't point a finger at the poor for what they have not
Though the politician and the priest live in the belly of the beast because we fed it

Freedom is seldom found by beatin' someone to the ground
Tellin' em how everything is gonna be now, yeah,

Now if the tables were turned tell me how you would feel
Somebody busted up into your house tellin' you to stay still
While the leaders will deny defeat, the innocent they testify by dyin' in the street

Freedom is seldom found by beatin' someone to the ground
Tellin' em how everything is gonna be
Freedom is seldom found by beatin' someone to the ground
Tellin' em how everything is gonna be now

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdnsa2N4Y4

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 20 Mar 2011, 21:20

kenneal wrote:Just got an email from Maplin about this turntable for £30

http://www.maplin.co.uk/ion-usb-powered ... gn=10P03-5

Allows you to save your vinyl onto the computer as well as play the things.

Cheaper than the model I saw at Richer Sounds (£69.99). Might consider it for a mere thirty quid...

...does it do 78s in any way, shape or form mewonders, tho'?

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 21 Mar 2011, 03:04

the_lyniezian wrote:...........
...does it do 78s in any way, shape or form mewonders, tho'?

Scroll down for spec

Plays at 33, 45 & 78* RPM records

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 30 Apr 2011, 20:02

Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogQ0uge06o

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » 03 May 2011, 06:35

The Last Post

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 03 May 2011, 19:39

Class. Flags going down at Sunset on the empire, eh?

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 09 May 2011, 08:41

maudibe wrote:My full album "PEAK" now available for free download here:

http://soundcloud.com/maudibe/peak-oil- ... d-finished

Ear defenders at the ready

Coming soon - full visualisation... montages etc...

Just listening to this again . . . for anyone who hasn't downloaded it yet, DO SO IMMEDIATELY because it really is bloody brilliant! Some truly great guitar playing on there!!