RE: Converting 78 rpm vinyl discs to play via Windows Media Player
- From: bobparrywa <bobparrywa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:20:01 -0700
Thanks for the feedback. I'll try Audacity, but having had such excellent
results with SMP3P and its very user-friendly operation, I'm a bit keen to
get this working.
Responding to your comments;
1. I did open the wav file in WMP, and on its own. No sound. I tried a
system called VLP as well but that didn't work either
2. There probably is an incompatibility problem.
3. I don't think I had a bad connection because when the external vinyl
player was playing, the only speakers were my computer speakers and the sound
was coming out fine.
4. I have a whole file of music on my new computer, that was recorded via
the SPM3P on to the old computer. If I open any of those files, the WMV plays
them with no problem.
"Vincent" wrote:
You might try an excellent piece of freeware: Audacity.
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
- open the WAV as produced by SMP3P and check if there is any sound in it.
If there insn't, there might be a hardware problem or a wrong connection
between the turntable and the PC
- you might try making a recording using Audacity
- check if other files play on WMP
--
http://thewelltemperedcomputer.com
"bobparrywa" wrote:
I'm not very computer literate so I would appreciate all responses being KISS
(keep it simple stupid) in content.
Some years ago I decided to convert my vinyl records to MP3 format. A very
informative web person advised that if I downloaded a program called Simple
MP3 Player, it would "record" the record in a .wav format. The program would
then be used to convert the .wav format into a .mp3 format. The computer I
had at that time operated with Windows 98 Second edition system.
The system worked perfectly.
I now have a new computer that operates with Windows XP Professional system
and the Windows Media Player system.
I have downloaded a copy of Simple MP3 Player from my old computer and
installed it on my new one. I've used exactly the same process to "record"
from vinyl into the .wav format and converted that to a .mp3 format.
Unfortunately the WMP doesn't produce the sound, in either .wav format or
.mp3 format.
It acknowledges the file on the WMV screen and the progress of the sound
along the moving sound bar, but no music.
In the FILE TYPES I've made sure .wav and .mp3 are selected.
In the SMP3P "Properties", there is an option "Compatability mode" in which
I can instruct the SMP3M to "Run this program in compatible mode for Windows
98/ Windows Me"; that didn't solve the problem either.
Not understanding much about any of this process, I have assumed that the
SMP3P converts the analog signal coming from the vinyl into digital (.wav)
and that the .mp3 then simply reduces the digital component to 10% of its
size, still in digital format.
I'm sure its a compatability issue but I don't know how to solve it.
Anybody able to help (in VERY simple instruction - don't take anything for
granted!)?
Bob Parry
- References:
- Converting 78 rpm vinyl discs to play via Windows Media Player
- From: bobparrywa
- RE: Converting 78 rpm vinyl discs to play via Windows Media Player
- From: Vincent
- Converting 78 rpm vinyl discs to play via Windows Media Player
- Prev by Date: RE: windows media player 12 messed up
- Next by Date: RE: I moved music to second drive but Media Player ignores my Playlist
- Previous by thread: RE: Converting 78 rpm vinyl discs to play via Windows Media Player
- Next by thread: RE: Converting 78 rpm vinyl discs to play via Windows Media Player
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
