Vinyl to wave file....HELP!!!!

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Can someone please help me. i've been trying 2 convert my vinyl 2 wave files, but am getting a very hollow sound...like i recorded it in a bathroom. My turntable is connected 2 my mixer which in turn is connected 2 the line in on the sound card.

i am using Acid Pro to record, but the sound leaves a lot 2 be desired. My turntable (Stanton 8-80) has a digital out, but it's only a single RCA out...is this mono?

Someone please help!:cry:
 
-hopefully you are't sending the digital out to the line in cuz that's digital to analog.

-are u sending the master out (on the mixer) to the sound card? If so, try sending the master out to your stereo, and the rec/aux/booth out to the computer. That way you can i.d. whether the bad sound is coming out of the mixer, or something internal to the computer.

-I've never recorded into acid, but you might want to check the recording properties, and make sure you are sampling at 44.1kHz / 16-bit / stereo. A higher bit depth would produce a cleaner sound, but you would have to convert back to 16-bit in order to burn it to cd.

-just to make sure, you are using a mini-to-twin adapter from your mixer to your sound card, right? i.e. you aren't plugging the red or white cord into the sound card.
 
If you are getting a hollow sound and the bass is dropping out it sounds like you have a phase problem in the line somewhere. This could be because your leads are wired up wrong , or your mixer might be doing it.

Are you using a DJ mixer , if not your gain stage may not be structured for recordplayer inputs. It is difficult to know without being there.

As PopD says you want to break your signal chain down and start testing at each point in the chain. With anything the first thing to check is the leads. They are the most likely problem.
 
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Sounds like the output of your tables needs to be run through an amp, and then fed into your soundcard. Tables have very low output power, and the signals really do need to be boosted if you're going to record. Also, (I don't think this is your problem, though) not using the proper gauge cables will really squash your signal.
 
With a little hand held meter if you have one , otherwise just replace them and see if it fixes the problem.
 
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