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billy j
Aloha
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 Posted - 01/08/2012 : 10:46:31 AM
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Before we sold my grandma's old house I inherited her collection of Hawaiian music. I donated all of it to a close friend that is a professional musician and kept only these three albums.
I haven't owned a record player since 1989!! Anyone have any luck transferring their LP's to mp3?? How is the sound quality? I see some turntables for pretty cheap. Any recommendations or tips?
I've been waiting to listen to these records for years:
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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billy j
Aloha
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Posted - 01/08/2012 : 3:30:02 PM
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Mahalo for the links Aunty!! I had no idea the re-released those albums. I was able to download the Leonard Kwan and Raymond Kane mp3's but I couldn't find the Gabby album in mp3. Might just buy the CD. Thanks again!!
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 01/08/2012 : 4:41:16 PM
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I have converted hundreds of LPs, (including the three you have)45s and 78s with this program.
http://www.acoustica.com/spinitagain/
And a Dual 506 turntable, and a Kenwood amp. All to mp3. I think it's a fantastic way to keep the old music alive.
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"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 01/09/2012 : 07:23:42 AM
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Agree with you totally, Mark. I'm not tech-savvy, but thankfully my husband is -- and he digitized all my vinyls a few years ago. After he'd put about 100 on CDs, we realized it would be better (and easier) to just load the mp3s onto my "broadcast" laptop (my Mac is dedicated solely to my music library).
The transfer of the remaining hundreds of vinyls (and cassettes) went fast and smooth. We bought a beautiful turntable online to get the project started, and then he used Audacity for the capture, and WaveCorrector for the audio adjustments (glad he corrected the skips, but had him leave in the hisses and pops...trying to keep the tracks sounding like vinyl, not overly re-mastered). I think that now there are far easier ways to digitize...but we're holding on to our turntable.  |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 01/10/2012 : 4:30:15 PM
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I have a turntable that plugs directly into my PC via USB port/cable. The import into MP3 is a piec of cake and the quality depends on how much effort you want to expend.
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E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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Julie H
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 01/10/2012 : 8:12:19 PM
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Uh, what's a "turntable"?
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 01/11/2012 : 06:23:47 AM
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Verrrrrrrrrrrrrry funny, Julie!  |
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www.kkcr.org - Kaua`i Community Radio
"Like" Aloha Kauai on Facebook, for playlists and news/info about island music and musicians!
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 01/11/2012 : 07:18:40 AM
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 01/11/2012 : 08:00:34 AM
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Originally posted by Julie H
Uh, what's a "turntable"?
Julie
I still remember walking into a "record" store after a few years in the jungle- an no moa records!
Just these funny looking little discs with a rainbow reflecting from them.
The salesman dropped one on the floor and stomped on it, to demonstrate that they never break, scratch, or skip. Ha, ha! |
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 01/13/2012 : 9:41:14 PM
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I haven't done these transfers, but Costco has a turntable that does this for about $70,
it's currently in the Denver/Lakewood Costco right now, but availablity of these things come and go, and obviously vary from Costco to Costco.
One of my favorite radio dj's, Wendy, at KUNC in Greeley, Colorado ( our superb local PR and "diverse" music station that actually plays slack and Hawaiian from time-to-time)...
did do a transfer of an Auntie Edith album for me recently, and even had a computer program to clean it up--a little-- there's limits!
and she couldn't save the other album that I bought on Big Island at an antique store ( see below). It cracked in two halves in my suitcase, but maybe I'll melt those together in my car window when it warms up in May.
But I know it will always have a Rift!
so chances are pretty much 100% it "just won't play, just won't play, just won't play". (Remember the John Hartford song?)
So in reality, that one's a goner, but Wendy did salvage Auntie Edith Kanakaka'ole's
"Hi'ipoi I Ka Aina Aloha", (Cherish the Beloved Land)
and it had some young pickers named George and Moses Kahumoku in the band!
AND, If you're ever on the Big Island... for old records:
going south on Hwy 11, out of Kona, check out the antique store on the right, with the Red Front (not the name, just my description) -- somewhere towards Capt. Cook... some nice stacks of wax, and they also have the best ice cream!
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Edited by - Kapila Kane on 01/13/2012 10:02:28 PM |
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