[AT] OT... sort of

[Larry Goss]

Yep.  I still had a very expensive (when new) but very servicable turntable hooked to a separate stereo system when I started the process, but I did need to purchase a $6.00 patch cord from Radio Shack to go from the Headphone Out jack on the stereo to the Line In on my computer.  I started doing it before the software was built-in to XP and I used a Microsoft Extension program to do the dubbing.

Be aware that once you start doing this, IT IS NOT A ONE-TIME THING.  Once you start archiving  -- audio, video, documents, photos, or anything, you have to be prepared to migrate the media as it changes (and it WILL.)  If you have a library that is into digital archiving, ask the person in charge of the process what their plans are for continuing as the process and media change?  If they give you that "deer in the headlights" look, then that means that they don't really have a plan.

For the bulk of my archiving, I put the material in PDF format.  The nice thing about that is that the text material that I archive ends up being infinitely searchable. That means that it ends up having a virtual index for your whole collection.  That's very handy for things like IPL's of tractor literature and parts catalogs.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Day <ddss at telebeep.com>
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009 21:53
Subject: [AT] OT... sort of
To: ATIS <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> I'm sitting here "ripping" my old albums to digital MP3 files 
> and having a blast. It got me to wondering if anyone on the list 
> has ever done this?  I have 100's of vinyl albums that I 
> fear might one day get damaged, so I am preserving the songs on 
> the computer.
> 
> It's inexpensive and easy to do.  A $70 USB turntable and 
> some free software is all you need. They didn't have "She thinks 
> my tractor's sexy" back when vinyl was popular (please note the 
> obligatory reference to tractors).
> 
> Anyone else tried or thinking of trying this?
> 
> Dick 
> 
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