1. Can I use the equalizer to implement the digital RIAA filter?
2 Can the equalized files be transferred back to the Korg for direct playback from its memory card?
3. I plan to clean possible ticks and pops before the RIAA eq, where they can be better distinguished from true signals. Does MC have such a facility or will I have to construct my own interpolation algorithms?
If I succeed in creating my planned program, I will make it available , that is if anybody is interested...
Thanks in advance, Eli.
Eli,
For vinyl transfer work - I think you are over-complicating your process a bit
When transferring vinyl to digital - it's exactly like making a cassette dub of a favorite LP back in the day. It's just that instead of recording to a cassette deck - you record to a high quality portable digital recorder or actual professional grade PC sound card. Basically - you set the LP playing and record the audio coming from your phono preamp. This preamp is key (and is missing from your plan)- if you want this to go as easy as possible - you need a phono preamp to bring the tiny level from the TT stylus up to line level and more importantly apply the proper RIAA filter to the output. Resulting in a playable file as soon as it's transferred. Post processing is generally required to fix up the fades, clicks, pops and other minutia that are all part of the vinyl transfer process.
Couple comments on your questions....
1. The "RIAA EQ curve" will be included in your transfer to digital. When you record the audio stream from your TT, the resultant file will require no additional EQ
2. I am not aware of any commercially available hardware or software that will record DSD and I would not bother with 192/24. 24/96 is the usual standard for high quality vinyl rips
3. MC is used for tagging/playback of the end product only. You will need an audio editor and declicking software to make this work...
For my vinyl restoration workflow - I use the following:
Hardware (Capture/Transfer)
1. Technics SL-1210 M5G turntable with Ortofon 2M Bronze cartridge
2. Musical Surroundings Phonomena II Phono Preamp
2. Tascam DR-100 Digital Recorder @ 96 kHz/24-bit
Software (Edit/Processing)
1. Steinberg Wavelab 7.21 (Edit Environment)
2. ClickRepair 3.4x (Click removal)
3. IzoTope RX 2 (Audio Restoration)
4. EZCD Extractor Pro (Creating FLAC from edited WAV files)
5. Media Center 17 - Playback and Tagging
Cheers!
VP