By ryssen
Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:02 pm
In recent years I have had an ever growing supply of sampling vinyl stacking up in shelves in the closet, but I've also had less and less time and motivation to browse them for samples on my free time.
I have a monotonous job which doesn't require a lot of active mindedness and previously I've spent a lot of time with a walkman at work, going through old tapes for samples and interesting stuff.
So the last months I've had a used Mac Mini hooked up and ready to record, and when I do the dishes, watch TV or doing some light computer work I'm also digitizing vinyl. I then convert the files into mp3 and take them to work. While browsing them and something interesting pops up I log minute and second as well as the character of the sample in a small notebook. The plan is to go back to the uncompressed files and cut out the good shit and export it to my sample library.
Is anyone else doing this or something similar?
I personally think it's great so far; it's relatively quick to digitize large bulks of records and I the time I spend going through them is time I'm not spending any better anyway. It's a sweet relief to see the shelves start clearing up from work that's been hanging over me for years.
Of course there's downsides to it; I can't spend time checking out the covers at work and I might more easily slip out of attention and miss interesting stuff if I'm tired or some clown is causing a commotion all of a sudden.
Some records, like modern orchestra stuff or traditional folk music which I sample alot and often search for tiny details or variations within, I set aside to go through in a more attentive manner. Which also gives the option of turntable manipulation while sampling.
I guess some people have experince in something like this, I'd really like to hear how it worked out for you and if I'm missing something in my layout and/or if it could be further streamlined etc.
I have a monotonous job which doesn't require a lot of active mindedness and previously I've spent a lot of time with a walkman at work, going through old tapes for samples and interesting stuff.
So the last months I've had a used Mac Mini hooked up and ready to record, and when I do the dishes, watch TV or doing some light computer work I'm also digitizing vinyl. I then convert the files into mp3 and take them to work. While browsing them and something interesting pops up I log minute and second as well as the character of the sample in a small notebook. The plan is to go back to the uncompressed files and cut out the good shit and export it to my sample library.
Is anyone else doing this or something similar?
I personally think it's great so far; it's relatively quick to digitize large bulks of records and I the time I spend going through them is time I'm not spending any better anyway. It's a sweet relief to see the shelves start clearing up from work that's been hanging over me for years.
Of course there's downsides to it; I can't spend time checking out the covers at work and I might more easily slip out of attention and miss interesting stuff if I'm tired or some clown is causing a commotion all of a sudden.
Some records, like modern orchestra stuff or traditional folk music which I sample alot and often search for tiny details or variations within, I set aside to go through in a more attentive manner. Which also gives the option of turntable manipulation while sampling.
I guess some people have experince in something like this, I'd really like to hear how it worked out for you and if I'm missing something in my layout and/or if it could be further streamlined etc.
