Converting Vinyl to Digital: Is It Worth the Effort?
We live in a digital age, and everything that we have from our music to our videos can be accessed from our home computers, but what about those vinyl records that you have lying around the house? You don’t want to get rid of them, because, well they have history and meaning to you, and of course you know you still love the music, so the real question is, what to do?
There is technology now that allows you to convert your vinyl records to digital audio files, but it may seem that with all the advances in technology that this may not be worth your time. It make seem vinyl records are a lost cause, let’s discuss the pros and the cons of converting your vinyl records.
Let’s start with the benefits, first off, you are able to save the space that the records and the player is taking up, and move them somewhere else, because once everything is digital, you don’t have to worry about the physical vinyl’s always being accessible. The other big benefit is that once everything is digital, you can take your vinyl music with you on the go, who doesn’t want to be able to hear their old record coming out of their new ear buds, technology!
Now for the downside, most technology uses recording software that is going to transfers the pops and the crackles of your record, some enjoy the classic sounds, but others want it to go away, so this is a neutral area for some. The other – and biggest – issue is that in order to convert you collection, you have to actually play the music (in most cases where the conversion tools is affordable to a home user), so a collection of records conversion time translates directly into how long all of the music totals, which could mean literally days upon days of conversion to complete your entire collection.
Now that you have the knowledge, you get to answer the question, Converting Vinyl to Digital: Is It Worth the Effort?