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        | wong Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/14 :  17:19:30     got a few vinyl rips where the beats drift like f*ck making it difficult to mix . is there any programs ( preferably free ) that i can use to fix it? thanks
 
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        | DJ_FunDaBounce Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/14 :  19:01:43       I think it has more to do with the turntable it was ripped from. As far as I know, there aren't any programs to fix tempo....
 
 unless you split it up like a .rex file and then quantized the whole thing.
 
 hmmm.
 
 come to think of it, Reason 7 cuts up audio into .rex files but I think your best bet is to rip the tracks from a stable (preferably direct-drive) turntable, again.
 
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        | wong Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/14 :  19:06:58       so basically buy a better turntable to rip them with? fair enough, i'll have to save up.
 
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        | _Jay_ Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/14 :  19:11:38       
 quote:Originally posted by DJ_FunDaBounce:
 I think your best bet is to rip the tracks from a stable (preferably direct-drive) turntable, again.
 
 
 
 What's a direct-drive turntable dude?
 
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        | wong Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/14 :  19:13:01       one not being driven by belts
 
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/14 :  22:48:45       
 quote:Originally posted by _Jay_:
 
 quote:Originally posted by DJ_FunDaBounce:
 I think your best bet is to rip the tracks from a stable (preferably direct-drive) turntable, again.
 
 
 
 What's a direct-drive turntable dude?
 
 
 
 They are decks that aren't driven by a belt but a motor. The advantage is that you don't get a slow speed up sound when you release the record to play it. They start at the original tempo it's set too whereas belt drives slowly speed up the record to the tempo. Some directs suffer from vibration due to the motor but that's mainly older decks.
 
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/15 :  00:42:29       Find a friend with technics (or comparable) to do the ripping. Lower end direct drives still have major torque issues that might cause some drifting when the recording starts. (Or try to find true digital copies - a lot of older tracks are available from labels/artists that were ripped from the DATs)
 
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        | DJ_FunDaBounce Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/15 :  02:46:02       
 quote:Originally posted by wong:
 so basically buy a better turntable to rip them with? fair enough, i'll have to save up.
 
 
 
 I was thinking more along the lines of what Serenity said (technics/borrow)
 
 
 
 quote:What's a direct-drive turntable dude?
 
 
 What Wong and Mortis said :)
 
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        | _Jay_ Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/15 :  09:59:33       
 quote:Originally posted by Mortis:
 They are decks that aren't driven by a belt but a motor. The advantage is that you don't get a slow speed up sound when you release the record to play it. They start at the original tempo it's set too whereas belt drives slowly speed up the record to the tempo. Some directs suffer from vibration due to the motor but that's mainly older decks.
 
 
 
 Cheers Stu, very helpful.  I know nothing of this vinyl/turntable world.  Something I'm looking to rectify in the coming years.  :-)
 
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        | Elliott Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/28 :  13:45:54       Personally I wouldn't mix vinyl rips anymore because of the massive difference in quality and frequency compared to digital releases when you try to mix and match. Vinyl rips of anything after about 2003 just sound awful. I assume you're probably talking about old skool or happy hardcore though so carry on!
 
 
 quote:Originally posted by _Jay_:
 
 quote:Originally posted by Mortis:
 They are decks that aren't driven by a belt but a motor. The advantage is that you don't get a slow speed up sound when you release the record to play it. They start at the original tempo it's set too whereas belt drives slowly speed up the record to the tempo. Some directs suffer from vibration due to the motor but that's mainly older decks.
 
 
 
 Cheers Stu, very helpful.  I know nothing of this vinyl/turntable world.  Something I'm looking to rectify in the coming years.  :-)
 
 
 Choosing the wrong time to get into vinyl really!
 
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        | Hard2Get Advanced Member
 
      
  
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 |  Posted - 2013/05/28 :  14:14:00       No way! He chose the right time! People don't want it anymore and it costs nothing. The fact there is no new stuff in the Hardcore world coming out is secondary to that i think.
 
 
 
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