rikibeth

So I actually got around to hooking up the Instant Music today, to rip all my obsolete stuff.

I started with the dual tape deck I had. Supposed to be a good one.

Well, I got one tape imported. Defining the tracks is going to be kind of special, as it's an old mixtape, and auto-define didn't like it.

So I figured I would try another tape, a commercial one.

It broke the deck.

I was not up to figuring out all the special circuitry needed to hook up the Scott amp/pre-amp and the vintage turntable. Plus I would have had to get stuff that's wires on one side and RCA adapters on the other because the components pre-date RCA plugs.

All that stuff would sound a lot better than my late-1980s vintage bookshelf stereo with turntable and dual cassette... but the bookshelf unit? Works.

So I hooked that up.

And, lo and behold, the gadget cheerfully imports from vinyl.

First thing I did was a Soviettes b-side that was a bonus item when I bought their CD at the Fat Wreck tour, just to make sure it functioned.

It did.

Then the really key item: "Fallen Like The Sky," a vinyl-only bonus track from the AFI Decemberunderground vinyl box set. Because

eternaleponine bought that on clearance at Hot Topic, because she's a completist.

Ripped, converted to MP3, sent to my iTunes, emailed to her.

It plays.

I confess I am going to rip my vanishingly tiny collection of 45s first because I am not confident about the auto-define tracking for LPs. And the first LP I try is probably NOT going to be Dark Side of the Moon.

But I can convert my vinyl!

Anyone who has prized vinyl (or tape) they want converted to MP3? Bring it over. Bribes cheerfully accepted.