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Our family found a number of vinyl records recorded by my great grandfather in ~1940. I want to get

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October 28, 2020 edited February 8, 2021 in FamilySearch Center
Our family found a number of vinyl records recorded by my great grandfather in ~1940. I want to get them digitized but am deathly afraid of damaging them in some way. Are there any library resources available for such a task?
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  • Family Bible
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    October 28, 2020 Answer ✓

    with the right equipment at hand - its really not that hard to do.

    I have done it myself at a music library where I took a Vinyl record

    played it on a record player - the audio sent to a an amplifier - then fed it to an output line - normally used for headphones but actually fed that into the mic of a small audio digital recorder.

     

    then used "Audacity" software to edit the audio.

     

    here was my output:

    http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/SonjaBirdYancey_SoupBeanWinter.mp3

     

    I dont know why anyone at FHL would have any of this type of experience.

     

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  • Family Bible
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    October 28, 2020

    most university/college music libraries have vinyl record players

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    October 28, 2020

    True, but they generally only have student employees who run them. I am looking for someone with experience, which is why I came to the FHL

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  • Family Bible
    Family Bible ✭✭✭
    October 28, 2020

    you will find much more experience at a music library then you will at the FHL

     

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  • Family Bible
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    October 28, 2020

    and the right equipment to convert it to digital.

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  • Family Bible
    Family Bible ✭✭✭
    October 28, 2020

    note I am specifically referring to a MUSIC library

    and not just a general library.

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