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I'll see how it goes, but I'm never going to get nearly as good a recording as the digital master, so I'm unlikely to persist too long.
What software did you use? I was just going to start with Audacity.
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Audacity will do the job. I use Logic Pro because I already had it and know how to use it easily. I also catalogue everything using Discogs because I sell on there and I can use the Discogs release code to create tags for the digital files using Yate.
I wanted the sound of vinyl as a digital recording ?!? It does depend on what you are buying as to whether analog masters would even exist. It seems like the 'loudness war' has abated a bit in some areas of music but generally pop is mastered with quite a bit of compression because psychoacoustically louder is better, it also stands out in the playlists or transmissions by being louder. It's harder to do that when mastering for vinyl although it's still possible to produce a highly compressed pressing on vinyl.
I also enjoy the physical nature of searching through a vinyl collection although it is a pain in the ass to have to handle so many records all the time.
If you're not addicted to vinyl yet then save yourself before it's too late!
Airhead
Do it while your collection is small. It's a massive undertaking once it grows. I've been recording 30+ per month for the last few years and even the amount of storage required becomes an issue. Also try to decide what quality and a naming/sorting convention early doors otherwise it's tricky keeping track.