converting vinyl

i have been doing one song at a time and making a separate project for each song.

Instead of doing one song per project, do one album per project. That's all i got!!
 
Hehe, You can speed up the record player and while recording it into sonar and then use audio snap to slow it down. dont know if that would be faster, as you would be adding an extra step using audio snap..

 would not speed up the turntable, not a great idea

I was joking. hence the hehehe

I would never use Sonar for this kind of work. Sonar is a multi track recording DAW.  And it has very limited wave editing which is what you need.  You should use a stereo mastering program like Wave Lab. Wave lab will let you record the whole side in one pass and if you are on hand,  which is highly recommended to prevent major errors, just increment though the recording track numbers with a simple click, click as you go. It can also be set to increment tracks by silence , but vinyl is never silent..  I've done lots of this work. And yes the music can be painful,,, Old timers used to go into studios and do one off metal core pressings. Amateur groups producing albums that were very badly pressed so have flaws in the surface... I  can't do 78's because that takes a special needle and turntable.

Then you need some special plug ins for removing the noise that is unique to LP's. This can cost big money if you purchase the good stuff. I am just using Wave labs but I have a friend who specializes and he has something he payed $$$ for. He's currently archiving all the old Doukhobor choir stuff and getting a cool cultural grant to do it so it's a good investment if you want the work. I think I have made 1/3 of my studio income from tape/ LP conversions, This has slowed down with the advent of torrents and U tube.

But if someone just wants you to convert  old Fleetwood Mac albums , this is a waste of time. First see if the album was put out on CD. It costs about $100 per album to do it at studio time ( $25 per hour)
My all time studio favorite was I got paid $100 to do this album

IMO it's equally fast to record track by track as compared to recording whole album and then adding track indexes.

Also, IMO, a vinyl of good condition played with a good turntable/pickup does not require any slow and/or expensive editing. You can as well let it sound like real vinyl. But it's up to you, of course. It depends on whether you reach for maximum quality without fear of expenses and time spent, or whether you just want to change the medium with decent quality.

You could also check for CD versions of your most precious vinyls, or the ones that are in worst condition, and record yourself only the ones that are faultless and/or not available in CD stores.

I've recorded many vinyls with Wavelab Lite just editing out some worst crackles and using no hiss removal plugins.