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pkat
Posts:997
 | | 09/01/2007 10:59 PM |
 Alert | Yes, I said turntable.. I have stacks of vinyl and would like to get it on my computer then CD's.
*Can it be done?
*Can I connect an old turntable to my computer?
*what software would I need to buy?
*would 300 or so albums pose a disk space issue?
*what have I not considered?
Thanks
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..... If you can dream it, I can build it.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde | |
| | garion
Posts:62
| | 09/01/2007 11:21 PM |
Alert | Yes it can be done... (funny, my mother was asking the same Q last week..)
There's a couple options.. You can hook your turntable to a preamp of somesort (a receiver or something), and then to the line in of your computer.. You need something to amplify it before the computer, cause the line levels are too low... Then you can just record the audio, and convert to MP3 or some other format...
The other option is something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Ion-iTTUSB-Turntable-USB-Record/dp/B000BUEMOO/ref=cm_taf_title_featured?ie=UTF8&tag=tellafriend-20
Which may be easier..
As for space..... Depends on how you encode it... Both sides ofa lbums are roughly equivilent to a single CD.. So as much as a normal CD takes is how much space an album will take..
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| | stinkerbell2
Posts:0
| | 09/02/2007 12:30 AM |
Alert | | Ok I have to admit it... I saw TURNTABLE and thought I was in high school...did I just date myself or what!!!! | | | |
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| | pkat
Posts:997
| | 09/02/2007 3:07 PM |
Alert | OK, so if I hook up my turntable to the stereo reciever all I have to do is run from the speaker output to the any USB inputs?
The Amazon item is convenient, but if I can save the $$, it would be prudent at this juncture.
Seemingly all I need is an adapter for the Comp input, right?
Would I be correct in assuming I can use Windows Media Player to record or save the data? | |
..... If you can dream it, I can build it.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde | |
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| | Fritzydoodle
Posts:955
| | 09/03/2007 9:31 AM |
Alert | A friend of mine bought one of those to transfer his album collection to CD. He owned a radio station up until the 1980's and has about 5000 albums. After transfering the first album - he donated that turntable to the Sal. Army. He was used to playing his album on a very high dollar turntable where the needle cost almost as much as this unit. The quality of the sound just wasn't there.
What we ended up doing was playing the album on his turntable to the inputs on my Mackie mixer then to my TDK stand alone CD duplicator. This was more useable to him but not as good as what most people are accustomed to for CD quality sounds. I tried importing the audio files from the CD into a couple of audio editing programs I have. It would be too time consuming to basically remaster each song to eliminate the hiss, pops, and crackle normally found on vinyl.
Another downside, there is no data on the CD as to artist and song title. To input that information, you have to take the TDK created CD, copy the files to your computer, add the data manually and then burn another CD using WMP or another software. Again, time consuming. | |
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| | garion
Posts:62
| | 09/03/2007 10:45 AM |
Alert | OK, so if I hook up my turntable to the stereo reciever all I have to do is run from the speaker output to the any USB inputs?
The Amazon item is convenient, but if I can save the $$, it would be prudent at this juncture.
Seemingly all I need is an adapter for the Comp input, right?
Would I be correct in assuming I can use Windows Media Player to record or save the data?
No. Hook the turntable to your receiver, then from a line out (sometimes called tape out), run that to the mic input or line in input on your computer. This will be a small hole, like where you would plug headphones in. You may need to buy a cable to do this.. one end will have the usual red and white RCA connectors, and the other end will be like a headphone jack..
Not sure what you would use to record on Windows, but I would guess that WMP would work.
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|  | Jason
Posts:3378
| | 09/04/2007 10:37 PM |
Alert | | Windows Media Player won't record anything (the most it can do is rip CDs), you'll need to use Sound Recorder. | |
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| | agit8d
Posts:209
| | 09/05/2007 8:15 PM |
Alert | here is your best bet. Look at the cost of it as a couple of nights out at Ramsey's.....oh shoot no wonder i have so much extra cash in my pocket HAHAH.
Sorry Ramsey I miss your place!!
http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/31274/ | |
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| | pkat
Posts:997
| | 09/06/2007 8:36 AM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Jason on 09/04/2007 10:37 PM
Windows Media Player won't record anything (the most it can do is rip CDs), you'll need to use Sound Recorder.</div>
I kind of assumed this, but wasn't sure. Thanks | |
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