Have you tried recording vinyl to MP3s and or CDs? Turntable with USB port?

[Jen Kirley]

Hey out there,

While my husband is out hunting I am Christmas gift planning by trying to put together a system for recording his old LP collection to digital because his hard drive died with all of his MP3 albums on it.

I've been looking at the gamut from turntables with built in USB connections like Numark TTUSB, (he has a decent turntable that needs a new needle) to this site's nine-inning process. Now I'm dazed and confused. He's plenty smart and geeky enough to manage the drawn out process and would like good quality recording, but I doubt he would want to put a lot of time and patchwork gizmos into it.

Any advice from all you smart people? Pleeeaaazze?

 

[SteelMaiden]

Re: Have you tried recording vinyl to MP3s and or CDs?

No suggestions, but I've been thinking about doing the same with my LP's. I've got a pretty big collection, and now my kids are going out and buying the CD's of the same, such a sad waste when we already have them. My albums are pristine. Most only listened to once to make sure they have no defects, and once to record to tape.

Great gift idea!

 

[chergh - 2008]

Re: Have you tried recording vinyl to MP3s and or CDs?

Like everything else in life keep it simple. I had a look at the Numark model you referenced but couldn't find any mention of software being included.

The Ion iTTUSB is almost identical apart from colour and comes with software included. Might be worth a look.

 

[SteelMaiden]

thanks chergh.

 

[Claes Gefvenberg]

Re: Have you tried recording vinyl to MP3s and or CDs?

Like everything else in life keep it simple.

Or even simpler: Get a mp3-player with line in and plug it straight into line out or the headphones connection... Personally, I use a little iriver 795, and it works just fine.

/Claes

 

[Jen Kirley]

Yes, I looked at the Ion turntable with its USB connector--how interesting! Numark makes something along the line too, as does Audio Technica. I was leaning toward this type of product.

When I read reviews some said the Audacity software (used to reduce noise) was terrible. Other software is out there, some as freeware. I haven't read reviews about the Cakewalk software that Audio Technica uses.

 

[Jen Kirley]

Re: Have you tried recording vinyl to MP3s and or CDs?

Or even simpler: Get a mp3-player with line in and plug it straight into line out or the headphones connection... Personally, I use a little iriver 795, and it works just fine.

/Claes

This is an attractive idea because some MP3 players can be hooked up to a little transmitter and play on a car stereo through a radio station. (we don't do Ipods and their Itune servitude) That makes it portable but rather costly. My husband had wanted a car stereo with USB jack but then he could only listen to his MP3s in that car--his antique, Sundays only car.

So you see I have managed to make this difficult! I nuke everything.

 

[chergh - 2008]

A friend of mine uses a program called Gramofile. He rates it highly but he is an uber geek and uses the Linux version. There is a windows version available though and it is freeware.

 

[Jen Kirley]

A friend of mine uses a program called Gramofile. He rates it highly but he is an uber geek and uses the Linux version. There is a windows version available though and it is freeware.

Tthank you! My husband uses Linux too.

 

[chergh - 2008]

Make sure you check that Linux drivers are available for the product you buy.