cobaka Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I was thinking of copying some of my old LPs to CDs (yes, I'm that old ). I have seen turntables that claim to do that (with software), and I was wondering if anyone has tried it, and does it work well? Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampi Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I tried in the past to convert some tapes (I'm that old as well ) and use a software called Steinberg Clean version 3 I believe. Results were actually very good but I know many more softwares came out. If I will have time I will make a little search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I've seen turntables for that purpose too, but the one I saw was really a little bit expensive just to transfer music. Good luck with the project, please let us know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I have had succes with this using a program called "JUKE BOX" it has a line-in facility and the option to record from the line-in sorce. I used a double ende jack lead from the head phone socket on me hi-fi which i attached a second hand turn table and attached the other end to the line-in jack on the sound card. Juke box has an auto cue that will start recording when it detects the sound from the record, but i found this to be a bit finiky so i started the recordings manualley. The results were very good and i was also able to clean up the recording a bit using a sound editing program. I did about 40 7" singles and 12 albums Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Gentle strokes "Paint your wagon" and keeps eye on topic! Good Luck Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I tried in the past to convert some tapes (I'm that old as well ) and use a software called Steinberg Clean version 3 I believe. Results were actually very good but I know many more softwares came out. If I will have time I will make a little search I have copied my casettes onto my HD by just using a walkman, computer speaker cord (the one with the green jack) into my sound card mic input, and Goldwave free trial http://www.goldwave.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowmanUK Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 I was even more heath robinson, I plugged a turntable into the line in/mic socket and used windows sound recorder to make the tracks into wav files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 BAH, you are all too high tech. Surely the easiest way is to start the LP playing, and on your PC start up sound recorder, point your mic at the stereo speakers and start recording! Viola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaka Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Isn't it about time for you to torture your machine with the hoover again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Ha yes, it probably is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTF-2 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Cobaka: Yes, it is very possible and very easy. I've got a bunch of records that I love but it'd be nice to be able to take the tracks with me when I travel. There's a huge resurgence in the number of bands releasing LPs -- it's another trendy indie thing. Anyway, here's how I rip vinyl: I picked up an old version of the Griffin iMic for around $40CDN. It comes with it's own software specifically for the job (FinalVinyl I think it's called). Hooked it up between my iBook (works with winXP too) and the phono pre-amp on my stereo. Play the record and press the record button. After the side is done, it lets you split it up into tracks. It gives you a choice of a bunch of formats including Mp3 and Wav. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Nero Wave Editor and Musicmatch Jukebox are ways to do so. Plug your turntable or even cassette deck into the line in port on your PC's sound card (you do have a sound card right?). You may need to get a connector from Radio Shack to go from RCA plugs to a 1/8" stereo phono plug (this is how I do it) to plug it into the sound card. Run the software in record mode set to Line-In and record it as an MP3 (Nero Wave Editor allows for many different formats even). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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