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| RTSDaddy2:
Does anybody know of one? My father-in-law is in town, wants to start experimenting with this. We'll probably head to best buy later on, so a quick respnse would be appreciated. Thanks! |
| DaveMMR:
Well first off, do you have a turntable that you can hook up to RCA inputs without the ground or a preamp? Not going to get far without that. You also need a Y-adapter or similar to connect the red/white RCAs to the headphone-sized input jack in the back of your computer. Basically, any sound recording software can do a decent job. Look for ones specifically for recording analog that can take noise (hiss), crackles and pops out. You also want something that'll let you edit tracks (so you can record continuously) before finalizing. Of course, the software can only make your recordings sound as good as the records you use, so make sure you wipe and clean each one (circular motions, not like a CD) before recording. Remember, you're live when you hit that button. Personally, I used a program that came bundled with Windows Media Edition. Does the trick. |
| RTSDaddy2:
Thanks for all the info Dave. He does not have the necessary wiring yet - we were going to try to pick up all the stuff before he goes back to Kansas....does have the turntable though. Is there a similar program out for XP Service Pack 2 that you - or anyone - would suggest? |
| headkaze:
I would go for Audacity. |
| DaveMMR:
For freeware or shareware, you can look into Audacity (as headkaze pointed out) and GoldWave. And the Windows Media Edition that I was referring to was a downloadable add-on for Windows XP that you can get from them from the official website (it was like the old Microsoft Plus!). It has other tools too, but I wouldn't go nuts paying the $20 just for the program. Again, you will not get far with transferring your records if you can't hook it up properly to the computer. If you have that pesky ground wire (it looks like a "U" connector and is traditionally screwed down), you will get a loud humming distortion that will block out the music. You can try screwing it down to a case screw, though I've never personally tried that. You can also hook it up to a receiver and hook the receiver up to your sound card. They have turntables now that have built-in pre-amps (no ground wire) and ones that even hook up via USB. If you're in the market for a new phonograph and you're serious about transferring a lot of vinyl to CD-R, I would look into it. However, for a one-off job, it's probably not worth the expense. |
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