can u transfer music from old Lps, records, tapes etc onto a cd and also to an mp3 player, if so how please?

Question

need a lot of help and info please ,if this is possible. i have lots of good music on Lps,records and tapes and would like them to go onto my mp3 player, please help,thanks, newbie to this. :-)

what is the full name for this cable and a what does it look like( apicture would help please) and where can i get one?

Answer 1

you need an audio capture device to attach your record player or cassette player to your computer. This device will come with audio capture software which will allow you to choose the format you prefer (in your case, mp3). This will take a lot of time as you will be recording in real time.

Answer 2

You should be able to plug your cd player, tape player and iPod directly into the line in on your sound card in your computer and record them. Vinyl is different. A cartridge output doesn’t give a level gain across the audible frequency and what is called a RIAA filter needs to be inserted so that the sound comes out correct. This filter is automatically in the circuit of an amplifier with a turntable input. It isn’t automatically in circuit on the line input on your sound card so if you plug your deck into your computer it will sound awful and the sound level won’t be enough either. The easiest way of recording your vinyl onto your computer is to plug your deck into your amplifier as normal and then plug the aux output (to be found as two of the phono’s on your tape output) the two being right and left into the stereo line input of your sound card. It should be ok then. Remember that you are recording realtime and all the clicks and hisses will be recorded as well so make sure that your vinyl is as clean and static free as possible. Good luck

Answer 3

Yes, you can. You need a special cable that one end goes into your headphone port of your record player, tape, ect.. and the other end either can go in your microphone input or the line-in input. You open up sound recorder which you can find by going to Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then Entertainment. There, you will find sound recorder. Open up sound recorder and keep pressing the record botton every 60 seconds until it gets to 240 or 300 seconds. Then, you play your record or tape while sound recorder is playing. When your done recording your sound, play it back and if it doesn't play, you need to go to edit, then audio properties. Under the recording control, click volume. Select Stero Mix or if that's not an option select either microphone or line-in, which ever your wire is plugged into. If you need anymore help with it, my e-mail is [e-mail]

Answer 4

as the others have said you need acable from the source Turntable/tape deck and you will do better to get some special software mp3rip rings a bell but if u search something like cnet or tucows you will find it in the public domain and as the others have said it does take a long while - another solution though may be a little iffy is to search something like emule or limewire (p2p software available again from cnet etc) for the music you wish to transfer and download it this maybe borderline legal but since u have the original vynil should be ok i think. these would be in mp3 format so ok for your mp3 player and also ready to burn to cd using any proprietry burning product nero roxio etc. the will automatically convert from mp3 to the standard cd format

Answer 5

I have a business that does this type of service: www.tydigital.com.

You will need to have your analog devices plug into your computer (don’t forget your turntable needs to have a preamp). Typical audio line in connecter is 1/8”. There are several audio software programs available that can help you to transfer the music to your computer. Record in uncompress audio format and archive your collection on CD. Then convert your music to any audio compressed format for your portable device: ogg, aac, wma, mp3. Some devices have lossless format support (flac) which still keeps the higher quality of your recordings. Vinyl and tape hiss would need to be processed to minimize them in your recording.

Contact me if you need any more information. Good Luck.

Answer 6

get a record player and connect it to your pc with a cable with two 3.5mm jacks at either end (the same kind of plug that is on your earphones) plug one end into your headphone socket on the hi-fi and the other into the microphone socket on your pc when you want to record a song all you have to do is go to start on the tool bar and select all programs then accessories then entertainment then sound recorder,then set up your lp a play it and press the record button on the sound recorder and it will record it,then save it as a (*.wav)file and from there you will need to use a programe such as nero to convert the file from wav to mp3. you can buy equipment to do this but it costs quite a bit for whats its for and the cable should cost less than a fiver from maplin or any decent music hardware store: )if you need more help you can conntact me by clicking the photo of nibbler and send a message to me :update i sent you a message with a link to a picture youll get it in your inbox: )

Answer 7

Well
I found a free download of Emule here http://j.mp/1qd9hBA

It is a open source P2P client that allows you to search and share files with other eMule users and to download movies, music and many other media file types.

Bye Bye

Answer 8

if you get a creative zen vision M, NOT AN IPOD, you can put anything you want on it, you cant put **** on an iPod.