I have an old stereo system that has a working turntable, and I would like to transfer LP tracks to my laptop. The only sound input is the mike input, as in most PCs. And the stereo system's only outputs are from the turntable (very small signal), the headphones' output, and the one to the cassette recorder.
Can I connect any of these outputs to the laptops' mike input? If not, do I need any extra hardware?
I just don's want anything get burned, except eventually some CDs.
I have downloaded Audacity in order to record and edit the music, and Lame MP3 to encode. Has anyone used this software? What do you think of it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
2006-10-19 08:36:26 · 9 answers · asked by Gandalf the Grey 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I've done this a bunch of times before, and what I found is to get decent sound quality, you need to run the cables from your turntable to a preamp, then run the cables from your preamp to the line input on your computers soundcard. Without using a preamp, the volume levels on the audio files were way too low, and when I tried to increase the volume through digital plugins, the files got hissey. I used Logic for the audio program, it works very very well.
2006-10-19 08:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have used Audacity and the LAME MP3 codec and it works great for me.
As for the hardware, you will have to get a sound card with a line input. there are cheap usb versions avalable. Most likely yourstereo will have RCA outputs, so you'll need a cable that goes from RCA to 1/8" trs. These are not hard to get. I think eve walmart has them. If your stereo does not have an AUX out, you can use your earphone out as well, but you'll have to adjust the volume fairly low to get a good sound out of it.
2006-10-19 08:43:05 · answer #2 · answered by BMLZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you record through the mike input, you'll get mono instead of stereo. (if that's okay, just buy a cable with a 1/4" phone plug on one end and a mini phone plug on the other and connect from the headphone jack on the stereo to the mike input on the laptop)
If you want to record in stereo, you'll need to buy a PCMCIA sound card to go in the PCMCIA slot on your laptop. Do a Google search for "PCMCIA sound card" and you'll find plenty to choose from. You'll also need a cable to connect the headphone jack to the line in jack on your soundcard.
Audacity and LAME are both good choices.
2006-10-19 08:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have another hardware peice. It changes the LP players pre-amped signal to a low voltage signal. With out this converter you will fry you input if not the entire audio card.
2006-10-19 08:39:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will need a pre-amplifier, like the one on the link below. also, suitable cables from stereo to amplifier, and from amplifier to the pc line in socket. I have used the Audio side of Nero burning, allows you to edit/filter your tracks before burning to cd
2006-10-19 10:32:00 · answer #5 · answered by johncob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You connect the headphone or line out socket to your mic/line in socket of the laptop. The software I used, was JetAudio, I think you can get it for free now. It's good for recording. You can then rename and convert the recorded .wav files to mp3.
2006-10-19 08:42:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe all you will need is a lead that plugs into the Mic socket on ur Laptop, that has two Phono plugs (Usually Red & Black) on the ends, these will plug into the sockets on your turntable.
I hope this helps :)
good luck
2006-10-19 08:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have speaker and microphone cable in use other cable from the pc sound card to your hi-fi , some recording software on the pc
2006-10-19 08:44:59 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many ways I am sure. But you first need something like this
2016-03-28 01:45:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋