creating audio cd from stereo turtable

[Larry]

Is it possible to copy my old records from my stereo to
the cd burner? If so, what hardware hookups would be
needed?

 

[plectrum]

Is it possible to copy my old records from my stereo to
the cd burner? If so, what hardware hookups would be
needed?

Yes.

Connect your turntable to your hifi, and then the line-out of the hi-fi to
the line-in of your soundcard.

Couble click on the loudspeaker in the systray. Options > Properties >
Recording > OK > Make sure that line-in is selected (ticked) as the
recording source. Close the window once its selected.

Windows Recorder will not record for more than 60 seconds - Windows Encoder
will. However, I use Goldwave (paying, but cheap at the price) because it
has filters you can use to get rid of turntable rumble and you can
"de-click" the recordings plus normalise the tracks once you've finished
editing them. Record as wav files.

http://www.goldwave.com

Cheers,
Jerry

 

[Ian & Lorraine]

Is it possible to copy my old records from my stereo to
the cd burner? If so, what hardware hookups would be
needed?

It's quite possible, and ultimately quite easy once you get started.

Some helpful info: http://www.shareup.com/dadioh/ and also here:
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/news/1316/ That second link discusses cassette
to MP3, but much of it applies to ripping from vinyl.

I use the freeware version of MusicMatch Jukebox, myself. You need to
connect the left and right audio out from your home system to a "Y" jack
which two RCA female jacks on one end, and a single 1/8" mini-plug male on
the other. This mini-plug connects to the "line-in" of your sound card.
You'll need to look in your sound card properties to make sure that the
line-in isn't muted. If you rip to WAV, you can then run any wav editor to
clean up any hiss and crackles from the tracks.

Have fun,
Ian.