HOW DO I TRANSFER MY ALBUMS (LPs) TO MY COMPUTER?

[scott]

I HAVE A COMPAQ WINDOWS XP (MV5500)- presario 6000. IN
THE BACK IT HAS PORTS FOR LINE IN, LINE OUT AND
MICROPHONE. IT ALSO HAS A SOUND RECORDER AND SOUND
CARD. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I TRANSFER MY ALBUMS (LPs)
TO MY COMPUTER? - FROM THER I ALREADY KNOW HOW TO MAKE
THEM INTO CDs.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Here's a nice little guide

Can I Archive LP Music as MP3s?
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,2251667,00.html

 

[Galley]

I HAVE A COMPAQ WINDOWS XP (MV5500)- presario 6000. IN
THE BACK IT HAS PORTS FOR LINE IN, LINE OUT AND
MICROPHONE. IT ALSO HAS A SOUND RECORDER AND SOUND
CARD. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I TRANSFER MY ALBUMS (LPs)
TO MY COMPUTER? - FROM THER I ALREADY KNOW HOW TO MAKE
THEM INTO CDs.

Run your turntable into a pre-amp.
Run the pre-amp into the line-in jack.
Record from the line-in jack using Audacity, saving them as WAV files.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/