How to get vinyl to CD???

[bikerchickdc]

I've got an amazing collection of vinyl and have no idea how to get my turntable to "talk" to my cd/dvd burner. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be most appreciative!

[ggw]

http://www.pcabusers.net/vinyllp/vinyllp.htm

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

This is a dilemma I have struggled with as well.  Thanks!
 
 Moodlink

[markie]

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/usb-turntable-more-vinyl-to-cd-goodness-141195.php

[you be betty]

thanks, too...
 
 there is a whole room of my house dedicated to stacks and stacks of records; and since i've gotten my ipod, they have been miserably neglected...

[seeking_irony]

Check out  http://www.recordrenaissance.com/. They provide this service as well.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

Originally posted by you be betty:
  thanks, too...
 
 there is a whole room of my house dedicated to stacks and stacks of records; and since i've gotten my ipod, they have been miserably neglected...

I'm astonished that a 15-year old A) developed a substantial record collection, and B) outgrew it and switched to digital.  It's almost as if you lived through both the 80s and 90s, but just in the course of a couple of years.

[you be betty]

actually, the record collection that takes up the entire room belongs to pops.  i have a small collection of my own though, as well.  and dad and i share the other records.

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by MTB-Markie:
   http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/usb-turntable-more-vinyl-to-cd-goodness-141195.php  

Unless this has a steel platter it's probably not going to result in great transfers.  For causal listening it would serve it's purpose, but if one is going to spend hours required to transfer music it worth buying a better turntable.  Metal platters spin records at a more consistent speed than plastic  ones, thus reducing the amount of wow and flutter heard.
 
 My advice is buy a nice Technics or Stanton turntable with a great cartridge.  There are Stantons with Digital Outputs which will give a cleaner transfer.
 
 I'd also upgrade the sound card as most of the consumer level ones are pretty crappy, lots of noise, etc.
 
 Just came across this product whichs serves a interface between phono and computer via USB.  Haven't had a chance to check out it's specs, but could be worth a look.
 
  Phono PreAmp Studio USB
 
 My recommendation is buy a M-Audio sound interface, this one has been on my wish list for some time.
 
  M-Audio Audiophile USB

[kosmo vinyl]

the Phono Preamp USB device is PC only... not exactly how to interpret the specs maybe Sir HC can chime in on them but...
 
 M-Audio Audiophile has
 
 frequency response:   20Hz to 20kHz +/- 0.5dB
 dynamic range:   109dB (A-weighted)
 signal-to-noise ratio:   109dB (typical, A-weighted)
 THD:   0.002512%
 
 And the other device has
 
 # Filter function with high-precision RIAA equalization (20 Hz-20 kHz / ± 0.3 dB)
 # THD+N:
 phono level 1(min) 87 db
 phono level 2(max) 87 db
 line in 86 db
 # Signal-to-noise ratio:
 level 1 (min) -90 db (A)
 level 2 (max) -92 db (A)
 line in -93 db

[kosmo vinyl]

speaking of gadgets...  
 
 this is tres funny and boy do i remember most of these products almost like it was yesterday.
 
  Engadget 1985

[markie]

Has to be steel?
 
   <img src="http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_2/images/he-2003-turntable.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 I guess a cheap turntable would be fine for most people.

[kosmo vinyl]

my point of view on this is that if one is going to take the time to transfer vinyl to cd then getting good equipment is a requirement.  whats the point of taking the time to capture the tracks, editing the resulting wav files for the silent bits at the beginning and end, possibly using sw to remove the snaps and pops, only to end up with a subpar sounding file.  a file which one intends to go forward listening to. you might as well wait until the recording ends up eMusic or elsewhere for download if you use a cheap turntable.