How to: Rip your vinyl to Mp3
Posted November 5, 2007 at 11:11 PM by JG Mason
Section: Home Audio, DJ
Windows Vista Magazine apparently deals with more than telling (or trying to convince) everyone how cool Vista is, it provides a basic how to convert your vinyl records to Mp3 because toting around a turntable is so 1973, unless you are a DJ.
For the kids, lets get the “why” out of the way: folks love vinyl. It is reach, deep and noisy; like wine vs. Busch Light. There is a reason DJs use vinyl.
The post summarizes to:
1. Preamp Prep. Connect your turntable to your hi-fi by plugging the red and white cables into the ‘phono’ input on your amp. If your PC isn’t near your hi-fi , consider getting an external preamp; this is connected in the same way. Take care to get the left and right connections the correct way round.
2. Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Next, you’ll need a phono-to-headphone-jack adapter. These can be found cheaply in most hi-fi stores, or you may already own one if you connect your MP3 player to your hi-fi . Connect the red and white jacks to the ‘tape 1 out’ output of your preamp or amplifier.
3. Make the connection. Find the Line In socket on your PC – this may be the same as the microphone socket. It’ll be marked with a small logo showing an arrow entering two circles. Insert the headphone jack into this socket to complete the connection.
4. Line in. In Control Panel, open the Sound pane and click Recording. You’re looking for the Line In device; if it’s not present or ‘currently unavailable’, right-click the empty space and select Show Disabled Devices, then right-click on Line In and choose Enable and Set as Default Device. 5. The Levellers. Try playing a record; the volume meter to the right should light up. The level should be near the top of the meter, but not continuously lighting the top bar. Clicking Properties and the Levels tab will enable you to find the right input level. Now you’re all set for recording.
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