d6jg wrote: > In Music there was a short discussion of the gear that can be used to > convert a Vinyl LP to digital formats and the do & dont's so rather than > hijack that Forum I thought I'd repost the various pieces of hardware > discussed with a few comments which people can then add to as required. > > USB Turntable - only consider this if you haven't already got a > turntable. > > If you have a Turntable. > Behringer UCA202 from a tape loop. This is a line level 2 way USB > soundcard that operates at 16/44 or 16/48. Virtually all Laptop/PCs > detect it as both a USB recording & USB speaker device. Powered over the > USB connection. > Behringer UFO202. This is similar to the UCA202 but can be used with a > turntable that requires a pre-amp. Its input is switchable between Line > & Phono level. Like the UCA202 it is powered via the USB connection. > This means that it can't really be used as just a pre-amp for your > Turntable as it won't have power unless connected to your Laptop/PC. > Digital recorder e.g. Roland R-05. A handheld portable device that you > would connect to the Tape Out of your amp via 2xPhono to 3.5mm jack. > This is a line level only device as far as I can tell. The Roland is no > longer made but there are similar products available e.g Tascam AR05. > > Personally I use a Behringer UCA202 in one location and a Behringer > VMX200USB in another. The VMX200USB (and its baby brother VMX100USB) is > a DJ Mixer with two way USB connection - it has the adavantage of being > separetely powered. Like the UCA & UFO it will do 16/44 and 16/48. > > Software > I use VinylStudio with some post FLAC processing in mp3tag > Others use Audacity which is Free but IMHO much harder work.Even cheaper is > connecting an amplifier tape out to a laptop line in and capture directly with Audacity. Might be worth trying before buying any extra gadgets.
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