Records To PC - Mind To Help Me?

**TommySwiftJr.** · February 2nd, 2014, 03:55 PM

Well I wish to transfer some of those records I had collected over the years to my computer.

To be honest, I have NO clue how to do it. I had visited a couple of places on the net, but hell, I'm not going to buy an audiophile system right now (and no, those people on those forums are not very nice people, just saying

)

So, I have my turntables connected to those tube-amps:

They do have a regular Line-Out which I have connected to my Stereo-System. BUT: that system doesn't provide another Line-Out.

Not sure if I should connect the output of those tubers directly to a Soundcard-Input?

And what Soundcard would I have to chose?

What can I do to simply get my records, tube-amplified (Not a religion, just for the awesome results

) into the computer? And then - if possible convert those tracks into formats that can be uploaded to youtube, means I would need a software to do so, yes?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

**NIN** · February 2nd, 2014, 04:21 PM

Audacity is a decent starting point, free & well proven

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Looking in my files for something a bit better for you TM

**NIN** · February 2nd, 2014, 04:41 PM

Personally I prefer to use an Very Old program "Xoom-Music Clean" , purely coz it's simple, and as It was my first audio editor , I know how to use it

(I'll share it with you by PM when I've ripped & uploaded the set-up from the disc )

But you'll probably wish to do no more with the prog that I do,
simply to plumb your Line-Out from the HiFi into the Audio-In of your pooter.

Audio software does so much more than that these days , and so many functions you do not need to concern yourself with

YouTube Guide to getting set-up & started with Audacity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x2j_ygyASk

**Jism Jim** · February 2nd, 2014, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TommyMilfiger

Not sure if I should connect the output of those tubers directly to a Soundcard-Input?

Yes, if it's an output you'd connect to a tape recorder, you should connect that to the input of your soundcard. Use the line-in, not the microphone input.

Quote:

And what Soundcard would I have to chose?

I suggest you first try the soundcard of your current computer. burn the result to CD, play that on your stereo system and if it sounds good to you, stick with it.

As far as software is concerned, I would suggest Exact Audio Copy. Its main purpose is copying CD's, but it has a record option too. Good thing about it is that it recognizes the breaks between songs, so it will save each song separately.

ragapart · February 2nd, 2014, 07:09 PM

Hi,
I have done most of mine with Audacity, which seemed to work very well. There are also some other points to consider. Are you going to keep the records and playing kit, or get rid of it all. I have recently been transferring dvds and videos to computer and have been putting everything on a NAS, I have picked a Synology which seems to work really well. There is also the question of backup. If you have a Synology server or something similar with more than 1 drive in it you can configure it in a RAID. This however only gives redundancy not a proper backup, if this is in any way important you should keep backups, and ideally an offsite backup. This can be done with external drives, kept elsewhere. Obviously all these things cost money, but they would mean that you should only have to do the digitising once.

**bj2010** · February 4th, 2014, 04:01 PM

I have also big collection of Records but my records player is not working ,I can not repair it because spare parts are not Available.
Can you help me
Can I buy new ?

**exfarmer** · February 4th, 2014, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bj2010

Can I buy new ?

No idea to be honest because we don't sell things on this website. You will need to check the stores in your local area.

**TommySwiftJr.** · February 4th, 2014, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bj2010

Can you help me
Can I buy new ?

Reliable machines with great mechanique-systems (belt-drive) that won't disappoint you: Braun PS 500, Thorens TD 280 (Well, basically the whole TD-Series is great) and Marantz TT 42. Those are great players and they do not cost you a fortune (used but good condition maybe let's say 150 - 350 bucks). Please note: those are not DJ-Systems, means they will not come with a pitch-option.

Pioneer PL Series, Technics SL /SL-BD and Sony PS /PS-LX Series are always a good choice as well for low money (Sony doesn't provide some needles anymore, so please check before you buy). I never liked them though, they have no weight and there's always that awkward "plastic feeling" somehow. Well, but that's just me.

**9876543210** · February 4th, 2014, 05:42 PM

bj2010,

Quote:

Originally Posted by bj2010

I have also big collection of Records but my records player is not working ,I can not repair it because spare parts are not Available.
Can you help me
Can I buy new ?

Check the local record shops, music stores and musical instrument stores in your area. You'll probably find a few. But be prepared to be a bit shocked at the prices. Half way decent turntables aren't very cheap anymore.

February 2nd, 2014, 03:55 PM	#1
TommySwiftJr. Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Seaside. Escaping modern society values. Mostly. Posts: 2,960 Thanks: 47,367 Thanked 68,090 Times in 3,078 Posts	Records To PC - Mind To Help Me? Well I wish to transfer some of those records I had collected over the years to my computer. To be honest, I have NO clue how to do it. I had visited a couple of places on the net, but hell, I'm not going to buy an audiophile system right now (and no, those people on those forums are not very nice people, just saying) So, I have my turntables connected to those tube-amps: They do have a regular Line-Out which I have connected to my Stereo-System. BUT: that system doesn't provide another Line-Out. Not sure if I should connect the output of those tubers directly to a Soundcard-Input? And what Soundcard would I have to chose? What can I do to simply get my records, tube-amplified (Not a religion, just for the awesome results) into the computer? And then - if possible convert those tracks into formats that can be uploaded to youtube, means I would need a software to do so, yes? Any help is greatly appreciated. __________________ I'm afraid of people who are afraid of nudity.

February 2nd, 2014, 04:41 PM	#3
NIN Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8,823 Thanks: 200,569 Thanked 131,967 Times in 9,045 Posts	Personally I prefer to use an Very Old program "Xoom-Music Clean" , purely coz it's simple, and as It was my first audio editor , I know how to use it (I'll share it with you by PM when I've ripped & uploaded the set-up from the disc ) But you'll probably wish to do no more with the prog that I do, simply to plumb your Line-Out from the HiFi into the Audio-In of your pooter. Audio software does so much more than that these days , and so many functions you do not need to concern yourself with YouTube Guide to getting set-up & started with Audacity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x2j_ygyASk

February 2nd, 2014, 04:21 PM	#2
NIN Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8,823 Thanks: 200,569 Thanked 131,967 Times in 9,045 Posts	Audacity is a decent starting point, free & well proven http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ Looking in my files for something a bit better for you TM

February 2nd, 2014, 07:09 PM	#5
ragapart Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 24 Thanks: 1 Thanked 197 Times in 24 Posts	Hi, I have done most of mine with Audacity, which seemed to work very well. There are also some other points to consider. Are you going to keep the records and playing kit, or get rid of it all. I have recently been transferring dvds and videos to computer and have been putting everything on a NAS, I have picked a Synology which seems to work really well. There is also the question of backup. If you have a Synology server or something similar with more than 1 drive in it you can configure it in a RAID. This however only gives redundancy not a proper backup, if this is in any way important you should keep backups, and ideally an offsite backup. This can be done with external drives, kept elsewhere. Obviously all these things cost money, but they would mean that you should only have to do the digitising once.

February 4th, 2014, 04:01 PM	#6
bj2010 Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,312 Thanks: 4,877 Thanked 12,434 Times in 1,245 Posts	I have also big collection of Records but my records player is not working ,I can not repair it because spare parts are not Available. Can you help me Can I buy new ?