How to record vinyl to CD/PC easily

Posted by Anonymous , 9/4/2007 Tags:recordvinyleasily

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Introduction Gone are the days of vinyl. But you can still manage to get all your vinyls onto CD.

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Introduction

Gone are the days of vinyl. But you can still manage to get all your vinyls onto CD. Whether your a DJ and wanting to record a mix, or an oldie wanting to copy your faverouite Beatles song, this is how to copy vinyls easily

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You'll Need

  • Turntable
  • A CD (If wanting to put songs on a CD)
  • PC
  • A Mini-jack to phono cable
  • A recording progam on your PC
  • Vinyl Records

Steps

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Step One

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A mini jack to phono cable. The mini jack is on the right, the phono on the left

Buy a Mini-jack (the same connection that fits into your MP3 player headphones socket) to phono (the socket at the back of your turntable) cable. These can be bought from the website down at the tips section at the bottom.
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Step Two

Plug the two-ended end of the cable (The phono connection) into your mixer or turntable. If your using a mixer, its best to use the 'Record' output.
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Step Three

Plug the other end (mini-jack) into the microphone/record socket on your computer.
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Step Four

Switch on your computer and open up the recording progam.
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Step Five

Switch on your turntable/mixer. Place the needle at the start of the song.
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Step Six

Press Record and record 5 seonds of the song. Keep repeating this step, adjusting the volume levels using the volume control - or make the sound better using the EQ on the mixer - to make the sound perfect.
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Step Seven

Cue up the start of the song, press record and start the song. When the song/mix is finished, press Stop Record.
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Step Eight

You can now burn the song file on your computer to a CD.

Overall Tips & Warnings

  • A Dj can use the cable for other things, such as using your MP3 Player on your mixer (mini-jack goes into MP3 Player, phono goes into mixer).
  • You can record sound from movies to your computer. Plug the mini jack into your computer and the phono into your DVD player/TV/VHS machine.
  • Customers in the UK can buy a 5m cable from http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR77485 for £3
  • DJs can record mixes live onto their laptop if they have two outputs on their mixer
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