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Copying Vinyl to MP3

Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in itRegistered User regular
edited December 2006 in Help / Advice Forum
So my father has a huge collection of records that he wants to convert into MP3s to burn to CDs and listen when away from the turntable. My idea was to simply hook the sound out on the turntable to the sound in on the computer, record each album in whatever program I decide sounds best, and then break the file up into individual tracks. Is there a more elegant way to go about doing this, or is this about the best I can hope to get?

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  • scrivenerjonesscrivenerjones Registered User regular
    edited December 2006
    The InstantMusic Vinyl & Cassette Ripper is what you want. $55 shipped from thinkgeek. I haven't used it, but it looks real slick--I was going to get one for my dad for x-mas but then didn't.

    the method you said would work too, but this thing supposedly has some software that facilitates breaking vinyl up into tracks. so that's something.

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  • Ranger RickRanger Rick Registered User regular
    edited December 2006
    My grandfather does this quite often. He uses Nero 5. According to him Nero 5 is better at determining the break between tracks than the newer versions. I haven't actually tried it so take this with a grain of salt. I'm sure there are trial versions of Nero that you can try to see if it will work for you.

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