What type of USB is best to record old LPs?
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USB's are not like the old cassette used to be with metal, high bias, etc. Quality of sound does not vary from one to the other. Speed and storage capacity are the differentiating factors in choosing a thumb drive to record your music onto. And as you would expect the the more storage capacity, the higher the cost.
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Sorry that I cannot help. This was a gift for my GRANDAUGHTER. She loves it but hasn't used it for recording old LPs.
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Do yourself a favor and pop over to www.macworld.com and do a search for recording vinyl. I am sitting here right now with an Audio-Technica atpl50 hooked up to a Griffin iMic which is hooked up to my dual 2ghz G5 recording 45s for a neighbor. Griffin has software called Final Vinyl. Very easy to use, very intuitive!
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I don't know about the software that comes with this turntable, but you can use another piece of (free!) software called Audacity to handle 78s. Basically, you play the 78s at 45 or 33-1/3, then tell Audacity to convert the recording back to 78. You can get Audacity here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ There is a real nice description of the whole process here: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB_turntables (Don't be put off that the last link mentions USB turntables. You can use Audacity to record from the line-in jack of your sound card too).
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Use the USB charger that came with the recorder and plug it into either your computer or use a USB charger and plug it into the wall
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Steve, the recording quality was very bad and we ended up returning the unit. My older sister has an immense album collection we want to convert but we are still looking for a good quality converter and have yet to find one. This has been some years now since we started looking. good luckmc
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I was able to convert several cassettes to cd and mp3 but the converter died and I had to find a different unit to finish my project. This USB unit is cheaply made and not reliable. Sorry.
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Hi, The manual says "They enable you to use the greatly extended dynamic range of your 24-bit/192-kHz HD recorder to the fullest, thereby maintaining optimal audio quality But the specs say usb 48 khz Guess you'll have to call Behringer on that one.
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AFelectrngineer already answered your question, but I was also going to recommend the ART USB Phono Plus. Even though you stated that you don't need the USB capability, the USB Phono Plus would probably be your best bet if you want to be able to plug in a set of headphones without having to do some electronic modifications to the unit. And if you do decide to use the USB capability, it'll probably sound better than your turntable's built-in preamp.
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Any usb interface with xlr inputs will work. You want to use an xlr cable to connect the mic to the interface. As far as brands go, i use Focusrite but any interface you can afford should do the trick
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No. This is a preamplifier and not a digital-to-analog converter. The USB is intended to connect to your computer that utilizes Audacity or any other audio editing software to record your vinyl to either your hard drive or your MP3 player like the iPod. For its price, it's a very good preamplifier from a reliable time-tested company like Rega.
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I have the SL-1210M5G and do a lot of vinyl transfers. First, download this free software. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ I use the 1/4" headphone jack on my receiver to 3.5mm pin on my PowerBook G4 mic input. If you need an RCA adapter for your soundcard, these are available and relatively inexpensive as well. Once you make the link between receiver and your computer, Audacity works pretty much like a tape recorder. With a little practice and a CD burner, you'll be ripping vinyl in no time. To convert to mp3, you'll need the Lame Encoder plugin available here. http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-lame.html For the best quality sound, I'd recommend you import the files in a uncompressed format. I use aiff 32 bit PCM and record @ 4100hz/32 bit floating point.
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You can record on cassette from almost any input. I recommend getting the manual and reading through it here: http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PTTCSM60/Turntable-Boombox-Multimedia-System---Plays-AMFM-Radio,-CDs,-Cassettes,-MP3s,---USBSD-Memory-Ports-and-Vinyl-to-MP3-EncodingIt isn't written very well, but it outline all features in detail.
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not sure about any boomboxes with usb or sd recording, but i bought my son a Pyle PT560UA 300 watt stereo 2 yrs ago for 99.00 and it plays all usb music and off SD cards. i dont know if he's done any recording on it, but the sound is great. he has a 5 disc cd player on it, but hasnt tried recording. i myself have most my cd'd on my computer now and have loaded music on usb memory sticks, after i had went with a new stereo in my truck that plays usb sticks, etc. the stereos still go for the same price and i am wondering if the mini pyle stereo that plays usb and sd cards would work on my older home stereo reciever, so i could play the music on it, if it would plug into reciver some how. just search Pyle stereo's' or anything stereo wise keywords usb stereo, etc. hope this helps. the stereos still go for around same price as 2 yrs ago, i found mine for my son on ebay at the time but have seen it on amazon here now also. hope this helps
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yes, another great thing about it is that you can use a jump drive and record directly. This was a gift for my son and he loved the sound of the 'vinyl'.
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It only has midi input and headphone jack, so no USB or some other easier alternative. You will only be able to record audio from it
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This turntable is meant to be utilized with an amplifier with phono inputs only. There is no USB connection. You could connect your computer to the amplifier via the tape out jacks on the back of the amp to your 3.5 mm audio input on your computer and then you could use software to convert it to your hard drive. I have done this with Sony's Soundforge. Do NOT connect the turntable to any input jacks other than phono on your amplifier or other device and do not connect it directly to your computer.
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I run out of the Main Outs into my Lexicon Alpha USB Interface. I have had multiple boards with USB cards built in but they all really suck as USB Sound Interfaces. Love the way the Lexicon Alpha works and the recorded sound it sooooo much better. That is my solution. Even you can get the Alpha pretty cheap and it will far out perform build in USB interfaces.