What is the best way to store vinyl phonograph records?
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find a vinyl player with a headphone port. Then, get a headphone to headphone cord. Plug one end into the phonograph player, and one into your computer. Download audacity, and back up your vinyls to CDs. Then they'll store better :D. If you're not willing to do that... i suggest somewhere where they won't be messed with and not get scratched... or melted... hehehe
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You can get a analog to digital preamp that connects your turntable to a USB port on you computer. \nI have one from Terratec. It comes with the software you need to capture and edit tracks from your LPs.
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The easiest way is called a poor mans copyright. It simply involves making a copy of your CD and then mailing it to yourself. Kept unopened, the dated postmark will protect you in court against unlawful copies.\n\nFrom that point forward the court record will protect you forever.\n\nYou can file any claims in small clains court too. That is pretty cheap and you will not even need a lawyer.
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I use the free priority mail cardboard boxes at any post office.\n\nThen I wrap the album in a plastic bag and tape it shut, wrap  one layer of big bubble bubble wrap and finally pour in styrofoam packing peanuts.\n\nBuy large ORANGE fragile stickers at any office supply store.
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Depends on how many songs you want them to hold. I have seen ones that hold about 12-60 songs for about $50. Then they have ones (like th eone I have) that holds 10,000 songs and it was $250. If you only want a few songs then go to Wal-Mart and put one on layaway.
90114
My Dad buys old records at yard sales and sells them on eBay.  He has had some luck and always comes out a head.  One time he sold a recorded for almost 400$.  It's sort of a hobby for him to sell old stuff on eBay.  Good luck selling yours.
195884
Apple's Garage Band software is great for this.  It comes with hundreds of intrumental or percussion loops, plus it allows you to import other tracks and record live over them.
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yes, kind of...I have an sandisk Mp3 player that you can store documents and stuff on, and its great for music.  It is 1 gig and It works really well in my opinion.  you don't have to install anything to use it either.
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Audacity\nto record to your hard drive\nNero\nto burn to disc\n\nDo save to HDD first, or you will have problems burning to CD.\nDo make sure that the media you save to can be read by the device(s) you will want to play them in ... CD±R.\nDon't bother with RW  save a whole CD at a time.\nDon't compress any more than 4x unless you really dig the Muppets singing the songs.\n\nEnjoy!
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The answer on your question depends on the size of the files to be backed up, however I recommend you to use the external hard drive. I think that is the best place for backup storage because it is bigger than CDs/DVDs and it is not such corruptible.
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not online but......there is an awesome store in nashville tn called phonoluxe records. they have lottsa rare stuff and vinyl for days...lol their # is 6152593500. if you know what you are looking for they will ship anywhere
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Difficult to write all the steps down here, but you can have a look at the following for some guidance (currently under development...) http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/DIY/how_to.htm This is certainly 'do-able', if you have the patience....\nYou will need a cassette player (!), PC with a stereo input to soundcard, conversion software and CD writer.\nNote: if you are using a laptop, you may need a USB external soundcard (mine has only a mono mic input – not good enough!) – you can get cheap, simple but effective ones (from Hong Kong) via ebay…\nYou could get someone to do it for you, there are plenty to choose from out on the web, this type of job is perfect for a 'virtual' studio.\nThe software is probably the thing you really want to know about.. you will find loads out there. Personally I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab – primarily produced for lifting vinyl, but will take any analogue signal. It has loads of features including cleaning filters, effects and editing… it’s cheap too and even comes with a stereo cable – try ebay. There are loads more, some even free downloads (audacity avaiable from download.com)– listen to folks who have used the software then have a go….\nOh yeah, and Magix has automatic track recognition based on silence between tracks and auto-stop recording so you can go out for the day and it will stop at the end of your tape – really useful!! You will use up loads of hard-drive space, so don’t try this if you are pushed for space…You may need to purge the huge files every so often (10MB per minute WAV files, 1MB per minute MP3). You could save some space recording directly into MP3 at the sacrifice of a little sound quality
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I use LP recorder which is great seeming as it only costs about $20 to.  This gives me crystal clear recordings from live music I play from vinyl.
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Probably not much, especially if it is not in pristine condition.  Try selling it on eBay with a minimum bid required.  Vinyl doesn't fetch top-dollar unless it is a rare issue.
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If you live in australia, go to a record store. If not, then go to ebay.
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There are two typical ways of getting MP3s onto your computer. You either download them from some website, or you get them from a regular (store-bought or borrowed) CD. But wait! there's a third way, and it's great if you have a ton of old vinyl sitting around unplayed, and you want to take those old scratchy classics along with your iPod. \n\nHere's how you can convert your vinyl-to-MP3:\n\nIf you’re like me, you’ve got hundreds of old albums sitting around collecting dust. Or maybe you’ve got several dozen cassette collections from the 70s, 80s or early 90s. You hardly every get them out, unless you’re totally bored or you have an old song busting through your head, like "She's A Lover" by the Pretty Things, Grand Funk Railroad's "T.N.U.C." or "Baby Talks Dirty" by The Knack and you just gotta hear it. Now.\n\nSo you pull out the album, play the song and stick it back in. Now wouldn’t it be easier if the song was just sitting on your computer as an MP3, and you just had to click a mouse a few times?\n\nAll you really need to accompany your computer and sound card is a line-in recording device and a piece of software to accompany it.\n\nEquipment-wise, you’ll need an RCA to 1/8” headphone jack cable and an MP3 encoder that gives you the option of recording any audio from your line-in. Check out Musicmatch or RealOne Rhapsody. They’re sufficient, although if you want to do any more serious recording with some spiffier controls and options, you’ll want to look into something like Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (now Adobe’s Audition) or Sound Forge.\n\nStill, the low-end versions will accomplish what you want – getting the audio into your computer to convert that old vinyl-to-MP3.\n\nConnect the output of your stereo amplifier to the back of your computer. And again, if you’re looking at doing this more than casually, you’ll want to look at getting a small mixing board, such as a Mackie Mixer for around $240. It gives you a number of inputs, and more control over your volume, balance, bass, treble, etc.\n\nIf all you have is your cassette deck, for instance, just hook the output of that into the sound card of your computer.\n\nIn MusicMatch, select the desired bitrate for your MP3s. For most uses, the near CD-quality of 128 Kbps will work. If you're like me, and want to make it a little higher quality – in case The Knack means that much to you – try 160bps or 192bps. It’ll take up a little more room, but hard drives are so cheap, don’t hold back on account of scrimping for space. Hey, these are precious recordings!\n\nNow, browse your menu (most likely under options), and set the recorder source to Line In. To set your recording level, play the cassette or record and open up your computer’s Recording Control. (You’ll find that under Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices). Drag your mouse up or down on the slider to adjust the recording volume. You’ll have to listen back to the recording to check out the volume before you’re satisfied that it’s not too quiet or overmodulated (recorded so loud the sound distorts).\n\nOne of the tricks at this point in playing back your test recording is to find the darn song! I always have a little trouble finding it. To see where it landed on your hard drive, go to Options > Settings > Recorder and check the Tracks Directory. This way you can see the path and sub-paths to where the song is stored on your hard drive. To listen, navigate to File > Open and go to the directory where your song or test is recorded.\n\nOnce you’ve decided you like it the sound level and quality, go back and start another recording. You’re well on your way to creating MP3s of your vintage vinyl tidbits and precious and rare recordings. Then your records will be safe while the digitized version can be played over and over, shared with friends, or taken with you on your portable MP3 device.\n\nEven if you aren’t into
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@ a used record store...or try ebay