If your record player has RCA out then you could plug in an RCA to 3.5mm cable (check in google images) going from the record player to your computer's soundcard and record!
You can use a free program for this, for eg. Audacity.
The result will depend on how good your soundcard is - but even a cheap onboard one should be ok.
You should record in 16bit, 44.1 KHz wav or aiff file.
You can then convert to mp3... the higher the bit rate the better (320 kbps, 256 kbps)
As far as the "vinyl sound", no you cannot get it unless you just want to hear the popping noises.
The reason vinyl sounds as warm as it does is because it's analog; therefore when you record it digitally it will not be the same. Otherwise record companies would go thru the same process to make cd's sound better. If you're just wanting a usb turntable to make digital copies, you may as well just download the albums or buy the cds.
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You can use a free program for this, for eg. Audacity.
The result will depend on how good your soundcard is - but even a cheap onboard one should be ok.
You should record in 16bit, 44.1 KHz wav or aiff file.
You can then convert to mp3... the higher the bit rate the better (320 kbps, 256 kbps)
This guy did it.
The reason vinyl sounds as warm as it does is because it's analog; therefore when you record it digitally it will not be the same. Otherwise record companies would go thru the same process to make cd's sound better. If you're just wanting a usb turntable to make digital copies, you may as well just download the albums or buy the cds.
"Japan is awesome; the fans there knew all the words to all the songs...at least phonetically." - Stone
"I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version." - EV