Recording/ripping vinyl

[Hypernia]

I'm on a pretty hefty budget after purchasing my turntables and a few records so I need to make sure if I have this right before I go out and buy. I googled the easiest way to get this done, and if I have it right all I would need is an rca cable leading from my mixer (from line out) to my laptop's headphone jack and some recording software. Just thought I'd confirm whether or not this is correct.

[Sherlock Ohms]

Nope - you need to use your laptops mic in, not headphone out (the clue is in the name ...), but if you're using a DVS you're probably better recording internally or using audacity to pick up the soundcard output

[Hypernia]

okay, then that's all I had wrong?

[Gryz]

Yes, make sure you do the Line In as he said.

I'm not entirely sure about the Line out from the mixer...I would have done the booth out or record out...

This would be much much easier with a soundcard with an input though.

[CaptainMidnight]

Id recommend you get a phono preamp and hook it up directly to your soundcard and avoid recording through the mixer (most mixers color the sound).

found this out after recording half my record collection with a old ass pioneer mixer.

[Hypernia]

I'll keep that in mind. Gotta try it out straight through the mixer first.

[hamza21]

(most mixers color the sound).

That's not bad thing. In most cases it's a good thing unless you have a mixer that is 10 years old or older. Unless you have budget mixer like pyle,behringer or stanton mixers (the under $200 ones) one's mixer should be just fine for recording.

[Alex Wild]

That's not bad thing. In most cases it's a good thing unless you have a mixer that is 10 years old or older. Unless you have budget mixer like pyle,behringer or stanton mixers (the under $200 ones) one's mixer should be just fine for recording.

What's with the ten year cutoff?

[U-31]

It just sounds good.

Edit: The statement sounds good with the superfluous wordage, not the less than 10 year old mixer BTW...

[rgtb]

id recommend you get a phono preamp and hook it up directly to your soundcard and avoid recording through the mixer (most mixers color the sound).

+1

that's not bad thing. In most cases it's a good thing unless you have a mixer that is 10 years old or older. Unless you have budget mixer like pyle,behringer or stanton mixers (the under $200 ones) one's mixer should be just fine for recording.

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