How do I convert my LP records into MP3 files or digitize to CD's?
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Teac makes a pretty good looking box. I have seen a couple of services out there but it really depends on what you are trying digitize. If these are rare recordings then I would look for a service that has the ELP Laser Turntable, unless you have $12K laying around. Other than that the quick and easy way would be to use a line in to your computer from your stereo receiver and capture the source using an application like Audacity(free) and get the LAME encoder to convert to MP3. It means you have to do the work, but it isn't hard.
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No, there isn't.\n\nWell, I mean in theory you could play the tape at high speed and digitize the sound. Then use some audio manipulation software to slow it down, before you burnt it to a CD. But the quality of the sound would be greatly reduced and I'm sure you'd have a hell of a time adjusting the speed of replay to get it just right.\n\nI doubt it would be worth your time to try.
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find some audio conversion software like microsoft audio converter..plug your tape player into your soundcard, save the files to the hard drive, burn them to cd..good luck..
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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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You're going to need a tape player that has a line-out jack. From there, you can plug it into the line-in jack of your computer, and use a WAV editor to save the audio tape contents to an audio file. (Play the tape as the WAV editor is recording.)\n\nFrom there, you can take the audio file and burn it to a disc using Windows Media Player or any other number of media players.\n\n(Although, for all that trouble - it might just be better to buy the compact disc. If the tape is worn, that will reflect in the audio recording on the disc, unless you go through great length to remaster it.)
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1. Burn them to a cd and rip them.\n2. Get a sound recorder like wavepad and record them as they play.
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Google for a program called Audacity. It's free and will capture anything your pc plays. You can then save the file as Wav or Mp3 and burn to disc with nero or whatever program you use.
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1) Scan the copies\n2) Save as jpg or pdf onto your CD or DVD
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Use windows media player.\n\nPut the cd in and rip it to your hard drive.\n\nNero can do this also\nor\n\nDbPowerAMP music converter. Go to www.download.com to download it
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well, hopefully you have a cd drive on your computer. you can download a free program called CDex http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos/ and that will let you rip songs off of your CDs and turn them into MP3s.
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In order for anything to get to an iPod, it has to be in mp3 format. So you need to have some sort of audio output from a vinyl player that you can plug into your computer sound card. (if your lp player does not have a proper audio output, I'm sure you can find adapters at Radio Shack).\n\nRecord a song into a wav file and convert it to mp3, or perhaps you can find recording software that directly records to mp3. Once that is done though, it is simply a matter of adding that mp3 file into your itunes library.
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The only method I have found to do this is to purchase an external cd burner and run the vinyl through your receiver and burn it to cd. I have done it a bunch of times and it has turned out well.
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The best way to convert files I've found is with the program CDex. Search for it in Google, and you'll find it. Forget about converting with jukebox, real player, winamp or windows media, it's either impossible, you have to pay, or difficult. And CDex works well, easy to use, and free.
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Simply rip the cd using your windows media player.\nBe sure to change the rip setting so it converts to mp3, you can adjust for quality or small size.
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It's easier than you might think. Windows has a built in sound recorder that will do the job. You do need to get an adapter that will convert the audio output from your tape deck/record player (RCA style plugs) to a 1/8" stereo jack. you should be able to go to Radio Shack and get this for a few dollars. You then directly connect the audio out on your player or stereo to the line in jack on the back of your computer. Open Windows sound recorder. Push play on your tape deck and record on you computer. If you want to break up the tracks, you'll need to stop the tape and the recorder between songs. I think an easier way is to record it as one big file. Then use a sound editing program like Sony Sound Forge to chop it up. Also note that the Windows sound recorder save audio as a *.wav file which is very large compared with *.mp3. You'll want to have plenty of hard drive space available if you do many of these tapes/records. A good sound editing program should be able to do the conversion for you.
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visit download.com and get audacity
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download.com is right. I use a program called dBpowerAMP Music Converter. Works great. http://www.dbpoweramp.com/