Convert vynil records to CDs

[FastEddie]

This may not be the right forum for this but here is my questions. I have a bunch of vynil records that I would like to convert to CDs.
There appears to be two approaches; 1. Buy an analog preamp and drive the line in on my audio board. or 2. But a preamp with inteernal A to D that outputs via an USB port. The Ads for # 2 hype the problems with noise, hum, etc if using the PCs internal audio board. DAK2000 advertises a preampmixer for $69 bucks that they claim eliminates hum etc for approach 1. Has anybody out there had success with either approach?
Ed

 

[sonicpaint]

What hardware do you have?

Do you have any hardware currently? Mixer, preamps or a DAW? It would help to know what you have in order for people to make suggestions.

Just take a record player plug it to a mixer with RCA and run the out put to the soundcard. Your board would have to support
-10dbv input.

sonicpaint

 

[LiquidBronze]

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hey ed

there are quite a few options available...

you could just buy a cheap mixer (which has a pre amp already built in) for your turn table , then take the line out from the mixer to line in on the soundcard, there may be some hum/noise, depending on the quality of the soundcard/mixer.

also a nice little piece by terratec
http://productsen.terratec.net/index.php?menu=9

(darn, link is to long to directly link, you can do a search from this page though for the 2 i listed)

there is the phono preamp studio
and the phono preamp

the studio one costs a bit more then the non-studio
but these are easy ways to go directly into your soundcard without a lot of hassel, i think other companies make these as well

or if you already have a amp setup in some component system you have, just run your turn table line outs into the line ins of the component amps system

the way i do it is this

turn table to mixer then to my main mixer deck, then into my soundcards, there is some hum, but not that noticable after i clean them up a bit, with a pass form noise reduction or something like that

hope some of this was helpful

peace
LB