January 10, 2006

Vinyl to mp3


What software du you use (if any) to convert vinyl to mp3? Do you have any good suggestions? I would prefer if it's free and available for download. C'mon give us a tip!

Let me just add that it should be as simple as possible to use as I'm no tech freak.

UPDATE
Mr Hanaga kindly proposes Audacity (which by the way is Swedish, I believe). Any other thoughts?

Arghh!! Can't get the sound into the computer. I've connected this amplifier I bought today, the record is on but no sound. What do I have to do?! Do I have to make adjustments in some settings or will it work if I just speak softly to the machine? As I said - I'm no tech freak; I just want stuff to work...


2ND UPDATE
Ahhh! Finally sweet sounds flows from my gramophone and out of my computer and I realize I've spent 40 bucks on something I didn't need - the amplifier. I always thought it sounded crazy that I should need one (having a functioning receiver and all) but not being a tech guy I'm in the hands of those who claim to be experts. My problem was actually finding the line-in connection! Not well marked and never used before...

Many thanks to Mr Hanaga for his support! Hopefully you will all be able to hear something recorded before long!


3RD UPDATE
Dear Mr HansZUN said dBpowerAMP would do the trick. I tried it and it worked fine. I'm sure Audacity would too but dbpowerAMP was just a little bit easier to use in my opinion (and still great for editing the recordings). Thanks Mr HansZUN!