Recording my old LPs into mp3 - is it possible?

Dear thezinius,

I have converted all my vinyl to mp3 using Griffin Technology's beautiful and simple software Final Vinyl. Go to the following link to download.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/software

This will work with either a PowerPC or Intel Mac. You need to use an adaptor lead to convert your record deck (probably RCA male plugs) to mini jack. You can plug directly into the Mac's mic input. Depending on your record deck You may need a battery powered audio line converter which can be obtained from any decent electronics store.

Good luck!

the following post by Zevoneer may prove informative:

One way is to connect your turntable (through the Tape out sockets of your amplifier) to the audio in socket of your computer and record the input. On the computer you'll need audio editing software to capture and edit the resulting long file into individual tracks that can be added to the iTunes Library. There are a number of commercial programs for this (I use Sound Studio for the Mac but there are many other programs).

If want to try out the process first you could try the open source program Audacity which has Linux, Mac and Windows versions at this link: Audacity.

In addition to the software you'll need RCA to 3.5 mm audio plug cables to connect the Tape Out sockets of your amplifier to the audio inputs of your computer. There's a short guide to recording here: How to record from vinyl and cassette to a computer also from the BBC Copying Vinyl Recordings to CD.

You could also have a look at the Griffin iMic which connects to a USB port on your computer rather than audio in and comes with some software of it's own: iMic USB audio interface.

Lawrence Vingoe wrote:

Dear thezinius,

I have converted all my vinyl to mp3 using Griffin Technology's beautiful and simple software Final Vinyl. Go to the following link to download.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/software

This will work with either a PowerPC or Intel Mac. You need to use an adaptor lead to convert your record deck (probably RCA male plugs) to mini jack. You can plug directly into the Mac's mic input. Depending on your record deck You may need a battery powered audio line converter which can be obtained from any decent electronics store.

Good luck!

I use a very similar method: turntable connected to a pre-amp, run into the mic input of the iMac. I use audacity to record though, but that's simply down to personal preference