what program do i need to copy my old Lps to my hard drive so i can burn onto disc?any help would be most helpful many thanks.
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
You need some way of getting the audio from the turntable into your computer.
1. Some Macs have audio input sockets, and you can plug a jack in there that connects to your amp's output. If your Mac doesn't have an audio in, then you'll need to buy a USB audio interface.
2. You can buy turntables that have USB connections, so the audio goes straight into the Mac.
As for software, you just need a program that records sound. QuickTime Player will do this, but it is limited. Audacity is a free open-source audio editor. There are others like Sound Studio.
Bear in mind that your recording will lose quality at every analog stage: the needle, the amp, the Mac. If your recordings are not rare, you might be better off buying digital versions directly from iTunes or other store.
I use Audacity 1.3 http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_mac
Remember it will be recorded in real time, track by track, and you need the lame MP3 decoder to export to mp3.
You then need some means to output the LPs to 3.5 line in jack.
what program do i need to copy my old Lps to my hard drive so i can burn onto disc?any help would be most helpful many thanks.
